Ahead to the Past: The Return of the Delegated Leadership Convention

The paper examines the leadership convention held by the Nova Scotia Conservatives in 2006. Based on a survey of delegates to that convention as well as elite interviews, the paper examines the rationale for the party's retreat from the universal ballot. Examination of the process is focused on...

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Published in:Canadian political science review 2010-04, Vol.4 (1), p.24-41
Main Authors: Stewart, David K, Stewart, Ian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ballots
Congresses and Conventions
Conservatism
Delegates
Leadership
Nova Scotia
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Summary:The paper examines the leadership convention held by the Nova Scotia Conservatives in 2006. Based on a survey of delegates to that convention as well as elite interviews, the paper examines the rationale for the party's retreat from the universal ballot. Examination of the process is focused on the rationale offered by the party, namely to have a more fair, equal, and exciting process. Following a discussion of each of these issues, the paper concludes that the party fell short on its own measures and the retreat from a universal ballot was far from strategic.
ISSN:1911-4125
1911-4125
DOI:10.24124/c677/2010145