Browsing by Author "Stewart, David Kenney"

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    Contours of the Religious Voting Cleavage in 21st Century New Brunswick
    (2017) Carleton, Alexander James Richards; Stewart, David Kenney; Sigurdson, Richard F; Sayers, Anthony Michael; Lucas, Jack
    At the federal level of elections in Canada, the years from 2000-2011 saw a cooling of a longstanding trend: Catholics voting for the Liberals. This constituency has been a staple of their electoral coalition and a large part of their success in the 20th century. An analysis of voting habits in New Brunswick reveals that voting by religion is still a phenomenon in the province, with Catholics holding on to their traditional preference. This remains the case in the province even across a variety of social and demographic variables.
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    “Partners in Change”: An Analysis of the 2011 B.C. Liberal Leadership Contest
    (2013-10-17) Loewen, Brett Allen; Stewart, David Kenney
    This thesis will analyze the weighted-constituency method of party leadership selection, using the 2011 B.C. Liberal leadership race as a case study. After reviewing literature on Canadian and British Columbian leadership selection and media reports of the 2011 race, it will utilize constituency-level data to analyze the support bases of each candidate, confirming and challenging existing theories about weighted-constituency contests and British Columbian politics. Regarding weighted-constituency contests, it will argue that the endorsements of political elites are advantageous to leadership candidates; that candidates do not need broad geographic support to succeed; and that candidates with narrow support bases can cooperate to find success. Regarding British Columbian politics, it will argue that regionalism is important; that leadership researchers should employ a broader definition of endorsements; that leadership candidates can mount effective campaigns from outside the caucus; and that ethnicity and immigrant status are variables worthy of future research.