Henry Milner is a political scientist at Vanier College and Universite Laval, and Visiting Professor at Umea University in Sweden.
List of Tables and Figures
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Notes on Contributors
9
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Preface
13
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Introduction Political Drop-Outs and Electoral System Reform
17
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Henry Milner
PART I The Pros and Cons of Reforming the Canadian Electoral System
Regionalism and Party Systems: Evaluating Proposals to Reform Canada's Electoral System
43
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Harold J. Jansen
Alan Siaroff
That Bleak? Fathoming the Consequences of Proportional Representation in Canada
65
(20)
Louis Massicotte
Problems in Electoral Reform: Why the Decision to Change Electoral Systems is Not Simple
85
(18)
Richard S. Katz
Reminders and Expectations about Electoral Reform
103
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John C. Courtney
PART II Recent Experience in Other Countries
Stormy Passage to a Safe Harbour? Proportional Representation in New Zealand
119
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Jack H. Nagel
Making Every Vote Count in Scotland: Devolution and Electoral Reform
145
(14)
Peter Lynch
Electoral Reform in South Africa: An Electoral System for the Twenty-First Century
159
(16)
Murray Faure
Albert Venter
Something Old, Something New: Electoral Reform in Japan
175
(16)
Lawrence LeDuc
Lessons from France: Would Quotas and a New Electoral System Improve Women's Representation in Canada?
191
(24)
Karen Bird
The Fair Elections Movement in the United States: What It Has Done and Why It Is Needed
215
(20)
Robert Richie
Steven Hill
PART III The Provinces Show the Way: Progress toward Reforming the Electoral System in Canada
Electoral Reform and Deliberative Democracy: The British Columbia Citizens' Assembly
235
(14)
Norman J. Ruff
The Uncertain Path of Democratic Renewal in Ontario
249
(18)
Dennis Pilon
Twenty Years after Rene Levesque Failed to Change the Electoral System, Quebec May Be Ready to Act
267
(14)
Brian Doody
Henry Milner
Prince Edward Island's Cautious Path toward Electoral Reform
281
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John Andrew Cousins
Prospects for Federal Voting System Reform in Canada
291
(12)
Larry Gordon
Appendix I New Brunswick Mission, Mandate, and Terms of Reference
303
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Appendix II Websites on Electoral Systems in the Democratic World
305
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References and Suggested Readings
309
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