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Pivot or Pirouette?: The 1993 Canadian General Election

By (author) Tom Flanagan, Foreword by Gerald Baier, Foreword by R. Kenneth Carty

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Pivot or Pirouette? covers both the backstory and the aftermath of the strangest election in Canadian history, as told by an insider who was involved in the events before, during, and after the ballots were cast. In the early 1990s, a pan-Canadian coalition of Tory voters had been splintered by constitutional politics. Discontented voters flocked to new regional parties; the Conservatives attempted to turn the tide by choosing the first female prime minister, but their efforts fell flat. In the 1993 election, the party was reduced to two seats, the separatist Bloc Québécois became the official opposition, and the Reform Party swept the West. Although the shocking results seemed pivotal, ultimately the pivot turned into a full pirouette as Canadian politics returned to historical norms: new parties shake up the system but are eventually absorbed into it, bringing innovation but not transformation. You can't understand modern Canadian politics without understanding the 1993 election.

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Publisher | University of British Columbia Press
Published date | 1 Oct 2022
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 248
Dimensions | 216 x 140 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 280g
ISBN | 978-0-7748-6683-5
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BISAC | political science / political process / elections


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