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Open and competitive elections governed by widely accepted rules and procedures are essential to the legitimacy of any political system. Elections assesses the history and development of five building blocks of the Canadian electoral regime: the franchise, electoral districts, voter registration, election machinery, and plurality voting. Arguing that on balance the Canadian electoral system is truly democratic, John Courtney demonstrates its vast improvements over the years. The right to vote is now generously interpreted. The process of redrawing electoral districts is no longer in the hands of elected officials. Voter registration lists include all but a small share of eligible voters. And those who manage and supervise elections on behalf of all citizens are honest and trustworthy officials. Using the recent push for reform of the plurality vote system as one example, Courtney also examines why certain electoral institutions have been amenable to change and others have not. In a democracy it is important for citizens to understand the most essential parts of their own electoral system. Elections is an ideal primer for undergraduate students, journalists, politicians, and citizens interested in the current state of Canadian democracy.

POLITICAL SCIENCE --- Political Process / Elections --- Elections --- Representative government and representation --- Voting --- Politics, Practical --- Social choice --- Suffrage --- Balloting --- Polls --- Political science --- Plebiscite --- Political campaigns --- Electoral politics --- Franchise --- Gouvernement representatif

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A study of institutional transformation and changing public and political attitudes toward the redistribution of electoral constituencies in Canada.

Election districts --- Aldermanic districts --- Legislative districts --- Precincts (Political science) --- Voting precincts --- Wards (Political science) --- Administrative and political divisions --- Apportionment (Election law)

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Politics --- Canada --- Politics and government. --- Politique et gouvernement

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Political sociology --- Politics

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Political sociology --- Politics