ABSTRACT
Whereas it is not easy to determine the causes o f individual voting behaviour, studies o f election results have demonstrated that political allegiances are related to a variety of factors. Prominent amongst these are the socio-economic characteristics o f an electorate, and the spatial context within which their political socialisation has occurred.1 This text explores variations o f voting behaviour within the states of southern Africa, with particular reference to the role of the geographically localised influences o f regional ethnic territoriality and urbanism.
