This study aimed to analyse the factors that affect participation and political behaviour of Wanita UMNO and Muslimat PAS in Ipoh, Perak. This study utilised mix method of data collection. A survey to gain descriptive data of the respondents and an in depth interview with informants were combined for this study. In overall, the analysis on research of the women’s political participation towards Wanita UMNO and Muslimat PAS in Ipoh, Perak indicated that there is no significant difference in the political participation between Wanita UMNO and Muslimat PAS. The study also showed that in some political involvement activities, Wanita UMNO’s participation was more active as compared to Muslimat PAS. However, political party’s structure and a woman’s personal interest were the stronger factors that impacted political participation of Wanita UMNO and Muslimat PAS in Ipoh.
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To Cite this Article: Zulkipli, S., Endut, M. N. A.-A., & Nor, W. A. W. M. (2020). Factors of Political Participation among Wanita UMNO and Muslimat PAS. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(3), 512–520.
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