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Examines Canadian elections since 1988 to consider the validity of research supporting the idea that they are vulnerable to leader effects. Why Canadian research deems leadership relevant in the Canadian context is considered in terms of institutional features, party convergence & size, & electoral flux. The extant evidence is viewed as modest, & it is wondered whether the research is really addressing personality. This is taken up in a discussion of prime ministers, touching on leaders as embodied preferences of policy orientations based on sociodemographic & regional signals & character & competence spheres of personality. Individual & net personality effects are then estimated for the four elections between 1988 & 1997. Why leadership is a main focus in Canadian campaigns is contemplated before looking at a particular indirect effect that led to understating the salience of personality perception in the 1988 election. It is concluded that voters do account for leader personality in their voting decisions. 2 Tables, 4 Figures, 1 Appendix. J. Zendejas

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