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Recent studies of the effects of campaign spending
by political parties and candidates at elections in Canada and elsewhere
have established the importance of local constituency campaigns.
However, particular claims to measure the effects of campaign spending
on the vote have been questioned on methodological grounds. This article
revisits the question of whether local spending matters in Canadian
federal elections. Responding to some criticisms of earlier work, this
analysis presents the results of two parallel regression analyses (the
first employing two–stage least squares estimation, the second
using three–stage least squares techniques) of the effects of
local spending in the 1993 and 1997 elections. The results offer strong
confirmation that comparatively greater local spending by candidates
enhances their vote shares, and diminishes that of rivals, albeit to
different degrees for different parties and elections.

Discusses the 1990s round of legislative redistricting, impact of using geographic information systems (GIS), and protection of minority voting rights through redistricting; includes case studies from Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Montana; 5 articles.

AbstractThis article explores the constituency dimension of campaign financing in the 1984 and 1988 federal elections in Canada. The analysis uncovers considerable variability in the capacity of constituency parties to attract campaign donations. These variations appear to be related to the past local and regional strengths of parties, to the expected closeness of the current contest, and to whether incumbents are running for re-election. Multivariate analyses suggest that these political variables have a broadly consistent impact on fund-raising after other features of the socio-economic diversity of constituencies have been controlled.

Abstract. Using data from residents of three differentiated working class neighbourhoods in Sheffield, England, this study explores the relative plausibility of three analytical perspectives on the working class formation process (the ecological, sectoral, the socialization perspectives). Expectations drawn from each of these are used to account for observed variations among respondents on several measures of working class formation. The results of several tests provide some support for the ecological and (to a lesser extent) the sectoral perspectives. However, both seem to offer less satisfactory accounts of observed variations in class formation than the socialization perspective. Some suggestions for further research to build upon the findings presented here are offered.

Die Zugehörigkeit zu einer bestimmten sozialen Schicht ist allein nicht ausschlaggebend für politisches Bewußtsein und Verhalten. Anhand von Datensätzen - u.a. zum Wahlverhalten, Bildungsniveau, Familiensituation - aus drei verschiedenen "working-class-neighbourhoods" in Sheffield, England, werden verschiedene theoretische Erklärungsansätze, Sozialisationseinflüsse sowie ökologische und sektorale Einflußfaktoren zur Herausbildung von bestimmten politischen Verhaltensweisen überprüft und erörtert. (AuD-Pls)