| Electing a Mega-Mayor: Toronto 2014 Contributor(s): McGregor, R. Michael (Author), Moore, Aaron A. (Author), Stephenson, Laura B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1487509634 ISBN-13: 9781487509637 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $79.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Electing 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 addressing the 2018 election results. Written in an accessible style, this is the first book on the politics of Toronto during the Ford era that focuses on the perspective of the voter. |
