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Effect of Municipal Amalgamations in Ontario on Political Representation and Accessibility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2003

Joseph Kushner  and
David Siegel
Joseph Kushner
Affiliation:
Brock University, Ontario
David Siegel
Affiliation:
Brock University, Ontario
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This article evaluates whether municipal amalgamations in the Canadian province of Ontario met the provincial government's objectives of employing fewer politicians while maintaining councillors' accessibility to citizens. On the basis of a survey of residents and interviews with community leaders and councillors, the article concludes that in the amalgamations studied, the provincial government achieved its objectives.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique , Volume 36 , Issue 5 , December 2003 , pp. 1035 - 1051
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© The Canadian Political Science Association (l'Association canadienne de science politique) and/et la Société québécoise de science politique

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