The defeat of Barisan Nasional : missed signs or late surge? / edited by Francis E. Hutchinson, Lee Hwok Aun.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hutchinson, Francis E., editor.

Lee, Hwok Aun, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barisan Nasional (Organization).

Pakatan Harapan (Malaysia).

Elections--Malaysia.

Elections.

Political parties--Malaysia.

Political parties.

Malaysia--Politics and government.

Malaysia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 509 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Singapore : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

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 developments in key states. This analytical work is complemented by personal narratives from a selection of GE-14 participants.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CONTRIBUTORS

ABBREVIATIONS

1. 9 May 2018: The Unexpected

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

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?

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?

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

23. Missed Signs or Late Surge?

INDEX

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Apr 2020).

ISBN:

981-4843-90-3

OCLC:

1143832434