Lost on Division

Party Unity in the Canadian Parliament

Jean-François Godbout

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University of Toronto Press
09 April 2020

Law & society; Law as it applies to other professions; Laws of Specific jurisdictions; Legal system: general; Legal system: costs & funding

Series: Political Development: Comparative Perspectives

Compared to other countries, Canada's Parliament shows a high level of party unity when it comes to legislative voting. This was not always the case, however. One hundred years ago, this sort of party discipline was not as evident, leading scholars to wonder what explains the growing influence of political parties in the Canadian Parliament.

In Lost on Division, Jean-Francois Godbout analyses more than two million individual votes recorded in the House of Commons and the Senate since Confederation, demonstrating that the increase in partisanship is linked to changes in the content of the legislative agenda, itself a product of more restrictive parliamentary rules instituted after 1900. These rules reduced the independence of private members, polarized voting along partisan lines, and undermined Parliament's ability to represent distinct regional interests, resulting in

among other things

the rise of third parties.

Bridging the scholarship on party politics, legislatures, and elections, Lost on Division builds a powerful case for bringing institutions back into our understanding of how party systems change. It represents a significant contribution to legislative studies, the political development literature, and the comparative study of parliaments.

By: Jean-François Godbout
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781487524753
ISBN 10: 1487524757
Series: Political Development: Comparative Perspectives
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 09 April 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jean-François Godbout is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the Université de Montréal.

Reviews for Lost on Division: Party Unity in the Canadian Parliament

""In this gold mine of voting data and analysis, bolstered by online supporting evidence, Godbout systematically examines individual and structural theories of party unity. He skillfully explains the implications of his conclusions. This work is extraordinarily relevant to any examination of why Parliament is increasingly considered irrelevant."" -- Neal A. Carter, Brigham Young University * <em>American Review of Canadian Studies</em> *