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The Defeat of Barisan Nasional : Missed Signs or Late Surge? / ed. by Hutchinson Hutchinson, Hwok Aun Lee.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (540 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789814843898
  • 9789814843904
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 324.9595062 23
LOC classification:
  • JQ1062.A95 D44 2019
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Introduction -- 1. 9 May 2018: The Unexpected -- I. Campaign Dynamics -- 2. Against the Odds: Malaysia's Electoral Process and Pakatan Harapan's Unlikely Victory -- 3. Winning Elections by Rigging Borders? Barisan Nasional's Brazen, and Failed, Attempt -- 4. Economic Dynamics and the GE-14 Surprise: Statistics, Realities, Sentiments -- 5. Economic Voting and the End of Dominant Party Rule in Malaysia -- 6. Money, Malfeasance, and a Malaysian Election -- II. Interest Groups -- 7. The Rural Malay Voter in GE-14: Expectations, Surprise, and Misgivings -- 8. From Council Flats to Government Quarters: GE-14 in Urban Malay Constituencies -- 9. The Making and Breaking of Malaysia's FELDA Vote Bank -- 10. Social Transformation and the Consolidation of Chinese Votes for Regime Change -- 11. Indian Voters in GE-14: Finding a New Voice? -- PART III: STATES -- 12. Selangor: Pakatan's Home Advantage, Barisan's Hollow Tactics, PAS' Hardy Base -- 13. GE-14 in Johor: Shock or Just Awe? -- 14. Kelantan: PAS Settles in on the Balcony of Mecca -- 15. Sarawak: An Electoral Tremor with Far-Reaching Consequences? -- 16. Sabah: the End of BN and a New Order? -- PART IV: PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES -- 17. Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur: And Together, We Will Fell Goliath! -- 18. Kapayan, Sabah: Silent Winds of Change -- 19. Pasir Gudang, Johor: Fortitude Amid Defeat -- 20. Ketari, Pahang: Protest and Loyalty, Confidence and Desperation -- 21. Cempaka, Selangor: Keeping the Faith -- 22. Big Data and Bold Calls: How INVOKE Saw What Everyone Missed -- Conclusion -- 23. Missed Signs or Late Surge? -- INDEX
Summary: 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-party rule. Despite a long-running financial scandal dogging the ruling coalition, pollsters and commentators predicted a solid BN victory or, at least, a narrow parliamentary majority. Yet, on the day, deeply rooted political dynamics and influential actors came together, sweeping aside many prevailing assumptions and reconfiguring the country's political reality in the process. In order to understand the elections and their implications, this edited volume brings together contributions from ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute researchers and a group of selected collaborators to examine the elections from three angles: campaign dynamics; important trends among major interest groups; and local-level dynamics and developments in key states. This analytical work is complemented by personal narratives from a selection of GE-14 participants.
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Introduction -- 1. 9 May 2018: The Unexpected -- I. Campaign Dynamics -- 2. Against the Odds: Malaysia's Electoral Process and Pakatan Harapan's Unlikely Victory -- 3. Winning Elections by Rigging Borders? Barisan Nasional's Brazen, and Failed, Attempt -- 4. Economic Dynamics and the GE-14 Surprise: Statistics, Realities, Sentiments -- 5. Economic Voting and the End of Dominant Party Rule in Malaysia -- 6. Money, Malfeasance, and a Malaysian Election -- II. Interest Groups -- 7. The Rural Malay Voter in GE-14: Expectations, Surprise, and Misgivings -- 8. From Council Flats to Government Quarters: GE-14 in Urban Malay Constituencies -- 9. The Making and Breaking of Malaysia's FELDA Vote Bank -- 10. Social Transformation and the Consolidation of Chinese Votes for Regime Change -- 11. Indian Voters in GE-14: Finding a New Voice? -- PART III: STATES -- 12. Selangor: Pakatan's Home Advantage, Barisan's Hollow Tactics, PAS' Hardy Base -- 13. GE-14 in Johor: Shock or Just Awe? -- 14. Kelantan: PAS Settles in on the Balcony of Mecca -- 15. Sarawak: An Electoral Tremor with Far-Reaching Consequences? -- 16. Sabah: the End of BN and a New Order? -- PART IV: PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES -- 17. Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur: And Together, We Will Fell Goliath! -- 18. Kapayan, Sabah: Silent Winds of Change -- 19. Pasir Gudang, Johor: Fortitude Amid Defeat -- 20. Ketari, Pahang: Protest and Loyalty, Confidence and Desperation -- 21. Cempaka, Selangor: Keeping the Faith -- 22. Big Data and Bold Calls: How INVOKE Saw What Everyone Missed -- Conclusion -- 23. Missed Signs or Late Surge? -- INDEX

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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-party rule. Despite a long-running financial scandal dogging the ruling coalition, pollsters and commentators predicted a solid BN victory or, at least, a narrow parliamentary majority. Yet, on the day, deeply rooted political dynamics and influential actors came together, sweeping aside many prevailing assumptions and reconfiguring the country's political reality in the process. In order to understand the elections and their implications, this edited volume brings together contributions from ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute researchers and a group of selected collaborators to examine the elections from three angles: campaign dynamics; important trends among major interest groups; and local-level dynamics and developments in key states. This analytical work is complemented by personal narratives from a selection of GE-14 participants.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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