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100			_aMcGregor, M. Lucas, J. Erl, C. and Anderson, C.D. _961338
245			_aUnderstanding support for municipal political parties: Evidence from Canada
260			_aUrban Affairs Review
300			_a60(5), Sep, 2024: p.1382-1410
520			_aThe province of Ontario, Canada, has a longstanding history of non-partisanship in municipal elections. In this distinctive context, we report results on citizen attitudes toward municipal partisanship using a survey of eligible voters in Canada's most populous province. Using a mixed-methods approach, we focus on three interrelated research questions. First, how much does citizen support for municipal parties depend on the type of party under consideration? Second, what reasons do citizens provide for their preference for either municipal political parties or independents? Finally, what are the correlates of support for municipal parties? We find little support for municipal political parties, and that many voters have sophisticated reasons for preferring either independents or parties. We also identify several factors associated with support for parties. These results provide an in-depth picture of attitudes on municipal partisanship in Ontario, and suggest that public opinion may provide an overlooked mechanism that maintains Ontario's non-partisanship.- Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10780874231224707
650			_aMunicipal election, Political parties, Public opinion, Canada. _949448
773			_aUrban Affairs Review
906			_aURBAN DEVELOPMENT
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