The Labour Vote Revisited
Impacts of Union Type and Demographics on Electoral Behaviour in Canadian Federal Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6237717 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Westlake (0000-0002-1812-2036, University of Saskatchewan, corresponding author), Larry Savage (Brock University), Jonah Butovsky (Brock University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 642-665 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423925100449 |
| OpenAlex | W4413061287 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
Are shifting party-union relationships impacting the vote intentions of union members in Canada? By analyzing voting intentions within the Canadian labour movement, the findings illuminate the complexity of union members’ electoral behaviour and the strategic opportunities for parties vying for their votes. The authors find that while union members continue to be more likely than the average voter to support the NDP, this support is nuanced by factors such as union type, gender, education, age, and income. Notably, the study finds that the Conservatives have made significant inroads among construction union members and those with college education, challenging traditional assumptions about Canadian labour politics
Demographic economics · Demographics · Economic policy · Economics · European union · Labour economics · Political economy · Political science · Political union · Politics · Sociology · Voting · Demography · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
From Consent to Coercion
The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
Letting the People Decide
The Canadian Party System
The Formation of National Party Systems
Cultural Backlash
Voting Behaviour in Canada
Contemporary Party-Union Relations in Canada
The Public/Private Sector Cleavage Revisited
The Changing Nature of Class Voting in Canada, 1965–2019
Solidarity Forever? The NDP, Organized Labour, and the Changing Face of Party Finance in Canada
The Failure of the New Democratic Party
Riding the Orange Wave
Recomposition de la gauche québécoise et rôle politique du syndicalisme
The education and income voting divides in Canada and their consequences for redistributive politics
Union Endorsements and the Voting Intentions of Union Members in Canada
Organized Labour, Campaign Finance, and the Politics of Strategic Voting in Ontario
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |