The 2007 Provincial Election in Newfoundland and Labrador
On the surface, there was nothing special about the 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, which saw Danny Williams re-elected for a second term as Premier. That his Progressive Conservatives would win a solid majority was never in doubt. There were no emerging issues, major gaffes or inno...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:12041 2023-10-01T03:57:34+02:00 The 2007 Provincial Election in Newfoundland and Labrador Marland, Alex 2007-12 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/12041/ https://research.library.mun.ca/12041/1/2007.Provincial.Election.pdf http://ojs.unbc.ca/index.php/cpsr/issue/view/2/showToc en eng British Columbia Political Studies Association https://research.library.mun.ca/12041/1/2007.Provincial.Election.pdf Marland, Alex <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Marland=3AAlex=3A=3A.html> (2007) The 2007 Provincial Election in Newfoundland and Labrador. Canadian Political Science Review, 1 (2). pp. 75-85. ISSN 1911-4125 cc_by_nc Article PeerReviewed 2007 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:48:35Z On the surface, there was nothing special about the 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, which saw Danny Williams re-elected for a second term as Premier. That his Progressive Conservatives would win a solid majority was never in doubt. There were no emerging issues, major gaffes or innovative campaign tactics, and few tight races. The de facto referendum on Williams’ leadership became a coronation. As Mackinnon (2007: 1) wrote about the Prince Edward Island election held five months earlier, “some campaigns are over before they begin.” In this case the only intrigue was how many Liberal or New Democratic Party candidates would form the opposition. However the results do illustrate that a relatively homogenous electorate can rally around a leader who decries the province’s status in the Canadian federation. Furthermore, when elected officials from all major parties have been implicated in a scandal, many electors respond by not participating in politics. Political scientists can therefore draw comparative insights, such as asymmetrical federalism reminiscent of Quebec Premier Jean Lesage in the early 1960s, political scandal similar to the Grant Devine administration of Saskatchewan in the early 1990s, or about civic engagement generally. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Prince Edward Island Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Newfoundland |
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On the surface, there was nothing special about the 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, which saw Danny Williams re-elected for a second term as Premier. That his Progressive Conservatives would win a solid majority was never in doubt. There were no emerging issues, major gaffes or innovative campaign tactics, and few tight races. The de facto referendum on Williams’ leadership became a coronation. As Mackinnon (2007: 1) wrote about the Prince Edward Island election held five months earlier, “some campaigns are over before they begin.” In this case the only intrigue was how many Liberal or New Democratic Party candidates would form the opposition. However the results do illustrate that a relatively homogenous electorate can rally around a leader who decries the province’s status in the Canadian federation. Furthermore, when elected officials from all major parties have been implicated in a scandal, many electors respond by not participating in politics. Political scientists can therefore draw comparative insights, such as asymmetrical federalism reminiscent of Quebec Premier Jean Lesage in the early 1960s, political scandal similar to the Grant Devine administration of Saskatchewan in the early 1990s, or about civic engagement generally. |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/12041/1/2007.Provincial.Election.pdf Marland, Alex <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Marland=3AAlex=3A=3A.html> (2007) The 2007 Provincial Election in Newfoundland and Labrador. Canadian Political Science Review, 1 (2). pp. 75-85. ISSN 1911-4125 |
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