21 October 2012: Socio-Economic Profile of Voters, Evaluation of the Election, Reasons for Participation, Reasons for Selecting a List, Immediate Priorities, Campaign Material, Political Background of Voters and Voting Patterns

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English Report English Results

Arabic Report Arabic Results

Publication Date: 21 October, 2012
Fieldwork: 20 October, 2012
Sample Size: 820 Palestinians in the West Bank
Margin of error: + 3 %

Highlights:

92 percent say that the election was fair (76 percent), or somewhat fair (15 percent). Only 2 percent say that the election was unfair.
93 percent of the voters are satisfied (67 percent) or somewhat satisfied (26 percent) with the performance of the Central Election Commission. Only 4 percent are dissatisfied.
35 percent say that their immediate priority is to improve conditions to enable economic development and job creation
Nablus: 50 percent of Fatah supporters voted for Nablus Al Wataniyeh al Mustaqelah (headed by Mr. Ghassan Shakaa), while 45 percent voted for the official Fatah list.
Ramallah: Only 29 percent of Fatah supporters voted for the officially-endorsed unity list, while 58 percent voted for the alternative list (Abna’al Balad).
Hebron: the official list received 85 percent of the Fatah vote.
Self-identified Fatah supporters comprise 50 percent of voters, with Jenin registering the highest percent (70) among these voters.
Independents comprise 28 percent of the vote.
Supporters of Islamist groups comprise 10 percent of voters with 18 percent of the vote in Hebron (11 percent Hamas, 5 percent Hizb Tahrir and 2 percent Islamic Jihad). Leftist-leaning voters comprise 12 percent of voters.

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