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Surveys show Australians are increasingly disenchanted with their major political parties. Despite some policy successes, the governing Liberal Party continues to trail well…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221973
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper has resigned as leader of the Conservatives after his party took second place with 99 seats. The election results restore a degree of political…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206090
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Canada’s next federal election must be held by October. Opinion polling is putting the Conservatives ahead.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243192
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The party almost won the last election, reducing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals to a minority government. However, Trudeau’s party is now gaining popularity due to the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253539
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Conservatives have also pledged to support reforming the Senate as a non-partisan body and allow Trudeau to use his sizeable House of Commons majority to set policy without Senate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206586
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Long held by the Liberals, Wentworth was won by independent candidate Kerryn Phelps, by profession a medical doctor.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239411
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This is the fourth change in the premiership since 2010. There were concerns in the Liberal Party that they would be hurt by mimicking the leadership battles of the Labor Party…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB204344
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Upcoming provincial elections in Canada.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218317
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As he departed, Bernardi argued that the governing Liberals "bled" votes to the anti-immigration One Nation party owing to neglect of the party's conservative base by centrists…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217883
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The result of the July 2 Australian election is in doubt. At the current count, Turnbull's Coalition will have, at best, a slim majority in the House of Representatives, but a…