National identity, attentiveness and the two sides of partisanship: the case of the 2015 Canadian federal election.

Recent scholarship has shown that the strength of national identity can be affected by election outcomes, and these changes hinge, in part, on partisan identities. Research on partisan identities highlights the behavioural effects of negative partisan attitudes in contrast to the more established positive dimension of partisanship. This study considers the impact of the 2015 Canadian federal election outcome upon national identities. Using data from the 2015 Canadian Election Study, findings show the change of government affected identification with Canada, depending on the presence and type of partisan identities held by electors and upon the level of campaign attention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]