Articles – The Consortium on Electoral Democracy/Consortium de la démocratie électorale

Lucas, J., Romualdi, T., Armstrong, D. A., & Goodyear-Grant, E. (2025). Demographic Divides in Canadian Voting, 1945–2023: The Canadian Vote Intention Dataset. Canadian Journal of Political Science, 1–15. https//doi.org/10.1017/S0008423925000241
Liang, B. et Harell, A. (2025). “Understanding the Electoral Participation Gap: A Study of Racialized Minorities in Canada”. Politics and Governance,13, 9377. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.9377
Albaugh, Q. M., Harell, A., Loewen, P. J., Rubenson, D., & Stephenson, L. B. (2025). “From Gender Gap to Gender Gaps: Bringing Nonbinary People into Political Behavior Research”. Perspectives on Politics, 23(1), 286–304. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1537592724000975
Garnett, H. A., Leuprecht, C., & Caal-Lam, S. (2025). “Officers and Civilians: A Civil–Military Gap in Canadian National Security? Armed Forces & Society”, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327X251331545
Bélanger, É., Mongrain, P., Gareau-Paquette, T., & Mahéo, V.-A. (2025). “A Party that Went Viral? The Drivers of Support for the Parti Conservateur du Québec in the 2022 Election”. Canadian Journal of Political Science, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423924000829
Alcantara, C., Harell, A., Stephenson, L. B., Payler, M. (2025). “Determinants of Attitudes Toward Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples”. The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1017/rep.2025.30
Jung, S., Harell, A., Breidahl, K. N., & Stephenson, L. B. (2025). “Race, Citizenship/Immigration Status, and Contact with the Welfare State”. The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1017/rep.2024.31
Routley, S., & Armstrong, D. A. (2024). “The Effects of Personality Traits, Environmental Attitudes, and Demographic Factors on Green Party Support in Canada”. Canadian Journal of Political Science, 57(3), 626–640. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423924000258
Anderson, C. D., Romualdi, T., Lucas, J. et Michael McGregor, R. (2024). “Don’t worry, be happy (and the vote out the incumbent): economic anxiety and incumbent support”. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 1‑25. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2024.2349539
Bloemraad, I., Harell, A., & Fraser, N. A. R. (2024). “Categorical Inequalities and Canadian Attitudes toward Positive and Negative Rights.” Canadian Journal of Political Science. Published online 2024: 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423924000076.
Pereira Filho, A. J., Stephenson, L. B., & Turgeon, M. (2024). “Loyalties and Interests: How Political Motivations Influence Voters’ Responses to Scandals.” Electoral Studies, 89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2024.102792.
Chan, K.M., & Stephenson, L. B. (2024). “Using MI-LASSO to Study Populist Radical Right Voting in Times of Pandemic.” Research & Politics, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/20531680241228358.
Djontu, B. L., & Charbonneau, É. (2024). “Should the Canadian Public Service Worry about the Polarization in the Perceptions of Social Problems?” Canadian Public Administration: 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.12560.
Lachance, S., & Beauvais, E. (2024). “Group-Based Affect and the Canadian Party System.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 57(1):1-18. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423923000719.
Mahéo, V. A., & Bélanger, É. (2024). “Les courants nationalistes à l’épreuve des générations: analyses des attitudes et choix de vote des Québécois.es de 2007 à 2022.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423924000106.
Gareau-Paquette, T., Léal, A., Leblanc, J., Taylor, M., Vandewalle, V., & Dassonneville, R. (2024). “Voting for Women in Recent Canadian Elections.” French Politics, 22: 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41253-024-00236-5.
Polacko, M., Graefe, P., & Kiss, S. (2024). “Subjective Economic Insecurity and Attitudes Toward Immigration and Feminists, Among Voters on the Right in Canada.” Social Science Quarterly, 105(2): 281-295. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.13336.
Duval, D., & Pétry, F. (2023). “Citizens’ awareness of electoral campaign pledges”. Party Politics, 30(6), 1112-1125. https://doi.org/10.1177/13540688231199976 (Original work published 2024)
Lucas, J. & Sheffer, L. (2023). “What Explains Elite Affective Polarization? Evidence From Canadian Politicians.” Political Psychology. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/5jgrv.
Johnston, R. (2023). “Affective Polarization in the Canadian Party System, 1988-2021.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 56(2): 372-395. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423923000112.
Blanchard, M. (2023). “Reassessing Provincial Political Cultures: Evidence from Five Decades of Canadian Public Opinion Surveys (1974-2019).” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 56(2): 279-299. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423923000124.
Garnett, H. A., Bordeleau, J., Stephenson, L. B., & Harell, A. (2023). “Contagious Elections: The Influence of COVID-19 on Comfort in Voting in Canadian Provincial Elections.” Election Law Journal, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.1089/elj.2022.0062.
French Bourgeois, L., Harell, A., Stephenson, L. B., Guay, P., & Lysy, M. (2023). “Always a Bridesmaid: A Machine Learning Approach to Minor Party Identity in Multi Party Systems.” Statistics, Politics and Policy, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/spp-2022-0009 (edited).
Stephenson, L. B., & Harell, A. (2023) “Blame, Hope, or Gratitude? Voting Decisions during the Pandemic.” Regional and Federal Studies, 33(4): 441-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2023.2189241.
Boyd, B. (2023). “Seen but not Partisan: Changing Expectations of Public Servants in Westminster Systems.” International Reviews of Administrative Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1177/00208523231219926.
Lee, A. H., Harell, A., Stephenson, L.B., Rubenson, D., & Loewen, P. J. (2023). “Motivated to Forgive? Partisan Scandals and Party Supporters.” Political Psychology, 44(4): 729-747. http://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12882.
Hale, I. (2023). “Racial Attitudes and Vote Choice in National Canadian Elections”. Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 56(3): 656-680. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423923000367.
Daoust, J. F., & Gareau-Paquette, T. (2023). “Is Quebec Independence still Key in Making Sense of Canadian Election? A Longitudinal Analysis (2000-2021).” Regional and Federal Studies. 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2023.2233422.
Rancourt, M. A., Déry, A., Poirier, W., & Dufresne, Y. (2023). “Down with the Senate? Understanding Support for the Abolition of the Senate in Canada.” American Review of Canadian Studies, 53(2): 204-217. https://doi.org/10.1080/02722011.2023.2204796.
LeDuc, L., Pammett, J. H., & Clarke, H. D. (2023). “Populism in Canada: Something Old, Something New.” Electoral Studies, 86: 102711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102711.
Embree, R., & Westlake, D. (2023). “New Voters and Old Voters: Understanding Volatility in Quebecers’ Federal Election Votes between 2008 and 2019.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 56(1): 49-71. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423922000932.
Legault-Leclair, J., & Wilkins-Laflamme, S. (2023). “The Many Facets of Negative Public Opinion towards Muslims.” Studies in Religion/Sciences religieuses, 52(4): 575-600. https://doi.org/10.1177/00084298221149695.
Coulombe, M. (2023). “Does it Matter Whether People Will Know That I Did Not Vote? The Role of Social Norms and Visibility.” Electoral Studies, 81, 102579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102579.
Polacko, M., & Harell, A. (2023). “Racial Discrimination at the Polls? The Canadian Case of Jagmeet Singh.” Politics, Groups & Identities, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/21565503.2023.2251651.
Kiss, S., Polacko, M., & Graefe, P. (2023). “The Education and Income Voting Divides in Canada and their Consequences for Redistributive Politics.” Electoral Studies, 85, 102648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102648.
Armstrong, D. A., & Lucas, J. (2022). “The structure of municipal voting in Vancouver”. Journal of Urban Affairs, 46(7), 1412–1433. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2022.2115377
Scott, C. [Module winner publication] (2022). “Supporting the Right to Wear Religious Symbols: The Importance of Perceived Commitment to the Nation.” Politics and Religion (online prepublication), 16(1): 90-109. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755048322000141.
Rivard, A., & Lockhart, M. (2022). “Government Preferences, Vote Choice and Strategic Voting in Canada.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 55(3), 721-733. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000842392200052X.
Polacko, M., Kiss, S., & Graefe, P. (2022). “The Changing Nature of Class Voting in Canada, 1965-2019.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 55(3): 663-686. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423922000439.
Besco R., & Matthews, J. S. (2022). “Racial Spillover in Political Attitudes: Generalizing to a New Leader and Context.” Political Behavior, 45(4): 1531-1551. https://doi.org/10.1007/S11109-022-09777-3.
Garrett, H.A., & Leibel, E. (2022). “Public Perceptions of Electoral Management in Canada.” Journal of Election Administration Research & Practice, 1(1).
Bodet, M. A., Bouchard, J., Thomas, M., & Tessier, C. (2022). “How much of Electoral Politics Is in the District? Measuring District Effects on Party Support.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 55(1): 150-170. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000842392100086X.
Merkley, E. (2022). “Polarization eh? Ideological Divergence and Partisan Sorting in the Canadian Mass Public”. Public Opinion Quartelry, 86(4): 932-943. https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfac047.
Blais, A., Sevi, S., & Plescia, C. (2022). “Are Voters’ View about Proportional Outcomes Shaped by Partisan Preferences? A Survey Experiment in the Context of a Real Election.” Political Science Research and Methods, 10(2): 445-451. https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2021.24.
Rivard, A. B., & Lockhart, M. (2022). “Government Preferences, Vote Choice and Strategic Voting in Canada.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 55(3): 721-733. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000842392200052X.
Guntermann, E., & Beauvais, E. (2022). “The Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Vote in a more Tolerant Canada.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 55(2): 373-403. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423922000026.
Camcastle, C. (2022). “Third-Party Rivalry and the Green Vote in the 2019 Federal Election.” Canadian Political Science Review, 16(1): 83-100. https://doi.org/10.24124/c677/20221875.
Sevi, S., & Blais. A. (2022). “Does Voting in One Election Reduce the Expected Cost of Voting in Subsequent Elections?” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 55(2): 486-495. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423922000063.
Rekker, R. (2022). “Young Trendsetters: How Young Voters Fuel Electoral Volatility.” Electoral Studies, 75: 102425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2021.102425.
Piscitelli, A., Perella, A., & Payler, A. (2022). “Public Expectations of School Board Trustees.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 198: 19-34. https://doi.org/10.7202/1086425ar.
Kennedy, J., Sayers, A., & Alcantara C. (2022). “Does Federalism Prevent Democratic Accountability? Assigning Responsibility for Rates of COVID-19 Testing.” Political Studies Review, 20(1): 158-165. https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299211001690.
Johnson, R., & Lachance, S. (2022). “The Predictable Campaign: Theory and Evidence.” Electoral Studies, 75, 102432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2021.102432.
Cutler, F., Rivard, A., & Hodgson, A. (2022). “Why Bother? Supporters of Locally Weaker Parties Are Less Likely to Vote or to Vote Sincerely.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 55(1): 208-225. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423921000755.
Pruysers, S. (2021). “A Psychological Predisposition Towards Populism? Evidence from Canada.” Contemporary Politics, 27(1): 105-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/13569775.2020.1851930.
Stephenson, L. B., Harell, A., Rubenson, D., & Loewen, P. J. (2021). “Measuring Preferences and Behaviours in the 2019 Canadian Election Study.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 54(1), 118-124. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423920001006.
McMahon, N., Sayers, A., & Alcantara, C. (2021). “Political Donations and the Gender Gap during COVID-19.” Party Politics, 29(1): 176-184. https://doi.org/10.1177/13540688211047768.
Lucas, J., & Armstrong, D. A. (2021). “Policy Ideology and Local Ideological Representation in Canada.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 54(4): 959-976. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423921000652.
Obermeier, N. (2021). “COVID-1, Economic Anxiety, and Support for International Economic Integration.” Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 31(S1): 15-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2021.1924753.
Johnson, A., Tolley, E., Thomas, M., & Bodet, M. A. (2021). “A New Dataset on the Demographics of Canadian Federal Election Candidates.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 54(3): 717-725. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423921000391.
Erl, C. (2021). “The People and The Nation: The ‘Thick’ and the ‘Thin’ of Right-Wing Populism in Canada.” Social Science Quartlerly, 102(1): 107-124. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12889.
Bourchard, J. (2021). “’I think Canadians look like all sorts of people’: Ethnicity, Political Leadership, and the Case of Jagmeet Singh.” The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, 7(2): 316-347. https://doi.org/10.1017/rep.2020.51.
Bergeron, T., & Galipeau, T. (2021). “The Political Implications of Personality in Canada.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 54(2): 292-315. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423921000251.
French-Bourgeois, L., Harell, A., & Stephenson, L. B. (2020). “To Follow or Not to Follow: Social Norms and Civic Duty during a Pandemic.” Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique, 53(2): 273-278. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423920000554.
Clarke, H. D., & Pammett, J. H., (2020). “Environmental Issues in Recent British and Canadian Elections.” Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies, 14(2): 102-128. https://doi.org/10.22215/cjers.v14i2.2764.
Kenney, J., Anderson, C. D., & Stephenson, L. B. (2020). “The Canada-US Relationship: An Updated Evaluation of Public Opinion.” American Review of Canadian Studies, 50(1): 9-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/02722011.2020.1748924.