Factors Affecting Decision in Elections of Members of Parliament Hat Yai District Songkhla Province
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The purposes of this study were as follows: 1) to study the factors affecting the decision to exercise the right to vote for members of the House of Representatives; and 2) to compare the level of voting decisions of the people on political participation, perception, campaign, and characteristics of a political party leader. This study was a quantitative research. The sample used voters in Hat Yai District, randomly 400 people. Data were analyzed using percentage, standard deviation, and mean. Test hypothesis using t-test statistics and one-way analysis of variance. It was found that mean factors affecting the voting decision election of members of the House of Representatives, overall, was at a high level. The research found that different sexes influenced the decisions of the people in every way in their vote for the House of Representatives. Different ages influenced the decision to vote in the House of Representatives. Only about the political perception characteristics of the head of political parties, marital status different levels of education, occupation, and monthly income did not affect the decision to vote in the House of Representatives in all respects. It was recommended that the next research should study and compare with other districts or provinces in order to develop motivating decisions to continue exercising the rights of the people.
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