Dennis Pilon
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 British Columbia Politics and Government |
British Columbia remains Canada’s most politically dynamic province. This book — which includes coverage of the 2009 provincial election — provides an overview of BC’s … | Dennis Pilon; Michael Howlett; Tracy Summerville | 426 | 2009 | View |
 The Politics of VotingReforming Canada's Electoral System |
The Politics of Voting: Reforming Canada’s Electoral System is a timely examination of Canada’s voting system by one of Canada’s leading authorities on electoral reform. In a … | Dennis Pilon | 227 | 2007 | View |
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From Introducing the Politics of VotingFrom: The Politics of Voting |
Review of the contents of the book in relation to its two main themes of broadening the current terms of the Canadian voting system component of electoral reform debates and making politics … | Dennis Pilon | 11 | 2007 | $1.10 Add |
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From Introduction |
Description of the contents of the chapters in relation to the broad themes of the history and nature of politics in BC, the nature of the provincial government, and policy issues. | Dennis Pilon; Michael Howlett; Tracy Summerville | 9 | 2009 | $0.90 Add |
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From Why Voting Systems MatterFrom: The Politics of Voting |
Analysis of different voting systems in support of an argument that a choice of voting system has an effect on political results. | Dennis Pilon | 14 | 2007 | $1.40 Add |
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From Investigating PluralityFrom: The Politics of Voting |
Outline of the workings of the current plurality voting system and exploration of its implications for voters, parties and the political system in support of an argument that it is not defensible. | Dennis Pilon | 23 | 2007 | $2.30 Add |
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From  Understanding Electoral SystemsFrom: Election |
Analysis of voting systems including their components, their types, their effects, their origins, and the history of voting system reform in Canada. | Dennis Pilon | 22 | 2009 | $2.20 Add |
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From Exploring Proportional RepresentationFrom: The Politics of Voting |
Examination of alternatives to the current voting system and why a proportional representation system is preferred to non-proportional systems as a replacement. | Dennis Pilon | 26 | 2007 | $2.60 Add |
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From Explaining Canadian and Comparative Voting-System ChoicesFrom: The Politics of Voting |
Historical review of the origins of Canadian electoral institutions and subsequent reform debates to illustrate how the current system evolved, including a comparison to other western jurisdictions. | Dennis Pilon | 19 | 2007 | $1.90 Add |
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From Democracy, BC-Style |
Historical review of provincial and municipal attempts at voting system reform. | Dennis Pilon | 22 | 2009 | $2.20 Add |
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From The Politics of ChoosingFrom: The Politics of Voting |
Review of debates regarding choices about the means to pursue reform, which jurisdictions should be subject to reform, and whether to reform both houses of the federal Parliament. | Dennis Pilon | 25 | 2007 | $2.50 Add |
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From Debating the PR Alternatives: STV Versus MMPFrom: The Politics of Voting |
Review of debates between the single transferable vote and the mixed-member proportional forms of the proportional representation principle, and how partisanship in such debates inhibits reform. | Dennis Pilon | 15 | 2007 | $1.50 Add |
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From Debating Voting-System EffectsFrom: The Politics of Voting |
Critical assessment of the classic debate points about voting systems: stability, local representation, and government accountability, plus an examination of newer concerns regarding voter … | Dennis Pilon | 24 | 2007 | $2.40 Add |
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From The Politics of Voting-System Reform in CanadaFrom: The Politics of Voting |
Assessment of why voting system reform is political, and how an understanding of those politics is necessary for effective reform. | Dennis Pilon | 21 | 2007 | $2.10 Add |
