The October 1993 Election and the Canadian Party System

Bibliographic Data

ID6314656
AuthorsLynda Erickson (corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume1
Issue1
Pages133-143
Publication date1995-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueParty Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1354068895001001006
OpenAlexW2045404026
LanguageEN
Citations received4

As a result of the 1993 Canadian General Election the Canadian party system has undergone a profound change. The Liberal Party that dominated Canadian politics for much of the century prior to 1984 won a majority in the House of Commons, but the opposition has been fragmented between a Quebec separatist party (Bloc Québécois) and a western-based neoconservative populist party (Reform Party), with the governing Conservatives, and what was formerly the largest third party, the social democratic NDP, together reduced to fewer than 4 percent of seats. The brokerage character that distinguished the Canadian party system in the past has been altered with the success of the Reform Party and the tradition of governments based on combining votes in English-speaking Canada with substantial support in Quebec has been challenged as a result of Bloc's majority in Quebec. With uncertainty concerning Quebec's future in Canada and a volatile electorate in the rest of Canada, the future shape of the Canadian party system remains unpredictable

Communism · Democracy · Divided government · General election · House of Commons · Liberal Party · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Politics of the United States · Primary election · Realigning election · Single non-transferable vote · Socialism · Sociology · Split-ticket voting · Canadian Identity and History · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration

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