People versus Politics : : A study of opinions, attitudes, and perceptions in Vancouver-Burrard / / J.A. Laponce.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Laponce, J.A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1967
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (219 p.)

This lively and sophisticated study describes the opinions and attitudes of the electors in one electoral district (Vancouver-Burrard) during the federal and provincial elections held from 1963 to 1965. Based on interviews with a random sample of 800 people in the riding, it examines voting patterns in relation to age, sex, religion, ethnicity, social class, party preference, knowledge of politics, and level of education. Using these data Professor Laponce measures and identifies the distinguishing characteristics of voters and non-votes; of Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats, and Social Creditors; of party "faithfuls" and party "migrants" (in particular those who support different parties in provincial and federal elections); and it describes the electors' attitudes to the parties competing for their support. The results of the study are compared to the results of surveys carried out in other parts of Canada, Britain, and the United States. Important sociologically for its contribution to research in the establishment of universal political patterns, this study also has immediate application to present political events in Canada and the United States.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 / Vancouver- Burrard -- 2 / Questions and Answers -- 3 / Voters and Non-Participants -- 4 / The Teams -- 5 / Issues and Dangers -- 6 / Death, Children, God, Planets, and Politicians: The "Authoritarian Voter" -- 7 / Parties and Leaders -- 8 / Electoral Migrations -- 9 / Conclusion -- Appendix I / Federal Surveys 1963 and 1965 -- Appendix II / Characteristics of Respondents, Refusals, and Non-Contacts 1963 -- Appendix III / Questionnaire 1965 Election -- Appendix IV / CIPO Survey No. 330: Federal Election of June 1968 -- INDEX of Major Correlations Presented in the Figures, Graphs, and Tables -- INDEX of Selected Observations -- GENERAL INDEX