Voting behaviour and racial identity : exploring the relationship between ethnic identity and its impact on voter turnout in the 2021 Canadian federal elections
department or school: Arts and Social Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Mahmud, M H
issued: 2025-04-03T16:11:04Z
issued: 2025
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: In this thesis, we examined the impact of race on voter turnout in the 2021 Canadian Election using data from the Canadian Election Studies Survey 2021. The analysis was conducted using three models: a bivariate model, a socio-demographic model, and a complete model. Initially, the bivariate model showed a significant negative impact of race on voter turnout, with racialized minorities less likely to vote than White individuals. Adding socio-demographic factors in the second model reduced this effect but it remained significant. However, in the complete model, which included political engagement and socioeconomic status, the impact of race loses statistical significance. This suggests that other factors, such as political interest, partisanship, political knowledge, employment, and income, play a significant role in explaining voter turnout. This study reveals that political knowledge, civic responsibility, political interest, and partisanship significantly impact voter turnout. Higher levels of political knowledge and interest, a strong sense of civic duty, and political party identification positively correlate with increased participation. Economic stability, evidenced by higher income and employment, also significantly influences voter turnout, highlighting the critical role of financial stability in facilitating political participation. COVID-19 related variables provide mix insights into their impact on voter turnout, with satisfaction with the government's handling of the pandemic negatively impacting turnout, while views on public health measures positively impact turnout. Duration of residence in the current city also affects voter turnout, with longer residence fostering greater participation. Certain religious affiliations and regional factors also impact voter turnout. Agnostic and Jehovah's Witnesses show positive and negative impacts respectively, while regions like Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Quebec, and Northwest Territories show negative impacts. Other f…
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note: Voting Behaviour and Racial Identity: Exploring the Relationship Between Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on Voter Turnout in the 2021 Canadian Federal Elections by M H Mahmud MSS, The University of Dhaka, 2019 BSS, The University of Dhaka, 2018 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in The College of Graduate Studies (Interdisciplinary Studies) (Power, Conflict, and Ideas) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) March 2025 © M H Mahmud, 2025 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: VOTING BEHAVIOUR AND RACIAL IDENTITY: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ETHNIC IDENTITY AND ITS IMPACT ON VOTER TURNOUT IN THE 2021 CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS Submitted by M H Mahmud in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts . Maxime Heroux-Legault, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisor Helen Yanacopulos, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Carey Doberstein, University of British Columbia (Vancouver) Supervisory Committee Member Min Hu, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Mike Zajko, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University Examiner iii Abstract In this thesis, we examined the impact of race on voter turnout in the 2021 Canadian Election using data from the Canadian Election Studies Survey 2021. The analysis was conducted using three models: a bivariate model, a socio-demographic model, and a complete model. Initially, the bivariate model showed a significant negative impact of race on voter turnout, with racialized minorities less likely to vote than White individuals. Adding socio-demographic factors in the second model reduced this effect but it remained significant. However, in the complete model, which included political engagement and socioeconomic sta…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2023-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0448293
language: eng
degree discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Heroux-Legault, Maxime
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/90566