Canadians and electoral reform: an impulse to doing democracy differently

Explores the recent provincial-level interest in electoral reform arising in Canada. The lack of a common catalyst underlying the quest for reform across five provinces is noted along with factors, eg, failure of political parties to close the gender gap in public life & political outcomes linke...

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Published in:Representation (McDougall Trust) 2004-01, Vol.40 (3), p.173-184
Main Author: Carty, R. Kenneth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Canada
Democracy
Electoral Systems
Provinces
Reform
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Summary:Explores the recent provincial-level interest in electoral reform arising in Canada. The lack of a common catalyst underlying the quest for reform across five provinces is noted along with factors, eg, failure of political parties to close the gender gap in public life & political outcomes linked to the inherent logic of the single-member plurality system. It is then asserted that the new reform agenda centers on "doing democracy differently by doing politics differently." How the five provinces are approaching reform is next compared. It is argued that doing democracy differently requires new mechanisms & new standards for reforming basic political institutions; the relevance of referendums is touched on in closing. 11 References. J. Zendejas
ISSN:0034-4893
1749-4001
DOI:10.1080/00344890408523264