POLI 412 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: National Energy Program, Charlottetown Accord, Distillation
23 Jan 2018
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As you move west, more conservative vote share. Further west we go, fewer ppl voted to liberal party. Again, this trend does not extent to bc. Regionalism is important for translating votes into seats. Ndp"s share often doesn"t translate into similar share of seats. Many ideas of how to divide canada into regions. Fairly even vote shares btwn parties in bc. Show the relationship btwn region and vote choice isnt spurious. Regional variations in the parties" vote shares simply reflect differences in the social make-up of the regions. If this thesis is valid, ppl sharing the same social background characteristics. If this thesis is valid, ppl sharing the same social background characteristics should distribute their vote similarly, whichever region of the country they live in. If regional differences are authentic, ppl sharing the same social background characteristics will vote differently, depending on their region of residence. Strong relationship btwn religion affiliation (cath or prot) and how they vote.
