Government Preferences, Vote Choice and Strategic Voting in Canada

Do voters use information about and preferences over who will form government in their vote choices? Voters might have preferences over both which party wins the most seats and what type of government that party can form, which they can use to inform their vote choice. To answer this question, we ex...

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Published in:Canadian journal of political science 2022-09, Vol.55 (3), p.721-733
Main Authors: Rivard, Alex B., Lockhart, Mackenzie
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Consociationalism
Election results
Elections
Expectations
Government
Influence
Media coverage
Minority government
Political campaigns
Polls & surveys
Preferences
Provincial elections
Research Note/Note de recherche
Strategic voting
Voter behavior
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Consociationalism
Election results
Elections
Expectations
Government
Influence
Media coverage
Minority government
Political campaigns
Polls & surveys
Preferences
Provincial elections
Research Note/Note de recherche
Strategic voting
Voter behavior
Voters
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