15 Conclusion

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables and Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Choosing Leaders 3
6. The Conventions 15
7. From J. Buchanan to A. Buchanan: Candidates and Voters 27
8. Tourists or Partisans? Political Background and Leadership Election Engagement 48
9. Leadership Election Support Patterns: Friends and Neighbours? 61
10. Town versus Country: Urban-Rural Divisions 77
11. Brothers and Sisters? Gender-Based Voting at Party Conventions 86
12. Inter– and Intraparty Attitudinal Differences 98
13. Rebels without a Cause? Supporters of Fringe Candidates 114
14. Going My Way? “Delivering” Votes after the First Ballot 130
15. Prince Edward Island and the Garden Myth 143
16. New Brunswick: The Politics of Language 155
17. Nova Scotia: The Challenge of Social Democracy 172
18. The End of the Affair? Political Scientists and the Delegated Convention 187
19. Conclusion 198
20. Appendix: Leadership Election Profiles for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island 205
21. Notes 265
22. Bibliography 288
23. Index 296