Party support and voter behaviour in the Western Cape: Trends and patterns since 1994

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dc.contributor.authorAfrica, Cherrel
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-02T08:31:11Z
dc.date.available2021-02-02T08:31:11Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractSince 1994 election outcomes in the Western Cape have been examined through analyses of the ‘coloured vote’. These explanations, which are premised on the racially based motivations of voters, feed into the choices, rhetoric and behaviour of political parties. Besides inadvertently providing justification for racially inflammatory campaign strategies they allow parties to neglect their duty to give voters adequate information. In this article I provide an overview of voting trends and the political developments which have underpinned these patterns. I argue that it is not the nature of the electorate but national political developments and political parties, through their behaviour and campaigns, that are responsible for gains and losses and for the dramatic political changes in the province.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAfrica, C. (2010). Party support and voter behaviour in the Western Cape: Trends and patterns since 1994. Journal of African Elections,9 (2), 5-31en_US
dc.identifier.issn1609-4700
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/5811
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSabineten_US
dc.subjectParty supporten_US
dc.subjectUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectVoter behaviouren_US
dc.subjectElectionen_US
dc.subjectPolitical developmentsen_US
dc.titleParty support and voter behaviour in the Western Cape: Trends and patterns since 1994en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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