Dr. Lawrence Sause

Team will conduct nationwide research using SMS

Although there were attempts before to have similar surveys, this is said to be the first-of its-kind using electronic means, in particular, SMS technology.

Division for Public Policy Senior Lecturer at the University of Papua New Guinea, Dr. Lawrence Sause, says the survey will need as much publicity as possible. It will be conducted nationwide and this will harness voter preferences in terms of the people’s preferred candidates for the 2017 elections.

PNG researchers to analyse 2017 voter preferences

University of PNG academics, Dr. Lawrence Sause and Dr. Leo Marai, have decided to address scarce and outdated knowledge on voter behaviour and preferences by conducting a nation-wide opinion poll survey using SMS technology.

“Our study is being done to contribute to the wider body of knowledge on electoral politics in PNG and in particular, on the utility of the survey opinion poll as a tool for predicting election outcomes,” said Dr. Sause.