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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... seats in the National Assembly.25 On the right - of - centre were three Islamic parties which led the fight against socialism and the Pakistan People's Party ( PPP ) .26 The best known of these was the Jamaat - i - Islami ( JI ) led by ...
... seats in the National Assembly.25 On the right - of - centre were three Islamic parties which led the fight against socialism and the Pakistan People's Party ( PPP ) .26 The best known of these was the Jamaat - i - Islami ( JI ) led by ...
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... seats are more than half the Punjab Assemb- ly's 240 non - reserved seats . Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's victory in the 1970 elections was won in central Punjab , where his Pakistan People's Party won 50.8 per cent of the votes and 43 of 44 of ...
... seats are more than half the Punjab Assemb- ly's 240 non - reserved seats . Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's victory in the 1970 elections was won in central Punjab , where his Pakistan People's Party won 50.8 per cent of the votes and 43 of 44 of ...
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... Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats 1970 Elections ( West Pakistan only ) North 56.6 1 of 1 Central 59.7 6 of 6 48.0 46.1 * 6 of 7 1 of 1 36.1 5 of 7 40.1 7 of 9 50.3 31 of 31 50.8 43 of 44 South 44.1 1 of 1 16.5 0 of 1 36.8 ** 9 of 15 35.8 ...
... Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats 1970 Elections ( West Pakistan only ) North 56.6 1 of 1 Central 59.7 6 of 6 48.0 46.1 * 6 of 7 1 of 1 36.1 5 of 7 40.1 7 of 9 50.3 31 of 31 50.8 43 of 44 South 44.1 1 of 1 16.5 0 of 1 36.8 ** 9 of 15 35.8 ...
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