Does low turnout matter? Evidence from the 2000 Canadian federal election

Electoral Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 589-597

  Rubenson, Daniel ^a   Blais, André ^b   Fournier, Patrick ^b   Gidengil, Elisabeth ^c   Nevitte, Neil ^d  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Partisan bias; Turnout; Vote choice

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; PARTY POLITICS; VOTING BEHAVIOR; ELECTORAL SYSTEM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548528736     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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