Bridging Canadian party politics and legislative studies, Lost on Division is the most authoritative study available on the development of parliamentary institutions in Canada.

1. Introduction 

2. The Emergence of Parties in Parliament 

3. Theories of Party Development 

4. Legislative Records and Parliamentary Voting 

5. How Do Members Vote? 

6. How Do Parties Unite? 

7. Louis Riel and the Catholic Sort 

8. Western Discontent and Populism 

9. Partisanship in the Senate 

10. Conclusion 

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Jean-François Godbout is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the Université de Montréal.