<p>The recent string of minority governments has reminded Canadians<br>that voting behaviour has serious consequences -- on the<br>composition of government as well as on the direction of public policy.<br>Understanding the underlying meaning of election results is a key issue<br>for policy makers and for students and scholars of politics. But can<br>voting behaviour be explained, given that each vote represents the<br>influence of countless impressions, decisions, and attachments?</p><br><br><p><i>Voting Behaviour in Canada</i> reveals the challenges of<br>understanding election results as leading young scholars of political<br>behaviour piece together a comprehensive portrait of the modern<br>Canadian voter. Contributors explore voting considerations that fall<br>into one of three distinct types: long-standing attachments (gender,<br>immigration, religion, and partisanship), short-term influences (the<br>role of political leaders and economic issues and conditions), and<br>proximate factors (campaign issues and poll results). Many theories<br>have been developed to illuminate the influence of certain variables on<br>voting decisions -- these tightly focused essays build upon their<br>insights to offer a well-rounded explanation of election results in<br>Canada.</p><br><br><p>Theoretically grounded and methodologically advanced, <i>Voting<br>Behaviour in Canada</i> sheds new light on the choices we make as<br>citizens and provides important insights into recent political<br>developments in Canada. It will be of interest to anyone concerned with<br>Canadian or comparative political behaviour.</p>