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Malaysia's 1986 General Election : The Urban-Rural Dichotomy /

Ramanathan, Sankaran

Malaysia's 1986 General Election : The Urban-Rural Dichotomy / Sankaran Ramanathan, Mohd Hamdan Adnan. - 1 online resource (87 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- II. Run-up to the 1986 Geneml Election -- III. Election Results -- IV. Post-Election Developments -- V. Summary and Conclusions -- Glossary of Abbreviations and Bahasa Malaysia Terms -- Selected Bibliography -- THE AUTHORS

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This book explains why the opposition party, Democratic Action Party (DAP), won several seats in the urban areas and why the Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) failed dismally in the Malaysian general election of 1986. It also discusses the performance of the various political parties in the election, the issues influencing the electorate, the significance of the revision of the electoral boundaries, and the influence of the mass media.




Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9789813035126 9789814376822

10.1355/9789814376822 doi


POLITICAL SCIENCEĀ / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections.

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