Newfoundland and Labrador Votes: An Account of the Determinants of Vote Choice in the 2011 Election
The 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador election would mark a turning point in provincial politics. The exit of the extraordinarily popular former premier, Danny Williams, in the year prior to the contest guaranteed that the election would, at a minimum, diverge from the pattern set in recent years. Equa...
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ftunivnbcolumojs:oai:cpsr.unbc.ca:article/435 2024-09-09T19:53:19+00:00 Newfoundland and Labrador Votes: An Account of the Determinants of Vote Choice in the 2011 Election Matthews, John Scott Bittner, Amanda 2015-08-13 application/pdf https://ojs.unbc.ca/index.php/cpsr/article/view/435 eng eng c/o Institute for Governance Studies, Simon Fraser University https://ojs.unbc.ca/index.php/cpsr/article/view/435/940 https://ojs.unbc.ca/index.php/cpsr/article/view/435 Canadian Political Science Review; Vol. 9 No. 2 (2015); 21-41 1911-4125 Newfoundland and Labrador election voting info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2015 ftunivnbcolumojs 2024-06-28T03:09:08Z The 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador election would mark a turning point in provincial politics. The exit of the extraordinarily popular former premier, Danny Williams, in the year prior to the contest guaranteed that the election would, at a minimum, diverge from the pattern set in recent years. Equally significant, Williams’ successor, Kathy Dunderdale, is a historic figure: she is the first woman to lead the province and one of only six women ever to hold the top office in a Canadian province. We give an account of the determinants of the vote decision in the 2011 election. We conclude that a fairly standard set of demographic and long-term dispositional influences were highly influential in voters’ choices. At the same time, our analysis suggests that strategic considerations – especially concerning the Liberals and NDP – are critical to an understanding of the final outcome. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland University of Northern British Columbia: Open Journal Systems Newfoundland |
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The 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador election would mark a turning point in provincial politics. The exit of the extraordinarily popular former premier, Danny Williams, in the year prior to the contest guaranteed that the election would, at a minimum, diverge from the pattern set in recent years. Equally significant, Williams’ successor, Kathy Dunderdale, is a historic figure: she is the first woman to lead the province and one of only six women ever to hold the top office in a Canadian province. We give an account of the determinants of the vote decision in the 2011 election. We conclude that a fairly standard set of demographic and long-term dispositional influences were highly influential in voters’ choices. At the same time, our analysis suggests that strategic considerations – especially concerning the Liberals and NDP – are critical to an understanding of the final outcome. |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Votes: An Account of the Determinants of Vote Choice in the 2011 Election |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Votes: An Account of the Determinants of Vote Choice in the 2011 Election |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Votes: An Account of the Determinants of Vote Choice in the 2011 Election |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Votes: An Account of the Determinants of Vote Choice in the 2011 Election |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Votes: An Account of the Determinants of Vote Choice in the 2011 Election |
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newfoundland and labrador votes: an account of the determinants of vote choice in the 2011 election |
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c/o Institute for Governance Studies, Simon Fraser University |
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