Persons in the constituency tend to favor opposition parties. Persons in the constituency tend to favor opposition parties. What is more striking, however, is the extent to which party allegiance can NOT be explained by reference to constituency membership alone, even though the constituencies were defined by characteristics which in other countries would be very predictive of partisan orientation. Doubtless this is partially a function of the newness of most parties and of Indonesia's political openness. It is possible to make a few generalizations.
Religious commitment favors the opposition parties.
Intense Democratic sentiment favors the opposition parties. The experience of economic prosperity favors Golkar, although Golkar also draws support from a constituency not experiencing prosperity. A lack of information about parties in general favors Golkar. 2000, International Foundation for Election Systems.