Strategic voting in Canada: A Cross Time Analysis

Electoral Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-246

  Merolla, Jennifer L ^a   Stephenson, Laura B ^b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Expected utility model; Party system; Strategic voting

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; STRATEGIC APPROACH; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34248174818     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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