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Back to the Future? Making Sense of the 2004 Canadian Election outside Quebec

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2006

Elisabeth Gidengil ,
André Blais ,
Joanna Everitt ,
Patrick Fournier  and
Neil Nevitte
Elisabeth Gidengil
Affiliation:
McGill University
André Blais
Affiliation:
Université de Montréal
Joanna Everitt
Affiliation:
University of New Brunswick
Patrick Fournier
Affiliation:
Université de Montréal
Neil Nevitte
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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Abstract

Abstract. This paper uses data from the 2004 Canadian Election Study to analyze the factors that motivated a vote for each party and to identify the ones that mattered most to the outcome of the 2004 federal election outside Quebec. Particular attention is given to the impact of the sponsorship scandal, the sources of support for the new Conservative party and the factors that explain the NDP's improved performance. The findings are used to address some basic questions about the 2004 election and its larger implications.

Résumé. L'article utilise les données de L'Étude électorale canadienne de 2004 pour identifier les principaux facteurs qui ont motivé l'appui aux différents partis et pour jauger leur impact sur le résultat de l'élection à l'extérieur du Québec. Les auteurs accordent une attention particulière aux effets du scandale des commandites, aux sources de l'appui au nouveau Parti conservateur et aux raisons sous-jacentes des gains du NPD. Les résultats permettent de répondre à un certain nombre de questions sur le sens et la portée de l'élection.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , March 2006 , pp. 1 - 25
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© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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