Conservative Party

The electoral and party systems have important implications in the Canadian political system, but their impact runs deeper than simply forming a new parliament every time an election takes place. The relationship the systems share has political and social impacts. Author Alan C. Cairns discusses the functions of the two systems and the effects they have on the electorate in his article “The Electoral System and the Party System in Canada, 1921-1965*.” The electoral system used in Canada is…

Election night, 1984, brought to an end the era of Liberal domination in the House of Commons, “nearly sixteen consecutive years” (Stevie Cameron 2005, pg. 15). Brian Mulroney, leader of the progressive conservatives, since 1983, (Cameron, pg. 16) swept through the nation obtaining “50 percent of the popular vote” (Professor Lewis). This historic victory was the culmination of a nation’s exhaustion and discontentment with the then current Liberal government (Cameron, pg. 14). The Mulroney…

reinforces findings of Riemann et al., (1993), Van Hiel et al., (2000), Jost et al., (2009) and Lee et al., (2010) that Openness is relevant in predicting political ideology. In particular, those individuals who are less open tend to be more political conservative (Sibley & Duckitt 2008). However, it is important to note that political ideology was not identified by participants’ Openness alone. Moderation of political knowledge was vital. In parallel, the levels of knowledge of politics are…

conveys how the struggle, in which the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies formed a coalition with the Labour Party, eventually lead to women’s suffrage. By doing this, suffragists allowed women’s suffrage to be included in the 1918 Representation of the People Act. This path was not easy as it took years of hard work, determination, and the help of several political parties forming coalitions. The women and advocates for women’s suffrage were not deterred by the times and they fought…

governments passed important liberalising laws; such as the Abortion Act in 1967, the Sexual offences Act 1967 (allowing homosexual activities between males in private) and also the abolition of the death penalty in 1969. This ushered in what some conservatives would claim a “permissive society”. However I do not agree…

France and particularly and many several countries in the European Union bloc. In the first two years, Cameron's government had worse numbers than Spain. It is evident that austerity serves no financial purpose. Its exists on the records that the Conservative Party needed to cut the welfare state with the aim of reducing taxes on the wealthy and for no other…

these preconditions was captured in the 1960s by Otto Kircheimer’s ideal-type of the ‘catch-all’ party. The elements of this ideal-type are evident in the development of New Labour. Firstly, Kircheimer identified the explicit dropping of ideological baggage. This was symbolised by New Labour’s infamous rewriting of Clause IV of its constitution.” . Curtice concurs, suggesting that ‘ideologically the party moved to the right, symbolised by the abolition in 1995 of Clause IV of its constitution.’…

The entering of the United States led invasion was a decision that ultimately led to the embarrassment of the party and leader Tony Blair. If the party were only an election machine it would not take defiant stances on issues that over time could hurt the party such as Iraq did. During the course of the Iraq invasion one can see the support was continuing to fall. If New Labour were an election machine it would not have involved itself…

powerful two-party political system in the United States, the Democrats and Republicans – there are vital differences between the two which distinguish one from another and are founded on very powerful beliefs. Both political parties are beneficial to the United States in their own way, and both also have their downfalls. Examples of some different beliefs the two parties have are on tax policy, social issues, labor and free trade, education, and health care. Although the Democratic Party is the…

to improve my life. As I explored political ideologies and parties, I have found my values align with parties that share my core belief of hard work bringing…