Collection: Follow the Leader

During the 2019 Canadian federal election, I participated in a group project with six other political science students. Our project involved creating a tracking map that users could consult to follow the political campaigns of the leaders of the six major political parties. By the end of the 40-day campaign, we had tracked over 400 campaign stops across the country which we analyzed to determine whether there was a relationship between the location of the campaign stops and election results.

Through Political Science 308, I have had the opportunity to work with my peers to brainstorm theories, and develop a project idea that is both educational and deliverable within in the timeframe of the 2019 Canadian federal election. Our idea involves creating an interactive educational map that tracks the campaign trail of each party leader, analyzing where they visit and what they say in different regional areas in an attempt to assess the extent to which location plays a role in campaigning.