Revisiting the Sectoral Cleavage in Canada: Evidence From the Canadian Election Studies
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Public sector employees in Canada hold more leftist economic views and increasingly support the New Democratic Party (NDP). Social class influences these trends, with public sector professionals and managers showing stronger leftist leanings.
Area Of Science
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Canadian Politics
Background
- The budget-maximizing bureaucrat model suggests public sector employees aim to expand government budgets for power.
- Class and sectoral voting patterns in the public sector have been under-researched in Canada since the 1980s.
Purpose Of The Study
- To examine the ideological and voting preferences of Canadian public sector employees.
- To investigate the emergence of a sectoral cleavage in Canadian voting behavior.
Main Methods
- Analysis of the Canadian Election Study dataset spanning from 1968 to 2019.
- Comparative analysis of public sector employees' attitudes and voting patterns against the general public and private sector workers.
Main Results
- Public sector employees exhibit more economically leftist attitudes compared to the general population.
- A distinct sectoral cleavage is observed, with a growing tendency for public sector workers to support the New Democratic Party (NDP).
- Social class acts as a moderator: public sector professionals and managers are more likely to adopt leftist economic attitudes and vote NDP than their private sector or non-management public sector counterparts.
Conclusions
- The Canadian public sector demonstrates a clear left-leaning economic orientation and voting preference, particularly for the NDP.
- The findings challenge the traditional neglect of class and sectoral voting in Canadian political analysis.
- Further research into the nuanced interplay of sector, class, and political affiliation is warranted.
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