Attitude of voters towards elections in Morogoro municipality: a reflection on 2015 general election in Tanzania
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2017-12-22
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Abstract
This paper examines the attitudes of voters towards elections in Tanzania following an observed trend of having a
great proportion of registered voters who did not vote in the General Elections in 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015
respectively. The study out of which this paper is based on aimed at assessing the voters’ attitudes towards election and their
perception on the importance of participating in election in Morogoro municipality, an electoral constituent which recorded
voters turn out of 34.6% below the national turnout of 42.8% in 2010 General Election. A cross- sectional study design and
multistage sampling techniques were employed; data were collected using a questionnaire through Computer Aided Personal
Interviewing [CAPI] platform from proportionate number of male and female respondents from four randomly selected wards
from Morogoro urban in Morogoro region. A total of 14 Likert scale statements were used to assess the attitudes of voters
towards elections. Cross tabulation was employed to associate attitudes with other variables. Statistical Package for Social
Sciences [SPSS] computer software was used for data processing and analysis. The findings reveal that the minimum and
maximum Total Attitudinal Scores were 39.0 and 56.0 respectively with mean at 44.2 and Std. Deviation of 4.01. The study
findings show that the overall respondents’ attitude towards elections was negative, with 60% of the respondents scoring less
than 44.2 points out of 70, whereas 40% had positive attitude whereby they scored 44.2 points and above. The results show
that 73% of the respondents perceived participating in election was important. It is recommended that initiatives should be
taken to cultivate positive attitudes of citizens to motivate them to turn out to vote.
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A journal article published in: Journal of Public Policy and Administration
2017; 1(2): 56-64
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Voters Attitudes, Tanzania 2015 General Election, Sociological Approach, Party Identification Model, Rational Choice Approach, Morogoro-Tanzania
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Mikidadi Muhanga. Attitude of Voters Towards Elections in Morogoro Municipality: A Reflection on 2015 General Election in Tanzania. Journal of Public Policy and Administration. Vol. 1, No. 2, 2017, pp. 56-64. doi: 10.11648/j.jppa.20170102.12