Assessing Electoral Democracy
In: Elections and Voters, S. 213-239
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In: Elections and Voters, S. 213-239
Like citizens of many other Western democracies, Canadians are feeling less confident & trusting about their government's institutions & processes. Canada's electoral process is responsible for some of the frustration & mistrust, especially in smaller towns & less populated provinces, where voters are well aware that their votes on the national slate will not actually count because of the unfair system. However, Canadians are members of two polities -- national & provincial -- & the provincial governments are free to vary their constitutions, including their electoral systems. Democracy at the provincial level is at least as important as at the national level. This paper draws on the literature & official data to tabulate the state of democracy in the provinces, examining indicators of development, redistribution rules, equality of the vote, qualifications for voting, qualifications for candidacy, party & election finance, election outcomes, & provincial rankings on electoral democracy. Using the national quotient -- one person, one vote -- the federal electoral map is more unequal than any of the provinces except for Nova Scotia. Other national-level inequalities are noted as well. Tables, Appendixes. J. Stanton
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Explores electoral expansions in industrial democracies from 1960 to 2000 & assesses whether the modification of election procedures allows for expanded citizen access & influence. Expansion of the electoral marketplace includes increasing voting frequency, creating more levels of electoral decision making, allowing more voters to participate, & providing more choices to voters at election time. The changes to the electoral marketplace & their impact on democracy are evaluated. 3 Tables, 3 Figures, 1 Appendix. L. Collins Leigh
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