In parliamentary systems like Canada, voters directly contribute to the election outcome only in their own riding.
However, the focus of election campaigns is often national, emphasizing the leader rather than the local candidate, and national rather than regional polls.
This suggests that elections are national contests, but election outcomes clearly demonstrate that support for parties varies strongly by province.
Focusing on the 2015 Canadian election campaigns in British Columbia, Ontario.
Mcgill-queen's University Press Provincial battles, national prize?: elections in a federal state, paperback/laura b. stephenson
