Indigenous Peoples and Affinity Voting in Canada

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6242571
AutoresSimon Dabin (0000-0002-3078-6863, Université de Montréal, autor de correspondencia), Jean François Daoust (Université de Montréal), Martin Papillon (0000-0003-4318-8384, Université de Montréal)
Año2019
Volumen52
Número1
Páginas39-53
Fecha de publicación2019-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCanadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0008423918000574
OpenAlexW2891132401
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas10

Studies interested in Indigenous voting in Canada tend to focus on socio-economic, cultural and political factors that explain their lower levels of electoral participation. While highly relevant given Canada's ongoing reality as a settler-colonial state, these studies are of limited help in making sense of recent increases in electoral engagement in Indigenous communities across the country. Using data from four elections between 2006 and 2015, this study focuses instead on why some Indigenous individuals vote and how they vote. Our analysis suggests that one of many possible reasons for the recent surge in Indigenous turnout has to do with the candidates presenting themselves for elections. Higher voter turnout in Indigenous communities corresponds with a higher proportion of Indigenous candidates. This trend is consistent with the literature on affinity voting. We also find that political parties who present an Indigenous candidate receive more votes in constituencies with a high proportion of Indigenous voters

Biology · Colonialism · Indigenous · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Turnout · Voting · Canadian Identity and History · Ecology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law