The defeat of Barisan Nasional missed signs or late surge?
The results of Malaysia's 14th General Elections of May 2018 were unexpected and transformative. Against conventional wisdom, the newly reconfigured opposition grouping Pakatan Harapan (PH) decisively defeated the incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN), ending six decades of uninterrupted dominant one...
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ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute
2019
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. 1. 9 May 2018: The Unexpected / Francis E Hutchinson, Lee Hwok Aun
- Part I: Campaign dynamics. 2. Against the Odds: Malaysia's Electoral Process and Pakatan Harapan's Unlikely Victory / Kai Ostwald ; 3. Winning Elections by Rigging Borders? Barisan Nasional's Brazen, and Failed, Attempt / Danesh Prakash Chacko ; 4. Economic Dynamics and the GE-14 Surprise: Statistics, Realities, Sentiments / Yeah Kim Leng ; 5. Economic Voting and the End of Dominant Party Rule in Malaysia / Cassey Lee ; 6. Money, Malfeasance, and a Malaysian Election / Meredith L Weiss
- Part II: Interest groups. 7. The Rural Malay Voter in GE-14: Expectations, Surprise, and Misgivings / Serina Rahman ; 8. From Council Flats to Government Quarters: GE-14 in Urban Malay Constituencies / Adib Zalkapli, Wan Saiful Wan Jan ; 9. The Making and Breaking of Malaysia's FELDA Vote Bank / Geoffrey Kevin Pakiam ; 10. Social Transformation and the Consolidation of Chinese Votes for Regime Change / Ngu Ik Tien, Lee Hwok Aun ; 11. Indian Voters in GE-14: Finding a New Voice? / Anantha Raman Govindasamy
- Part III: States. 12. Selangor: Pakatan's Home Advantage, Barisan's Hollow Tactics, PAS' Hardy Base / Lee Hwok Aun ; 13. GE-14 in Johor: Shock or Just Awe? / Francis E Hutchinson ; 14. Kelantan: PAS Settles in on the Balcony of Mecca / Norshahril Saat ; 15. Sarawak: An Electoral Tremor with Far-Reaching Consequences? / Lee Poh Onn ; 16. Sabah: the End of BN and a New Order? / Tony Paridi Bagang, Arnold Puyok
- Part IV: Personal perspectives. 17. Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur: And Together, We Will Fell Goliath! / Fahmi Fadzil ; 18. Kapayan, Sabah: Silent Winds of Change / Jannie Lasimbang ; 19. Pasir Gudang, Johor: Fortitude Amid Defeat / Khaled Nordin ; 20. Ketari, Pahang: Protest and Loyalty, Confidence and Desperation / Young Syefura Othman ; 21. Cempaka, Selangor: Keeping the Faith / Iskandar Abdul Samad ; 22. Big Data and Bold Calls: How INVOKE Saw What Everyone Missed / Rafizi Ramli, James Chai
- Conclusion. 23. Missed Signs or Late Surge? / Lee Hwok Aun, Francis E Hutchinson