Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. CHAPTER ONE. THE FRANCHISE 1
5. CHAPTER TWO. NOVA SCOTIA, 1755-1830: THE ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSOLIDATION OF REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONS 11
6. CHAPTER THREE. NOVA SCOTIA, 1830-67: THE FRANCHISE AND POLITICS 26
7. CHAPTER FOUR. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 41
8. CHAPTER FIVE. NEW BRUNSWICK 54
9. CHAPTER SIX. THE CANADAS 73
10. CHAPTER SEVEN. THE PROVINCE OF CANADA: ITS FORMATIVE YEARS 92
11. CHAPTER EIGHT. THE PROVINCE OF CANADA: THE YEARS OF TURBULENCE 105
12. CHAPTER NINE. VANCOUVER ISLAND AND BRITISH COLUMBIA 118
13. CHAPTER TEN. RELIGIOUS DISQUALIFICATIONS IN THE FRANCHISE: ROMAN CATHOLICS 131
14. CHAPTER ELEVEN. RELIGIOUS DISQUALIFICATIONS IN THE FRANCHISE: JEWS, QUAKERS, AND CLERICS 146
15. CHAPTER TWELVE. MINORS, WOMEN, AND INDIANS 154
16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. ALIENS AND NATURALIZATION 162
17. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS: THE MARITIME COLONIES 177
18. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS: THE CANADAS 193
19. APPENDIX. THE STATE OATHS AND THE DECLARATION AGAINST TRANSUBSTANTIATION 215
20. NOTES 217
21. INDEX 255