Political psychology of voter preference: Candidate or Manifesto / Fairuz Hidayat Merican Wan Merican ... [et al.]

Candidate and manifesto are normally the two elements that are actively involved during an election especially the campaigning period. They are short-term factors and thus have an instant impact on voter preference within the election period itself. The objective of this study is to determine which...

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Main Authors: Wan Merican, Fairuz Hidayat Merican, Narani, Junaidi @ Saudi, Junaidi, Noni Harianti
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Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Sarawak 2009
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Junaidi, Noni Harianti
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Junaidi, Noni Harianti
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description Candidate and manifesto are normally the two elements that are actively involved during an election especially the campaigning period. They are short-term factors and thus have an instant impact on voter preference within the election period itself. The objective of this study is to determine which of the two factors, between the candidate and manifesto, influences the voters’ preference the most when it comes to deciding who they will vote for. To find the answer a survey was taken among academic and non-academic staff of UiTM Sarawak. The questions were designed to gather information regarding the background of the staff as well as which of the two factors influences them the most. The questionnaire also gained feedback on the respondents’ preference based on the characteristics of the candidate and manifesto. Results of the study indicate that there seems to be no difference position-wise in terms of their choice between candidate and manifesto. Analysis also shows that in terms of the candidate, respondents are more influenced by the experience, education and residency of the candidate. As for the manifesto, respondents prefer issues related to education and economy. The scope and methodology of this study has the potential to be expanded and conducted on a wider and larger scale such as determining the preference of various electorates in our society such as the public-private sector voters as well as the rural-urban voters.
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spelling my.uitm.ir-414292021-02-22T03:41:01Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/41429/ Political psychology of voter preference: Candidate or Manifesto / Fairuz Hidayat Merican Wan Merican ... [et al.] Wan Merican, Fairuz Hidayat Merican Narani, Junaidi @ Saudi Junaidi, Noni Harianti JA Political science (General) JC Political theory. The state. Theories of the state Candidate and manifesto are normally the two elements that are actively involved during an election especially the campaigning period. They are short-term factors and thus have an instant impact on voter preference within the election period itself. The objective of this study is to determine which of the two factors, between the candidate and manifesto, influences the voters’ preference the most when it comes to deciding who they will vote for. To find the answer a survey was taken among academic and non-academic staff of UiTM Sarawak. The questions were designed to gather information regarding the background of the staff as well as which of the two factors influences them the most. The questionnaire also gained feedback on the respondents’ preference based on the characteristics of the candidate and manifesto. Results of the study indicate that there seems to be no difference position-wise in terms of their choice between candidate and manifesto. Analysis also shows that in terms of the candidate, respondents are more influenced by the experience, education and residency of the candidate. As for the manifesto, respondents prefer issues related to education and economy. The scope and methodology of this study has the potential to be expanded and conducted on a wider and larger scale such as determining the preference of various electorates in our society such as the public-private sector voters as well as the rural-urban voters. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Sarawak 2009-12 Research Reports NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/41429/1/41429.pdf Political psychology of voter preference: Candidate or Manifesto / Fairuz Hidayat Merican Wan Merican ... [et al.]. (2009) [Research Reports] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle JA Political science (General)
JC Political theory. The state. Theories of the state
Wan Merican, Fairuz Hidayat Merican
Narani, Junaidi @ Saudi
Junaidi, Noni Harianti
Political psychology of voter preference: Candidate or Manifesto / Fairuz Hidayat Merican Wan Merican ... [et al.]
title Political psychology of voter preference: Candidate or Manifesto / Fairuz Hidayat Merican Wan Merican ... [et al.]
title_full Political psychology of voter preference: Candidate or Manifesto / Fairuz Hidayat Merican Wan Merican ... [et al.]
title_fullStr Political psychology of voter preference: Candidate or Manifesto / Fairuz Hidayat Merican Wan Merican ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Political psychology of voter preference: Candidate or Manifesto / Fairuz Hidayat Merican Wan Merican ... [et al.]
title_short Political psychology of voter preference: Candidate or Manifesto / Fairuz Hidayat Merican Wan Merican ... [et al.]
title_sort political psychology of voter preference: candidate or manifesto / fairuz hidayat merican wan merican ... [et al.]
topic JA Political science (General)
JC Political theory. The state. Theories of the state
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