Political Science Political Parties
Electing a Mega-Mayor
Toronto 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2021
- Category
- Political Parties, Elections, Public Affairs & Administration, City Planning & Urban Development
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781487509668
- Publish Date
- Jun 2021
- List Price
- $35.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781487509644
- Publish Date
- Jun 2021
- List Price
- $35.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781487509637
- Publish Date
- Jun 2021
- List Price
- $84.00
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Description
Electing a Mega-Mayor represents the first-ever comprehensive, survey-based examination of a Canadian mayoral race and provides a unique, detailed account of the 2014 mayoral election in Toronto. After making the case that local elections deserve more attention from scholars of political behaviour, this book offers readers an understanding of Toronto politics at the time of the 2014 election and presents relevant background on the major candidates. It considers the importance that Torontonians attached to policy concerns and identifies the bases of support for the outgoing, scandal-ridden mayor, Rob Ford, and his brother Doug.
In the penultimate chapter, the authors examine how Torontonians viewed their elected officials, and the city’s performance, two years after the election. McGregor, Moore, and Stephenson conclude with a reflection on what the analysis of the Toronto 2014 election says about voters in large cities in general and provide a short epilogue addressing the 2018 election results. Written in an accessible style, this is the first book on the politics of Toronto during the Ford era that focuses on the perspective of the voter.
About the authors
R. Michael McGregor is an assistant professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University.
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Aaron A. Moore is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Winnipeg.
Laura B. Stephenson is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario.
Awards
- Short-listed, 2022 Heritage Toronto Book Award
