This article investigates the voters’ behaviour in the 2008 general elections in the province of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The study tests electoral theory of ‘party identification’. The study
postulates that the electoral theory of party identification (also partisanship) operates to
limited extent in the electoral politics of KP in the 2008 elections. These claims are supported
by empirical evidence collected through quantitative data collection method i.e. questionnaire.
In this study, 800 respondents have been taken from the voter list by systematic and multistage
random sampling in NA-2 constituency in Peshawar. The data collected in the universe shows
that (32.4%) of the respondents supported partisanship in 2008 polls. The chi-square test and
probability value have been used while making statistical inferences. Through these claims, the
study intends to contribute to the limited existing literature on electoral politics in KP.
Farman Ullah, Muhammad Ayub Jan. (2016) Party Identification as a Determinant of Voters’ Behaviour in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Case Study of General Elections the 2008, , Volume-10, Issue-1.