Mass Political Behaviour in Upper-Town Quebec, 1792-1836

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Mass Political Behaviour in Upper-Town Quebec, 1792-1836
Abstract
An analysis of the voting behaviour of the residents of Upper Town, Quebec City, in the decades leading up to the Rebellions of 1837-1838. According to the author, Upper-Town during this period contained a blend of French-speaking and English-speaking residents, Catholics and Protestants, Irish and non-Irish, property owners and tenants, government and non-government employees, and members of the socio-economic elite and of the lower ranks. Examining this crucial mixture, the author considers the interplay of a number of different factors to determine the role of ethno-cultural and socio-economic factors in explaining political behaviour of the inhabitants of Upper-Town Quebec in the period leading up to the Rebellions. He points out that this was a period of immense demographic, linguistic, ethnic, economic and social change which saw increasing spatial differentiation in terms of language, socio-professional status and wealth and the disenfranchisement of a growing segment of the population. Language had an important role, but other factors also came into play. At times the political affiliation of the candidates took precedence over language considerations. As well, government influence, socio-professional status, property ownership and wealth helped to shape the response of the electorate.
Type
PhD dissertation
University
University of Ottawa
Place
Ottawa, ON
Date
1989
Language
en
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Citation
De Brou, David. “Mass Political Behaviour in Upper-Town Quebec, 1792-1836.” PhD dissertation, University of Ottawa, 1989. http://www.ruor.uottawa.ca/en/handle/10393/21158.
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