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Carty, R.. ""The Local Bases of National Parties"" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p63313_index.html>

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Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: A central part of the organizational bargain governing Canada’s federal parties is a tradeoff of autonomy in local candidate selection in return for strict discipline within the parliamentary party. In Canada, local party associations use nominating meetings open to party members to make their candidate selections. Most candidates are selected by acclamation, but a significant minority of ridings (about 40 percent-) experience intra-party contests involving two or more candidates for the party’s endorsement. It is traditional to see these contests as a source of party revitalization, as would-be candidates strive to enlist new members to vote for them at the nominating convention. However, in some cases, the conflict among candidates can escalate, with the resulting acrimony and bitterness exacerbating differences that may harm the party’s electoral fortunes. What, if any, are the general consequences for local party associations of nomination contests? Our paper addresses this neglected question in the context of two elections, 1988 and 1993. The answers we uncover are not simple in that nomination contests are associated with different impacts in different parties, and within the same party at different elections. However, on balance, our analysis confirms the traditional view of party invigoration through contested nominations, albeit one that decays over time.

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