Money Politics in Election Campaigns: The Power of “Money Politics” and “Ethnicity” in Voting Decisions in Tanzania
This study sought to examine the influence of “money politics” and “ethnicity” in the voting decisions amongst voters in Tanzania. It was carried out immediately after the 2015 general election in the country. It is a qualitative research which used six Focus Group Discussions to collect data fro...
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2021
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35477/1/V13N2-7.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35477/ http://www.gbmrjournal.com/vol13no2.htm |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
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| Summary: | This study sought to examine the influence of “money politics” and “ethnicity” in the voting
decisions amongst voters in Tanzania. It was carried out immediately after the 2015 general
election in the country. It is a qualitative research which used six Focus Group Discussions to
collect data from the districts of Ilemela and Nyamagana in Mwanza Tanzania. Each group
comprised of 12 participants who were purposefully selected. A thematic analysis was used
to analyse and manage the data whereby all necessary cleanings, transcription, coding,
organizing, and theming were observed in the process. The findings reveal that ethnicity has a
slight influence (54%) in the voting decisions amongst voters in Tanzania compared to
money politics (46%). The findings further reveal that women voters in Tanzania are more
influenced (63%) by money politics than men (37%). Likewise, men voters are more
influenced (57%) by ethnicity in their voting decisions and preferences than women. Thus,
the study recommends actionable implementation of the National election Act of 2010
subsection 102, so as to combat corrupting behavior in Tanzanian elections. |
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