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Karan, Kavita., Kuo, Eddie. and Lee, Shu Hui. "Where is the Opposition? Media coverage, political interest and voting behaviour in Singapore's 2001 election" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA, May 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p112088_index.html>

Karan, K. , Kuo, E. C. and Lee, S. , 2003-05-27 "Where is the Opposition? Media coverage, political interest and voting behaviour in Singapore's 2001 election" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p112088_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Singapore’s ruling party, the People’s Action Party (PAP) has governed the country uninterruptedly since the first election in 1959. In 2001, the PAP again won with a huge margin of over seventy five percent, relegating opposition to the background. This paper gives an overview of Singapore’s political system and the factors sustaining the dominance of the PAP. It examines the issues and concerns that emerged in the political agenda during the 2001 election and voter perception of these issues. It also evaluates the role of the mass media in the electoral process and the extent to which the electorate used the mass media even though electoral outcomes were predicted before polling day. The present paper reports findings from a post-election survey done through CATI interviews on a sample of 691 Singaporeans. The socio economic variables were measured with the exposure to mass media and election information, interest in the elections, issues of the country and those of the citizens and finally the voting behaviour. Singaporeans showed a high level of interest in the political process and followed party campaigns in the media. Awareness of issues was high. Newspapers and television were major sources of information and influence. The family also played a key role in influencing voting behavior. PAP dominated electoral space with extensive campaigning and media coverage. The combined strength of opposition parties were no match for them.

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