1. Explaining Vote Choice -- 2. The Changing Social Bases of Party Support -- 3. Values and Beliefs -- 4. Party Loyalties -- 5. Does the Economy Matter? -- 6. The Issues and the Vote -- 7. Party Leaders: "The Superstars" of Canadian Politics? -- 8. Strategic Considerations -- 9. The Greens and the Perils of Being a "Single-Issue" Party -- 10. Electoral Dynamics in Quebec -- 11. The Shifting Contours of Canadian Elections -- Appendix A: Estimating the Multistage Models -- Appendix B: Values and Beliefs Appendix C: The Determinants of Vote Choice
Summary
Dominance and Decline provides a comprehensive, comparative account of Canadian election outcomes from 2000 through to 2008