Explaining the Turnout Decline in Canadian Federal Elections: A New Survey of Non-voters
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Authors:
Jon H. Pammett
Carleton University
Lawrence LeDuc
University of Toronto
Date:
March 2003
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- 1. Trends in Voter Turnout
- 2. Reasons for Not Voting
- 3. The Correlates of Not Voting
- 4. Political Interest
- 5. Civic Duty
- 6. Effectiveness of the Vote and Competitiveness of Political Parties
- 7. Social Capital
- 8. Electoral Reform
- 9. Youth and Education
- 10. The Internet
- 11. Personal/Administrative Factors
- 12. Correlates of Personal/Administrative Factors in Turnout
- 13. Further Age Cohort Analysis
- Conclusion
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