POLS 205 Lecture Notes - Public Choice
12 Oct 2012
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One party must achieve 155 seats in order to get a majority government. Ignatieff is trying to get seats in kitchener. Do polls influence election outcomes: became important in the 1980s, media became aware that polls were good stories, sample sizes, a number of ways of interviewing, structural biases, online polls versus telephone polls. Online polls are typically dominated by younger folks. Telephone survey polls are typically dominated by older folks. Polling can affect the actual date of an election. Polls take a lot of the issues out of focus during campaigns. No polls can be published on election day! First publisher of a poll must publish things like margin of error, sponsor, etc. Since 1984, canada has had separate english and french debates. In 1993, it was ruled that only parties with house seats could participate in leaders" debates. Each broadcaster must allow up to 396 minutes of airtime for parties to purchase.
