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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Page 52
... interests at the expense of agricultural interests . In interviews , the most common explanation given for the strong performance of Muslim League in northern Punjab is the strength of the military vote in this region . The argument ...
... interests at the expense of agricultural interests . In interviews , the most common explanation given for the strong performance of Muslim League in northern Punjab is the strength of the military vote in this region . The argument ...
Page 133
... interests . The second important consequence was that this put the PPP , which had not actively participated in ... interest in Local Body politics , and per- formed poorly in the 1983 , 1987 , and 1991 Local Body elections . This was ...
... interests . The second important consequence was that this put the PPP , which had not actively participated in ... interest in Local Body politics , and per- formed poorly in the 1983 , 1987 , and 1991 Local Body elections . This was ...
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... interests , in contrast with the traditional politicians who defended the rural interests of the landed elites . By the late 1980s , the business community was in- creasingly viewing politics in terms of urban versus rural interests ...
... interests , in contrast with the traditional politicians who defended the rural interests of the landed elites . By the late 1980s , the business community was in- creasingly viewing politics in terms of urban versus rural interests ...
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