The Canadian House of Commons : : Representation /

The Canadian House of Commons : : Representation / / Norman Ward.

A STUDY of representation in a democratic legislature must be directed towards actual membership of the legislature and towards laws and practices governing the selection of members. The electoral system must be broadly viewed as embodying the devices by which constituencies are established and alte...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Ward, Norman,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©1950
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • PREFACE
  • A NOTE ON THE SOURCES
  • CONTENTS
  • Part I. INTRODUCTION
  • I. The Nature of Representation in Canada
  • Part II. THE CONSTITUENCIES
  • II. Redistribution, 1867-1892
  • III. Redistribution, 1892-1948
  • Part III. THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
  • IV. Qualifications and Disqualifications of Members
  • V. The Independence of Parliament
  • VI. The Payment of Members
  • VII. The Personnel of Parliament
  • Part IV. ELECTIONS
  • VIII. Nominating and Voting Procedure
  • IX. The Election Officials
  • X. The Voters' Lists
  • XI. The Election
  • XII. The Franchise
  • XIII. The Disfranchisement of Citizens
  • XIV. Electoral Corruption and Controverted Elections
  • XV. Election Expenses
  • Part V. CONCLUSION
  • XVI. Conclusion
  • APPENDIXES
  • A. Relevant Sections of the British North America Acts
  • B. Dates and Results of General Elections since 1867
  • C. A Note on the Statistics on Representation
  • Index

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