Description
Book SynopsisElecting 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 a
Table of Contents
List of Figures List of Tables 1. The Study of Local Elections 2. The Contenders 3. In the Thick of Things: The 2014 Campaign 4. Policy versus Personality: Correct Voting and the Outcome of the 2014 Toronto Mayoral Election 5. Understanding Ford Nation 6. A New Mayor, a New Dawn for Toronto? 7. Portrait of a Municipal Voter Epilogue Appendix I: Survey Questions Notes References
