LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 2.1

The Macdonald Dynasty

Figure 2.2

The Laurier Dynasty

Figure 2.3

Party Positions on Protection and Free Trade in the 1878–1940 Elections

Figure 3.1

Which Man Would Be the Best Prime Minister for Canada?

Figure 3.2

Federal Vote Intention, 1949–1953

Figure 3.3

The King/St. Laurent Dynasty

Figure 4.1

Federal Vote Intention, 1953–1959

Figure 4.2

Approval Ratings for Prime Minister Diefenbaker, 1957 and 1958

Figure 4.3

Best Man for Prime Minister — Diefenbaker or Pearson? March 1958

Figure 4.4

Most Important Problem Facing Canada, March 1958

Figure 5.1

Most Important Problem Facing Canada, 1959–1965

Figure 5.2

Federal Vote Intention, 1958–1965

Figure 5.3

Trading Range of the Canadian Dollar on International Currency Markets, 1956–1966

Figure 5.4

The “Diefendollar”

Figure 5.5

Best Man for Prime Minister — Diefenbaker or Pearson?” 1957–1965

Figure 5.6

Electoral Turnover, 1963–1965

Figure 5.7

Federal Party Identification in 1965

Figure 6.1

Federal Vote Intention, 1965–1972

Figure 6.2

Party and Leader Thermometer Scale Ratings, 1968

Figure 6.3

Most Important Issues in the 1968 Election

Figure 6.4

Perceived “Winners” and “Losers” in the 1968 Leaders Debate 259

Figure 6.5

Electoral Turnover, 1965–1968

Figure 6.6

Federal Party Identification in 1968

Figure 7.1

Main Economic Indicators, 1966–1980

Figure 7.2

Federal Vote Intention, 1970–1975

Figure 7.3

Party and Leader Thermometer Scale Ratings, 1974

Figure 7.4

Electoral Turnover, 1972–1974

Figure 7.5

Federal Party Identification in 1974

Figure 8.1

Federal Vote Intention, 1974–1980

Figure 8.2

Party and Leader Thermometer Scale Ratings, 1979–1980

Figure 8.3

Electoral Turnover, 1974–1979 and 1979–1980

Figure 9.1

Main Economic Indicators, 1978–1990

Figure 9.2

Federal Vote Intention, 1980–1984

Figure 9.3

Party Leader Thermometer Scale Ratings and Debate Performance Scores, 1984

Figure 9.4

Electoral Turnover, 1980–1984

Figure 9.5

Federal Party Identification in 1984

Figure 9.6

The Pearson/Trudeau Dynasty

Figure 10.1

Main Economic Indicators, 1984–2000

Figure 10.2

Federal Vote Intention, 1984–1988

Figure 10.3

Federal Party Identification in 1988

Figure 10.4

Party and Leader Thermometer Scale Ratings, 1988

Figure 10.5

Public Opinion on the Free Trade Agreement, October–November 1988

Figure 10.6

Voting Behaviour in 1988 Election and Attitudes Toward the Free Trade Agreement

Figure 10.7

Electoral Turnover, 1984–1988

Figure 11.1

Federal Vote Intention, 1988–1993

Figure 11.2

Mulroney Approval Ratings, 1985–1992

Figure 11.3

Party and Leader Thermometer Scale Ratings, 1993

Figure 11.4

Electoral Turnover, 1988–1993

Figure 11.5

Federal Party Identification in 1993

Figure 12.1

Federal Vote Intention, 1993–2002

Figure 12.2

Party and Leader Thermometer Scale Ratings, 1997

Figure 12.3

Electoral Turnover, 1993–1997

Figure 12.4

Federal Party Identification in 1997

Figure 12.5

Main Economic Indicators, 1996–2009

Figure 12.6

Electoral Turnover, 1997–2000

Figure 12.7

Party and Leader Thermometer Scale Ratings, 2000

Figure 12.8

Federal Party Identification in 2000

Figure 12.9

The Chrétien/Martin Dynasty

Figure 13.1

Federal Vote Intention, 2003–2008

Figure 13.2

Party and Leader Thermometer Scale Ratings, 2004

Figure 13.3

Electoral Turnover, 2000–2004

Figure 13.4

Party and Leader Thermometer Scale Ratings, 2006

Figure 13.5

Electoral Turnover, 2004–2006

Figure 13.6

Federal Party Identification in 2006

Figure 13.7

Party and Leader Thermometer Scale Ratings, 2008

Figure 13.8

Electoral Turnover, 2006–2008

Figure 14.1

Dynasties and Interludes in Canadian Politics

Figure 14.2

Ideological Orientations in the Canadian Electorate

Figure 14.3

Issue Priorities in Canadian Federal Elections, 1974–2008

Figure 14.4

Party Identification in the Canadian Electorate, 1974–2008

Figure 14.5

Vote Switching in the Canadian Electorate

Figure 14.6

Turnout in Federal Elections, 1958–2008