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The 2019 Canadian Federal Election: A Return to Western Alienation

14 November 2019 | André Lecours

André Lecours, University of Ottawa, highlights the issues that shaped the recent Canadian federal elections, and argues that the result emphasise the divide between Western Canada and the rest of the country.

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The 2019 Canadian Federal Election: A Return to Western Alienation

14 November 2019 | André Lecours

Two new job vacancies at the Centre on Constitutional Change

13 November 2019

We're currently looking for a Research Fellow and Communications Officer to join our team.

Attitudes and Behaviours

How the election is organising itself

13 November 2019 | Richard Parry

Richard Parry discusses the media presentation of opinion poll findings as we await evidence of the impact of the Brexit Party withdrawal from Conservative seats.

International, Attitudes and Behaviours

Elections in Spain: a New Deadlock in a More Polarised Parliament

12 November 2019 | Robert Liñeira

In 2019, we have seen two Spanish general elections, one April and another in November. Robert Liñeira, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, follows up his blog from April and analyses the November election. Arguing that the election verdict is similar to six months ago, however, this is the most polarised parliament in left and national terms since the transition to democracy.

Brexit, Independence and the Union

A very different general election in Scotland

11 November 2019 | Nicola McEwen

The dynamics of the upcoming general election are very different in Scotland in comparison to the rest of the UK, argues Nicola McEwen in her blog for UK in a Changing Europe, as Brexit is unlikely to be the defining issue, and the SNP look to dominate force.

Brexit, Independence and the Union

General Election 2019 in Northern Ireland: Unionist U-turns and pro-Remain pacts

6 November 2019 | Jonathan Evershed

The 2019 General Election signals a dramatic change in the Northern Irish political landscape. Jonathan Evershed, University College Cork, analyses whats happening in key seats throughout the country and tackles the issues that will dominate the debate.