George Emery, Elections in Oxford County, 1837-1875: A Case Study of Democracy in Canada West and Early Ontario

Elections in Oxford County, 1837-1875 is a unique exploration of the forms, practices, and issues of democracy in a mid-nineteenth-century colonial setting. In this case study of thirty-eight elections in Oxford County – first as part of the United Province of Canada, then in early Ontario – George Emery delves into the advances, setbacks, and flaws of a partially democratic system. Elections in Oxford County, 1837-1875 breaks new ground with its detailed treatment of the county’s voice-vote method of election, which ended with the adoption of the secret ballot in 1874.