The Pakistani Voter, Electoral Politics and Voting Behaviour in the PunjabOxford University Press, 1999 - 341 pages A study of voting behaviour in Pakistan. Beginning by outlining Pakistan's electoral history, it then proceeds to analyze voting behaviour in Pakistan's most populous and politicaly powerful province: the Punjab. The book argues that the main underlying determinant of voting behaviour in the Punjab is voter perception of which candidate and party will be the most effective at delivering patronage. |
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... determinants such as party identification and issue orientation , and attempted to determine their relative importance vis - à - vis social determinants.15 The limited amount of electoral research conducted in Pakistan has meant that ...
... determinants such as party identification and issue orientation , and attempted to determine their relative importance vis - à - vis social determinants.15 The limited amount of electoral research conducted in Pakistan has meant that ...
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... determinants of voting behaviour are more important than social determinants . This chapter will examine the importance of three political determinants of voting behaviour : ( i ) party or party leader1 identi- fication ; ( ii ) ...
... determinants of voting behaviour are more important than social determinants . This chapter will examine the importance of three political determinants of voting behaviour : ( i ) party or party leader1 identi- fication ; ( ii ) ...
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... determinants such as party and party leader identification , patronage orientation , and national issue orientation . Party identifi- cation was the most important determinant of voting behaviour in urban Punjab , but even in rural ...
... determinants such as party and party leader identification , patronage orientation , and national issue orientation . Party identifi- cation was the most important determinant of voting behaviour in urban Punjab , but even in rural ...
Contents
Pakistans Electoral History | 15 |
Punjabs Electoral Geography | 34 |
The UrbanRural Divide | 68 |
Copyright | |
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1970 elections 1993 elections analysis Asian Bhutto biradari campaign canal candidates cast Census cent central Punjab Chapter cities colony constituency contested Democracy detailed determinants differences District East economic electoral elite explain faction factors Faisalabad female former groups held important included increase independent India indicates industrial influence Institute interview by author Islamabad Islamic issues Jones Karachi Khan labour Lahore land leaders lost lower major male middle classes military Minister National Assembly Nawaz Sharif northern organization Pakistan party patronage percentage PML(N policies political politicians polling station population PPP's President Provincial Punjab received region Report role rural seats September social South southern Punjab Statistics strong Survey Table Tape recording ticket Town traditional University Press upper urban villages voters voting behaviour wards West western Punjab women Zulfikar Ali Bhutto