Spatial variation (geographical) for electoral participation in the Karbala governorate for the two parliamentary elections 2005-2010 (a study in the geography of elections)

Abstract

Elections geography is one of the contemporary applied fields of political geography, which is concerned with studying the spatial (geographical) variation of electoral voting, its patterns and causes, and interpreting and analyzing it, i.e. studying the environmental (spatial) effects on voters. In addition to its interest in studying the spatial organization of elections and studying political, economic and social electoral programmes. Competing parties and their impact on the electoral behavior of voters, as well as studying the electoral system in use and the geographical reasons behind its adoption and how to apply and solve its problems.

Therefore, the study, with its objective and methodology, focused on studying the spatial variation of electoral participation in Karbala Governorate for the two parliamentary elections 2005-2010.