Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
Political Parties and Women’s Success in Municipal Elections in 2005 in Montérégie and Montréal (Québec, Canada)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2019
Abstract
We examine the impact of political parties on the success of women and men candidates in the 2005 municipal elections of Québec’s two most populous regions, Montérégie and Montréal. We built the dataset by requesting documentation from each municipality separately. This original dataset supports our two hypotheses. First, we demonstrate that the presence of political parties did not affect the difference in percentages of votes obtained by women and men candidates. No matter the gender, candidates affiliated with a political party obtained more votes than independent ones. Second, we find that gender did not affect contributions. No matter the gender, the presence of political parties and the candidates’ affiliation had a positive impact on their contributions. Québec conforms to findings in the U.S. literature: women and men candidates, under similar circumstances, are equally likely to obtain votes and contributions.
Recommended Citation
Couture Gagnon, A., Palda, F., & Sepielak, K. (2019). Political Parties and Women’s Success in Municipal Elections in 2005 in Montérégie and Montréal (Québec, Canada). American Review of Canadian Studies, 49(4), 497–510. https://doi.org/10.1080/02722011.2019.1714678
Publication Title
American Review of Canadian Studies
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/02722011.2019.1714678
Comments
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