Dr. Anthony Michael Sayers

BA (Hons), MA, PhD

Affiliations

Professor and Director, Canadian Governance Policy

School of Public Policy

Professor

Faculty of Arts, Department of Political Science

Contact information

asayers@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Director, Canadian Elections Database

Phone number

Office SS: +1 (403) 220-2703
Office DTC: +1 (403) 210-6121

Location

Office: DTC536
Office: SS730

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Research partners

Representation
Elections
Political parties and election campaigns
Infrastructural federalism
Canada/Alberta

Funding

Infrastructural federalism

Background

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy Political Science, University of British Columbia, 1995

M.A. Political Science, University of British Columbia, 1988

B.A. (Hons.) Political Science, University Western Australia, 1986

AMSayers Short CV

Research

Areas of Research

Canadian Elections Database

I am the author of the Canadian Elections Database (CED) which is a relational database that contains all federal, provincial, and territorial general election results to the district level since 1867. The CED provides a lens through which to view many aspects of electoral politics.

Manuscripts and Research in Progress

Sayers, Anthony M., Royce Koop, and David K. Stewart. The Dawn of Competitive Party Politics in Alberta: An End to Solitude, UBC Press: 2026.
Voter Surveys of the Alberta 2026 referenda
Sayers, Anthony M., Canadian Elections Database, Phase 7

Courses

Course number	Course title	Semester
Various	Courses in Canadian and Comparative Politics	See https://poli.ucalgary.ca/manageprofile/courses

Publications

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