Lawrence LeDuc is a political science professor at the University of Toronto and is co-author of Absent Mandate and Political Choice in Canada. Jon H. Pammett is a political science professor at Ottawa’s Carleton University and is the editor of several studies of Canadian elections. André Turcotte is an associate professor in communication at Carleton University and was a contributor to The Canadian Federal Election of 2015.

• List of Figures List of Tables Preface 1. Continuity and Change in Federal Elections 2. The Macdonald and Laurier Dynasties 3. A New Liberal Dynasty: The Mackenzie King Era 4. The Diefenbaker Interlude 5. Forging New Structures of Competition 6. Trudeaumania 7. Stumbling into a Dynasty: 1972–74 8. The Clark Interlude and the Return of the Liberals 9. The End of the Trudeau Dynasty and the Mulroney Landslide 10. The Free Trade Election of 1988 11. The Progressive Conservative Cataclysm of 1993 12. The Chrétien/Martin Dynasty 13. The Rise and Fall of the Harper Dynasty 14. Explaining Dynasties and Interludes Bibliography IndexAbout the Authors

Some Canadian political books, like governments, are around for an interlude. But every now and then, one comes along with enduring, long-term value. Dynasties and Interludes has assumed a permanent place on my desk.