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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... regional differences in voting beha- viour . This study has divided the province into northern , central , ' southern , and western Punjab as illustrated in Map 3-1.2 These divisions have taken into consideration several factors ...
... regional differences in voting beha- viour . This study has divided the province into northern , central , ' southern , and western Punjab as illustrated in Map 3-1.2 These divisions have taken into consideration several factors ...
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... Regional Results The regional patterns of electoral support for the PML ( N ) remained relatively consistent between 1993 and 1997. Table 10.1 shows that the party continued to do best in northern Punjab , closely followed by central ...
... Regional Results The regional patterns of electoral support for the PML ( N ) remained relatively consistent between 1993 and 1997. Table 10.1 shows that the party continued to do best in northern Punjab , closely followed by central ...
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... as they had in 1990 . 32. See Amjad Warraich , ' Sons of the Soil : the Geography of the Punjab's Politics ' , The News , 6 October 1993 , 17 . 33. Another adaptation in this study of the regional classification 270 THE PAKISTani Voter.
... as they had in 1990 . 32. See Amjad Warraich , ' Sons of the Soil : the Geography of the Punjab's Politics ' , The News , 6 October 1993 , 17 . 33. Another adaptation in this study of the regional classification 270 THE PAKISTani Voter.
Contents
Pakistans Electoral History | 15 |
Punjabs Electoral Geography | 34 |
The UrbanRural Divide | 68 |
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