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Peter Graefe

public sector employees are less likely to vote Conservative than private sector workers1. most of the public sector NDP/Liberal advantage disappears once union membership is controlled for2.

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public sector employees are less likely to vote Conservative than private sector workers

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“A statistically significant "sectoral cleavage": public sector workers are **less likely to vote Conservative** than private sector workers, controlling for demographics.”
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most of the public sector NDP/Liberal advantage disappears once union membership is controlled for

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“Most of the public sector NDP/Liberal advantage **disappears once union membership is controlled for**: i.e., the public sector skews left in large part *because* it is heavily unionized, not because government work itself produces a partisan identity.”
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public sector employees are more likely to vote NDP

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“The largest positive effect is on **NDP support**, not Liberal support — public sector employees are more likely than private sector workers to vote NDP.”
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public and private sector employees vote at roughly the same rate

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“Public and private sector employees vote at roughly the same rate — undermining the "rational budget‑maximizer" theory that would predict higher turnout among public servants.”
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"public sector employees lean to the left of private sector workers"
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The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
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