At the close of the twentieth century, the party in power is the same one that governed at the beginning of the century and for an inordinate amount of time in between. In fact, several dramatic upheavals have taken place in the relationship between parties and voters.
Elections clarify for parties and voters the current character of their relations.
Partially obscured, vaguely calibrated, or hidden perils in the voter-party relationship will often rise to the surface during election periods, and the ties that bind diverse communities of voters to particular parties are tested. Clearly, the relationship between Canadian voters and their political parties has seldom been an easy one, especially at election time. However, to describe it as unstable or volatile would be misleading. An integrated study of parties and voters in Canada including an assessment of the emerging fourth party system. Prices are stated in US Dollars and valid only for sales within the United States.