Electoral Dynamics in Malaysia
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Electoral Dynamics in Malaysia

Findings from the Grassrooots

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eBook - PDF

Electoral Dynamics in Malaysia

Findings from the Grassrooots

About this book

Malaysia's 13th general election, held 5 May 2013, saw an unprecedentedly close race between the incumbent Barisan Nasional (National Front, BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (People's Alliance, Pakatan) coalitions. For the first time in Malaysian history, a challenger coalition not only kept the BN from regaining the two-thirds parliamentary super-majority it had lost in the previous election, in 2008, but eked out a slim majority of the popular vote. While many Malaysian election is a big event, this one in particular merits close scrutiny. The present volume offers evidence and analysis with which to probe both the merits of common interpretations of who voted how, and why, and to suggest new readings on Malaysian politics.

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Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. 1. Introduction: Patterns and Puzzles in Malaysian Electoral Dynamics by Meredith L. Weiss
  3. 2. Arau, Perlis: The Irresistible Charm of Warlords, Women and Rewards? by Chiok Phaik Fern
  4. 3. Padang Serai, Kedah: Between the ‘Personal Touch’ and the Generous Hand by Marcus Cheng
  5. 4. Kuala Nerus, Terengganu: New Malay Politics? by Che Hamdan Che Mohd Razali
  6. 5. Balik Pulau, Penang: Home Run for the Home Boys by Teo Sue Ann
  7. 6. Lumut, Perak: Patronage, Clientelism, and the Post-Coup Order by Reema B. Jagtiani
  8. 7. Kuantan, Pahang: Revealing the Ordinary by Nazreen Mohamad
  9. 8. Pandan, Selangor: New Electoral Dynamics inUrban Malaysia?Wong Pui Yi*
  10. 9. Kepong and Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur: Messages or Money? by Choong Pui Yee
  11. 10. Rembau, Negeri Sembilan: Personalities and Promises by Goh Teck Fann
  12. 11. Pulai, Johor: A Tale of Two Coalitions by Koh Chien Aun
  13. 12. Gelang Patah, Johor: Did Lim Kit Siang Truly Win His Last Gamble? by Ho Yi Jian
  14. 13. Kota Marudu and Keningau, Sabah: Personality, Patronage and Parochial Politics by Arnold Puyok
  15. 14. Tuaran, Sabah: Party Loyalty and Rational Voting by Haijon Gunggut
  16. 15. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: BN Loses Its ‘Fixed Deposit’ by Anantha Raman Govindasamy and Lai Yew Meng
  17. 16. Beaufort, Sabah: Whither Lajim’s Popularity? by Tony Paridi Bagang
  18. 17. Sibu and Lanang, Sarawak: Defeat of the Bosses by Ngu Ik Tien
  19. Contributors