The Canadian general election of 2008 was not as much a victory for the governing party as it was a defeat for the … was the longest uninterrupted minority government in Canadian history. This owed in no small part to the election of … the previous minority government of the Liberals under Paul Martin. From its election on June 28, 2004 until its defeat on …

governance ability. In 1994, the opposition party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), won the Taipei City mayoral election … election, and has continued to control it since then. Comparing voting behavior and participation in this municipal city would …

processes” (2006, 582). These trends suggest that election campaigns matter more than in the past - because voters’ preferences … them in the context of the 2005 general election. We find that while perceptions of Blair’s competence, responsiveness, and …

.S. Presidential election. To date there is little empirical work to substantiate popular claims and the national attention generated … primary (T1) and general election (T2) cycle. We find that, in general, at the individual level, political engagement via the … General Election was a motivating factor in political engagement among Facebook users. In addition, we find that when the …