{"id":9345,"date":"2006-11-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irpp.org\/research-studies\/are-marginalized-communities-disenfranchised\/"},"modified":"2017-12-04T13:11:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T18:11:27","slug":"are-marginalized-communities-disenfranchised","status":"publish","type":"research-studies","link":"https:\/\/irpp.org\/fr\/research-studies\/are-marginalized-communities-disenfranchised\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Marginalized Communities Disenfranchised?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>There is scant literature on municipal electoral politics in Canada, but what little exists points to the likelihood that in a larger city, voter turnout would decline and incumbency would become the major predictor of electoral success. These points have been repeatedly raised in debate over the merits of municipal merger and clearly warrant further study. In an examination of the three elections following merger of the City of Toronto, it is found that incumbents had a virtual lock on the new council positions. Significant for local councilors who might be contemplating future initiatives for merger is the finding that incumbency at the regional-level provided a distinct electoral advantage over membership in city and town councils. The most significant finding is that, while voter turnout surprisingly increased as opposed to decreased in the larger e\u00cc\u02c6megacityi\u00cc\u0081, voter engagement was greatly influenced by socio-economic status, raising new questions about the implications of merger and about voter turnout in Canada in general.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is scant literature on municipal electoral politics in Canada, but what little exists points to the likelihood that in a larger city, voter turnout would decline and incumbency would become the major predictor of electoral success. 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