The Franchise and Politics in British North America 1755-1867 / John Garner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garner, John, author.

Series:

Canadian studies in history and government ; 13.

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suffrage--Canada--History.

Suffrage.

Canada--Politics and government--1763-1867.

Canada.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages).

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

To discuss the history of the franchise in Canada, Mr. Garner had to go back well before Confederation because 1867 did not mark the beginnings of a new franchise. Until 1885 the federal government employed the provincial franchises at each federal election, and the provinces in turn continued for some years the franchises that had served their colonial predecessors. This then is the story of the development of the franchise in each of those British colonies which came to form the nucleus of the Dominion of Canada from the establishment of their representative assemblies until they joined Confederation.

Contents:

The Franchise

Nova Scotia, 1755-1830: The Establishment and Consolidation of Representative Institutions

Nova Scotia, 1830-67: The Franchise and Politics

Prince Edward Island

New Brunswick

The Canadas

The Province of Canada: Its Formative Years

The Province of Canada: The Years of Turbulence

Vancouver Island and British Columbia

Religious Disqualifications in the Franchise: Roman Catholics

Religious Discualifications in the Franchise: Jews, Quakers, and Clerics

Minors, Women, and Indians

Aliens and Naturalization

Controverted Elections: The Maritime Colonies

Controverted Elections: The Canadas.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mrz 2019)

ISBN:

9781487597399

1487597398

9781487595685

1487595689

OCLC:

1091680726