Gender and Sexual Diversity in Provincial Election Campaigns

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  • Joanna Everitt University of New Brunswick – Saint John

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24124/c677/20151208

Abstract

Recent elections have resulted in women holding over one quarter of provincial legislative seats, with women in urban and Western Canada seeing greater success. A much smaller proportion of seats are held by lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) politicians, although they are found in similar regions. This article identifies factors such as stronger parties of the left, less traditional social and economic structures, and a greater attention to diversity in more populous urban centers as attributing to these results for both female and LGB candidates.

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Published

2015-09-04

How to Cite

Everitt, J. (2015). Gender and Sexual Diversity in Provincial Election Campaigns. Canadian Political Science Review, 9(1), 177–192. https://doi.org/10.24124/c677/20151208

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