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 47
Andrew Wilder. villages than in the villages of the riverain tracts where traditional leaders still held sway.19 The ... villages . The PPP won 60 per cent of the vote in the non - colony villages and only 46 per cent in the colony ...
Andrew Wilder. villages than in the villages of the riverain tracts where traditional leaders still held sway.19 The ... villages . The PPP won 60 per cent of the vote in the non - colony villages and only 46 per cent in the colony ...
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... villages . These old villages more so than other urban areas , retain some of their traditional and hierarchical social structures based on prominent families , biradaris , and factions . The determinants of voting beha- viour and the ...
... villages . These old villages more so than other urban areas , retain some of their traditional and hierarchical social structures based on prominent families , biradaris , and factions . The determinants of voting beha- viour and the ...
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... village is divided which is why no party can win 100 per cent of the votes in any village , except in those villages that are religiously affected . There are three villages in my constituency which are Shi'ite where I can't get a ...
... village is divided which is why no party can win 100 per cent of the votes in any village , except in those villages that are religiously affected . There are three villages in my constituency which are Shi'ite where I can't get a ...
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