CONTENTS

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

1     Continuity and Change in Federal Elections

2     The Macdonald and Laurier Dynasties

3     A New Liberal Dynasty: The Mackenzie King Era

4     The Diefenbaker Interlude

5     Forging New Structures of Competition

6     Trudeaumania

7     Stumbling into a Dynasty: 1972–74

8     The Clark Interlude and the Return of the Liberals

9     The End of the Trudeau Dynasty and the Mulroney Landslide

10   The Free Trade Election of 1988

11   The Progressive Conservative Cataclysm of 1993

12   The Chrétien/Martin Dynasty

13   Civil Wars, Regional Dynasties, and Minority Governments

14   Explaining Dynasties and Interludes

Bibliography

Index

About the Authors