2007 Manitoba general election

2007 Manitoba general election

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57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 29 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gary Doer Hugh McFadyen Jon Gerrard Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since March 30, 1988 April 29, 2006 October 17, 1998 Leader's seat Concordia Fort Whyte River Heights Last election 35 20 2 Seats won 36 19 2 Seat change 1 1 0 Popular vote 200,834 158,511 51,857 Percentage 48.00% 37.89% 12.39% Swing 1.47% 1.70% 0.80%
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.
Premier before election Gary Doer New Democratic Premier after election Gary Doer New Democratic

Riding-by-riding results

The 2007 Manitoba general election was held on May 22, 2007 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 36 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with nineteen seats. The Liberal Party won two seats. As a result, Premier of Manitoba Gary Doer received a mandate to form a third consecutive majority government, becoming the first Premier of Manitoba to achieve this since Duff Roblin in 1966.

The election resulted in very few changes from the party standings at the dissolution of the previous legislature. One New Democrat incumbent was defeated by a Progressive Conservative challenger, and one Progressive Conservative incumbent was defeated by a New Democrat. The PCs picked up one seat that was previously held by an independent, and the NDP picked up one seat that was vacant at dissolution. The other 53 seats in the legislature were all retained by their incumbent parties. The popular vote was also very similar, with the New Democrats dropping 1.47% and the Progressive Conservatives gaining 1.70% overall.

Results

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Summary of the May 22, 2007 Manitoba Legislature election results

Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				2003	Dissol.	2007	+/—	#	%	Change
	New Democratic	Gary Doer	57	35	35	36	+1	200,834	48.00%	–1.47%
	Progressive Conservative	Hugh McFadyen	56	20	18	19	–1	158,511	37.89%	+1.70%
	Liberal	Jon Gerrard	57	2	2	2	0	51,857	12.39%	–0.80%
	Green	Andrew Basham	15	0	0	0	—	5,586	1.34%	+0.38%
	Communist	Darrell Rankin	6	0	0	0	—	367	0.09%	+0.01%
	Independents and no affiliation		5	0	1	0	—	1,235	0.30%	+0.26%
	Vacant				1
Total			196	57	57	57	—	420,540	56.75%
Registered Voters								740,991

Vote and seat summaries

Ternary plots – shift of electoral support (2003–2007)

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Electoral districts identified by colours of winning parties

Popular vote New Democratic   48.00% PC   37.89% Liberal   12.39% Others   1.72%

Seats summary New Democratic   63.16% PC   33.33% Liberal   3.51%

Synopsis of results

2007 Manitoba general election – synopsis of riding results ^{[2] [3]}

Electoral division	Winning party										Votes
	2003		1st place		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %	2nd place		NDP	PC	Lib	Grn	Ind	Comm	Total
Arthur-Virden		PC		PC	4,451	64.05%	2,310	33.24%		NDP	2,141	4,451	357	–	–	–	6,949
Assiniboia		NDP		NDP	5,177	62.21%	2,491	29.93%		PC	5,177	2,686	459	–	–	–	8,322
Brandon East		NDP		NDP	3,760	53.95%	1,105	15.86%		PC	3,760	2,655	554	–	–	–	6,969
Brandon West		NDP		PC	4,730	48.04%	56	0.57%		NDP	4,674	4,730	398	–	–	43	9,845
Burrows		NDP		NDP	3,790	70.75%	2,785	51.99%		PC	3,790	1,005	562	–	–	–	5,357
Carman		PC		PC	3,845	58.45%	2,405	36.56%		NDP	1,440	3,845	1,293	–	–	–	6,578
Charleswood		PC		PC	4,469	54.61%	1,866	22.80%		NDP	2,603	4,469	1,111	–	–	–	8,183
Concordia		NDP		NDP	3,862	69.05%	2,653	47.43%		PC	3,862	1,209	336	186	–	–	5,593
Dauphin-Roblin		NDP		NDP	4,214	53.64%	957	12.18%		PC	4,214	3,257	385	–	–	–	7,856
Elmwood		NDP		NDP	3,873	61.51%	2,550	40.50%		PC	3,873	1,323	1,101	–	–	–	6,297
Emerson		PC		PC	3,636	60.11%	2,340	38.68%		NDP	1,296	3,636	1,117	–	–	–	6,049
Flin Flon		NDP		NDP	2,262	77.60%	1,609	55.20%		Lib	2,262	–	653	–	–	–	2,915
Fort Garry		NDP		NDP	4,291	52.60%	2,190	26.84%		PC	4,291	2,101	1,500	266	–	–	8,158
Fort Rouge		NDP		NDP	3,828	46.97%	1,340	16.44%		Lib	3,828	1,202	2,488	511	92	29	8,150
Fort Whyte		PC		PC	5,981	51.95%	2,086	18.12%		NDP	3,895	5,981	1,637	–	–	–	11,513
Gimli		NDP		NDP	5,946	58.74%	2,496	24.66%		PC	5,946	3,450	727	–	–	–	10,123
Inkster		Liberal		Liberal	3,962	57.73%	1,604	23.37%		NDP	2,358	543	3,962	–	–	–	6,863
Interlake		NDP		NDP	4,047	59.51%	1,602	23.56%		PC	4,047	2,445	309	–	–	–	6,801
Kildonan		NDP		NDP	5,012	61.63%	2,652	32.61%		PC	5,012	2,360	556	204	–	–	8,132
Kirkfield Park		PC		NDP	4,997	49.32%	1,135	11.20%		PC	4,997	3,862	1,273	–	–	–	10,132
La Vérendrye		NDP		NDP	4,018	51.12%	1,045	13.30%		PC	4,018	2,973	490	–	379	–	7,860
Lac du Bonnet		PC		PC	4,866	59.01%	2,093	25.38%		NDP	2,773	4,866	607	–	–	–	8,246
Lakeside		PC		PC	4,448	56.19%	1,817	22.95%		NDP	2,631	4,448	488	349	–	–	7,916
Lord Roberts		NDP		NDP	4,499	58.13%	3,132	40.47%		PC	4,499	1,367	1,219	655	–	–	7,740
Minnedosa		PC		PC	3,790	52.79%	1,021	14.22%		NDP	2,769	3,790	268	281	72	–	7,180
Minto		NDP		NDP	3,355	63.63%	2,197	41.67%		Lib	3,355	658	1,158	–	–	102	5,273
Morris		PC		PC	4,404	56.98%	1,887	24.41%		NDP	2,517	4,404	808	–	–	–	7,729
Pembina		PC		PC	5,192	77.24%	4,232	62.96%		NDP	960	5,192	570	–	–	–	6,722
Point Douglas		NDP		NDP	2,665	66.36%	2,074	51.64%		Lib	2,665	481	591	213	–	66	4,016
Portage la Prairie		PC		PC	3,344	48.31%	409	5.91%		NDP	2,935	3,344	643	–	–	–	6,922
Radisson		NDP		NDP	4,804	56.72%	1,816	21.44%		PC	4,804	2,988	677	–	–	–	8,469
Riel		NDP		NDP	4,894	57.32%	2,274	26.63%		PC	4,894	2,620	1,024	–	–	–	8,538
River East		PC		PC	4,361	46.85%	52	0.56%		NDP	4,309	4,361	639	–	–	–	9,309
River Heights		Liberal		Liberal	4,760	51.06%	2,419	25.95%		PC	1,843	2,341	4,760	378	–	–	9,322
Rossmere		NDP		NDP	4,836	60.71%	2,228	27.97%		PC	4,836	2,608	522	–	–	–	7,966
Rupertsland		NDP		NDP	2,092	58.45%	807	22.55%		PC	2,092	1,285	202	–	–	–	3,579
Russell		PC		PC	4,141	58.49%	1,766	24.94%		NDP	2,375	4,141	564	–	–	–	7,080
Seine River		NDP		NDP	5,786	56.88%	2,511	24.69%		PC	5,786	3,275	1,111	–	–	–	10,172
Selkirk		NDP		NDP	4,584	55.64%	1,633	19.82%		PC	4,584	2,951	704	–	–	–	8,239
Southdale		PC		NDP	5,772	51.05%	1,279	11.31%		PC	5,772	4,493	1,042	–	–	–	11,307
Springfield		PC		PC	5,165	58.46%	2,509	28.40%		NDP	2,656	5,165	1,014	–	–	–	8,835
St. Boniface		NDP		NDP	5,090	66.04%	4,041	52.43%		Lib	5,090	993	1,049	530	–	45	7,707
St. James		NDP		NDP	4,231	55.88%	1,887	24.92%		PC	4,231	2,344	656	340	–	–	7,571
St. Johns		NDP		NDP	4,223	68.82%	3,205	52.23%		PC	4,223	1,018	604	291	–	–	6,136
St. Norbert		NDP		NDP	4,044	53.74%	1,640	21.79%		PC	4,044	2,404	1,077	–	–	–	7,525
St. Vital		NDP		NDP	4,611	61.55%	2,857	38.13%		PC	4,611	1,754	776	351	–	–	7,492
Ste. Rose		PC		PC	3,599	59.14%	1,577	25.91%		NDP	2,022	3,599	465	–	–	–	6,086
Steinbach		PC		PC	6,144	82.98%	5,503	74.32%		NDP	641	6,144	351	268	–	–	7,404
Swan River		NDP		NDP	4,522	58.40%	1,607	20.75%		PC	4,522	2,915	306	–	–	–	7,743
The Maples		NDP		NDP	3,617	56.16%	1,722	26.74%		PC	3,617	1,895	928	–	–	–	6,440
The Pas		NDP		NDP	3,262	68.86%	2,246	47.41%		PC	3,262	1,016	459	–	–	–	4,737
Thompson		NDP		NDP	3,036	73.90%	2,380	57.94%		Lib	3,036	416	656	–	–	–	4,108
Transcona		NDP		NDP	4,560	68.74%	3,090	46.58%		PC	4,560	1,470	604	–	–	–	6,634
Turtle Mountain		PC		PC	4,318	66.10%	2,842	43.50%		NDP	1,476	4,318	739	–	–	–	6,533
Tuxedo		PC		PC	3,982	47.26%	1,392	16.52%		NDP	2,590	3,982	1,854	–	–	–	8,426
Wellington		NDP		NDP	2,332	53.96%	1,601	37.04%		Lib	2,332	567	731	–	692 [a 1]	–	4,322
Wolseley		NDP		NDP	4,038	63.88%	3,275	51.81%		Grn	4,038	715	723	763	–	82	6,321

1. The incumbent Conrad Santos left the NDP shortly before the election and campaigned as an Independent, receiving 183 votes.

  = open seat

  = winning candidate was in previous Legislature

  = incumbent had switched allegiance

  = previously incumbent in another riding

  = incumbency arose from a byelection gain

  = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature

  = other incumbents renominated

  = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada

  = multiple candidates

Turnout, winning shares and swings

Summary of riding results by turnout, vote share for winning candidate, and swing (vs 2003) ^{[2] [3]}

Riding and winning party				Turnout				Vote share [a 1]				Swing [a 2]
				%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)			To	Change (pp)
Arthur-Virden		PC	Hold	56.79	-3.61			64.05	10.25			PC	10.66
Assiniboia		NDP	Hold	61.85	1.98			62.21	-0.84			PC	-2.74
Brandon East		NDP	Hold	58.72	6.06			53.95	-8.09			PC	-6.77
Brandon West		PC	Gain	66.80	6.37			48.04	13.12			PC	-13.33
Burrows		NDP	Hold	50.12	-0.01			70.75	1.74			NDP	6.41
Carman		PC	Hold	53.18	-0.96			58.45	6.59			PC	6.9
Charleswood		PC	Hold	59.43	-0.81			54.61	6.29			PC	13.44
Concordia		NDP	Hold	47.42	0.92			69.05	-7.62			PC	-6.56
Dauphin-Roblin		NDP	Hold	60.46	-1.77			53.64	-0.63			PC	-3.48
Elmwood		NDP	Hold	49.98	2			61.51	-4.42			PC	-2.47
Emerson		PC	Hold	49.51	0.97			60.11	0.69			PC	1.78
Flin Flon		NDP	Hold	36.25	-2.93			77.60	4.39			Lib	-0.52
Fort Garry		NDP	Hold	66.06	2.57			52.60	5.85			NDP	12.89
Fort Rouge		NDP	Hold	62.29	7.64			46.97	-10.67			PC	-2.85
Fort Whyte		PC	Hold	59.15	2.54			51.95	-0.76			NDP	-3.23
Gimli		NDP	Hold	62.91	1.19			58.74	2.18			NDP	2.82
Inkster		Lib	Hold	61.45	0.09			57.73	4.34			Lib	5.72
Interlake		NDP	Hold	56.53	6.63			59.51	-4.25			PC	-5.26
Kildonan		NDP	Hold	58.57	5.26			61.63	-8.5			PC	-11.23
Kirkfield Park		NDP	Gain	69.21	7.77			49.32	18.26			NDP	-13.43
La Verendrye		NDP	Hold	60.06	7.52			51.12	-6.95			PC	-5.11
Lac du Bonnet		PC	Hold	58.52	-2			59.01	7.75			PC	9.74
Lakeside		PC	Hold	57.64	1.25			56.19	3.23			PC	4.42
Lord Roberts		NDP	Hold	55.57	1.88			58.13	-3.86			PC	-2.36
Minnedosa		PC	Hold	58.99	2.83			52.79	5.42			PC	7.02
Minto		NDP	Hold	50.43	3.18			63.63	-5.84			Lib	-7.27
Morris		PC	Hold	54.13	1.57			56.98	-0.18			NDP	-5.01
Pembina		PC	Hold	44.95	1.85			77.24	1			PC	0.48
Point Douglas		NDP	Hold	40.14	-0.1			66.36	-8.5			Lib	-4.49
Portage la Prairie		PC	Hold	57.22	0.18			48.31	-1.51			NDP	-0.59
Radisson		NDP	Hold	60.24	6.19			56.72	4.28			NDP	4.06
Riel		NDP	Hold	63.04	1.89			57.32	3.29			NDP	5.22
River East		PC	Hold	67.58	-0.43			46.85	-4.44			NDP	-2.49
River Heights		Lib	Hold	69.35	1.92			51.06	2.36			Lib	3.1
Rossmere		NDP	Hold	61.70	3.48			60.71	-4.84			PC	-3.91
Rupertsland		NDP	Hold	33.50	5.38			58.45	-29.07			Lib	-14.14
Russell		PC	Hold	60.94	-2.4			58.49	6.53			PC	6.88
Seine River		NDP	Hold	63.25	3.91			56.88	5.82			NDP	8.01
Selkirk		NDP	Hold	59.18	4.68			55.64	-7.05			NDP	2.26
Southdale		NDP	Gain	65.74	9.78			51.05	15.01			NDP	-13.15
Springfield		PC	Hold	56.78	0.99			58.46	-2.16			NDP	-0.63
St. Boniface		NDP	Hold	59.56	7.36			66.04	-8.29			Lib	-3.74
St. James		NDP	Hold	59.14	3.63			55.88	2.2			NDP	2.29
St. Johns		NDP	Hold	51.45	3.73			68.82	-3.58			Lib	-0.33
St. Norbert		NDP	Hold	65.47	7.3			53.74	5.06			NDP	5.49
St. Vital		NDP	Hold	58.46	6.3			61.55	-1.88			PC	-0.74
Ste. Rose		PC	Hold	50.71	-2.02			59.14	2.49			PC	2.2
Steinbach		PC	Hold	49.98	7.99			82.98	8.35			PC	7.47
Swan River		NDP	Hold	65.22	5.04			58.40	-4.84			PC	-6.46
The Maples		NDP	Hold	55.05	5.94			56.16	-24.87			PC	-17.66
The Pas		NDP	Hold	36.63	-3.84			68.86	3.25			NDP	5.62
Thompson		NDP	Hold	39.82	2.28			73.90	-8.83			PC	-2.79
Transcona		NDP	Hold	48.80	0.26			68.74	-0.74			NDP	3.14
Turtle Mountain		PC	Hold	54.39	-0.47			66.10	6.08			PC	6.1
Tuxedo		PC	Hold	60.53	4.22			47.26	-5.56			NDP	-5.47
Wellington		NDP	Hold	46.05	1.58			53.96	-20.01			Lib	-10.87
Wolseley		NDP	Hold	55.28	2.14			63.88	6.99			NDP	7.2

1. Share won by winning candidate, with difference noted from share achieved by the same party in 1986.
2. Positive indicates improvement to standing of party winning in 1986; negative points to 1986's second-place party being swung to.

Changes in party shares

Share change analysis by party and riding (2007 vs 2003) ^{[2] [3]}

Riding	Green				Liberal				NDP				PC
	%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)
Arthur-Virden					5.14	0.83			30.81	-11.08			64.05	10.25
Assiniboia	–	-1.25			5.52	-2.53			62.21	-0.84			32.28	4.63
Brandon East					7.95	3.56			53.95	-8.09			38.10	5.46
Brandon West					4.04	-0.01			47.48	-13.55			48.04	13.12
Burrows	–	-2.12			10.49	-11.09			70.75	1.74			18.76	11.47
Carman					19.66	-7.21			21.89	0.62			58.45	6.59
Charleswood					13.58	-20.58			31.81	14.29			54.61	6.29
Concordia	3.33	3.33			6.01	-1.21			69.05	-7.62			21.62	5.51
Dauphin-Roblin	–	-2.55			4.90	-3.15			53.64	-0.63			41.46	6.33
Elmwood					17.48	5.01			61.51	-4.42			21.01	0.52
Emerson					18.47	-2.87			21.43	2.17			60.11	0.69
Flin Flon					22.40	5.42			77.60	4.39			–	-9.81
Fort Garry	3.26	3.26			18.39	11.57			52.60	5.85			25.75	-19.94
Fort Rouge	6.27	1.3			30.53	13.56			46.97	-10.67			14.75	-4.97
Fort Whyte					14.22	-4.94			33.83	5.7			51.95	-0.76
Gimli					7.18	1.28			58.74	2.18			34.08	-3.46
Inkster	–	-1.5			57.73	4.34			34.36	-7.1			7.91	4.26
Interlake					4.54	-2.02			59.51	-4.25			35.95	6.27
Kildonan	2.51	0.59			6.84	-6.06			61.63	-8.5			29.02	13.96
Kirkfield Park					12.56	-9.65			49.32	18.26			38.12	-8.6
La Verendrye					6.23	-1.13			51.12	-6.95			37.82	3.26
Lac du Bonnet					7.36	3.97			33.63	-11.72			59.01	7.75
Lakeside	4.41	4.41			6.16	-2.03			33.24	-5.61			56.19	3.23
Lord Roberts	8.46	2.17			15.75	1.76			58.13	-3.86			17.66	0.87
Minnedosa	3.91	3.91			3.73	-0.16			38.57	-8.63			52.79	5.42
Minto	–	-3.82			21.96	8.69			63.63	-5.84			12.48	0.35
Morris					10.45	-9.67			32.57	9.85			56.98	-0.18
Pembina					8.48	0.28			14.28	0.04			77.24	1
Point Douglas	5.30	5.3			14.72	0.48			66.36	-8.5			11.98	3.21
Portage la Prairie					9.29	1.84			42.40	-0.33			48.31	-1.51
Radisson					7.99	-0.42			56.72	4.28			35.28	-3.85
Riel					11.99	3.86			57.32	3.29			30.69	-7.14
River East					6.86	3.89			46.29	0.54			46.85	-4.44
River Heights	4.05	1.79			51.06	2.36			19.77	0.03			25.11	-3.84
Rossmere					6.55	1.86			60.71	-4.84			32.74	2.98
Rupertsland					5.64	-0.79			58.45	-29.07			35.90	29.86
Russell					7.97	0.71			33.55	-7.24			58.49	6.53
Seine River					10.92	4.38			56.88	5.82			32.20	-10.2
Selkirk					8.54	-11.56			55.64	-7.05			35.82	18.61
Southdale					9.22	-3.71			51.05	15.01			39.74	-11.3
Springfield					11.48	3.07			30.06	-0.91			58.46	-2.16
St. Boniface	6.88	6.88			13.61	-0.82			66.04	-8.29			12.88	1.65
St. James	4.49	4.49			8.66	-4.32			55.88	2.2			30.96	-2.38
St. Johns	4.74	0.95			9.84	-2.93			68.82	-3.58			16.59	6.1
St. Norbert	–	-2.7			14.31	3.56			53.74	5.06			31.95	-5.92
St. Vital	4.68	2.11			10.36	0.19			61.55	-1.88			23.41	-0.41
Ste. Rose					7.64	-0.58			33.22	-1.92			59.14	2.49
Steinbach	3.62	1.42			4.74	-3.19			8.66	-6.59			82.98	8.35
Swan River					3.95	-3.23			58.40	-4.84			37.65	8.07
The Maples					14.41	14.41			56.16	-24.87			29.43	10.46
The Pas					9.69	-7.98			68.86	3.25			21.45	4.73
Thompson					15.97	12.07			73.90	-8.83			10.13	-3.25
Transcona					9.10	-7.01			68.74	-0.74			22.16	7.76
Turtle Mountain					11.31	0.04			22.59	-6.12			66.10	6.08
Tuxedo					22.00	0.18			30.74	5.38			47.26	-5.56
Wellington					16.91	1.74			53.96	-20.01			13.12	3.33
Wolseley	12.07	-7.42			11.44	-1.08			63.88	6.99			11.31	0.22

  = did not field a candidate in 2003

By-elections since 2007

v t e Manitoba provincial by-election, March 2, 2010: Concordia Resignation of Gary Doer
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Matt Wiebe	2,065	58.90	-10.15	$20,394.67
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Biebrich	694	19.79	-1.82	$9,160.24
	Liberal	Judi Heppner	613	17.48	11.48	$5,750.52
	Green	Ellen Young	134	3.82	0.50	$762.27
Total valid votes			3,506	–	–
Rejected			11	–
Eligible voters / turnout			11,150	31.44	-15.98
Source(s) Source:

v t e Manitoba provincial by-election, March 24, 2009: Elmwood Resignation of Jim Maloway
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Bill Blaikie	2,325	53.76	-7.75	$17,603.25
	Progressive Conservative	Adrian Schulz	913	21.11	0.10	$15,919.78
	Liberal	Regan Wolfrom	877	20.28	2.79	$27,106.33
	Green	James R. Beddome	210	4.86	–	$1,115.73
Total valid votes			4,325	–	–
Rejected			14	–
Eligible voters / turnout			11,907	36.44	−13.54
Source(s) Source:

v t e Manitoba provincial by-election, March 24, 2009: The Pas Death of Oscar Lathlin
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Frank Whitehead	2,949	75.11	6.25	25,898.41
	Progressive Conservative	Edna Nabess	722	18.39	-3.06	31,676.75
	Liberal	Maurice Berens	255	6.50	-3.19	9,255.99
Total valid votes			3,926	–	–
Rejected			23	–
Eligible voters / turnout			13,334	29.44	–
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+4.66
Source(s) Source: "2009 The Pas Byelection Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba.

See also

• New Democratic Party of Manitoba candidates in the 2007 Manitoba provincial election

References

1. "Official Results - 39th General Election". Elections Manitoba. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
2. "Results of 38th General Election, June 3, 2003". Elections Manitoba . Retrieved September 29, 2025.
3. "Results of 39th General Election, May 22, 2007". Elections Manitoba . Retrieved September 30, 2025.

External links

• CBC: Manitoba votes 2007
• Election Almanac - Manitoba Provincial Election
• Elections Manitoba
• Manitoba legislature
• Manitoba Government

Further reading

• Mutimer, David, ed. (2014). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 2007 . Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN   9781442648555.