“Gentleman Politics,” for the purposes of this debate, refers to honourable and chivalrous conduct by political candidates during elections. These include: Not engaging in personal attacks as a means of campaigning (e.g. not name-calling opposition candidates), focusing the campaign on the policies and politics, and not on issues of identity, and being gracious in defeat and conceding one’s loss. The term derives from Victorian conceptions of gentlemen as being well-mannered and considerate, with high standards of proper behaviour, and not on one’s gender identity. The reason why it is referred to as ‘gentleman politics’ is because during the Victorian era, only men were allowed to hold political office. While individuals of any gender can hold political office today, the term is still used in its Victorian context.