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Ethnics in coalition: An analysis of stronghold state level party’s performance and trend

Pahang was known as Barisan Nasional (BN) stronghold state due to its capabilities to take over the office in Pahang comfortably from the first General Election (GE) until the 13th GE (2013). Despite its triumph, BN Pahang began to lose its tenacity in the 12th GE (2008) and worsened in the 14th GE...

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Main Authors: Rosmadi Fauzi,, Zulkanain Abdul Rahman,, Mohd Muslim Said,, Muhammad Fathi Marzuki,, Veronica Sayu Balang,, Kamaruzaman Jusoff,, Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub,, Nisfariza Mohd Noor,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
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spelling my-ukm.journal.235602024-05-17T01:22:37Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23560/ Ethnics in coalition: An analysis of stronghold state level party’s performance and trend Rosmadi Fauzi, Zulkanain Abdul Rahman, Mohd Muslim Said, Muhammad Fathi Marzuki, Veronica Sayu Balang, Kamaruzaman Jusoff, Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub, Nisfariza Mohd Noor, Pahang was known as Barisan Nasional (BN) stronghold state due to its capabilities to take over the office in Pahang comfortably from the first General Election (GE) until the 13th GE (2013). Despite its triumph, BN Pahang began to lose its tenacity in the 12th GE (2008) and worsened in the 14th GE held in 2018. As a party that consists of three main component parties, namely, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), and Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) needs to devise a new formula and strategy to rebound their position. Therefore, this article was designed to unravel the interrelation between two main keys, ethnicity and alliance formation, to determine the BN resiliency in Pahang. The approach used in this study was a quantitative method using the data obtained from the Election Commission of Malaysia. The data was then tabulated and displayed on a map using the Geographical Information System (GIS). The study found that BN lost their popular vote to the opposing party by only 41.6% compared to 54.8% in the 13th GE. Besides, the number of seats won by BN declined by 39% compared to the 11th GE (2004). Results show that BN needs to form a strong coalition that consists of diversity in terms of ethnicity to win over the office. This study is substantively for parties to win over the electorate’s heart and promote a good democracy in the country. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024-02-29 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23560/1/189_203_680992360821PB.pdf Rosmadi Fauzi, and Zulkanain Abdul Rahman, and Mohd Muslim Said, and Muhammad Fathi Marzuki, and Veronica Sayu Balang, and Kamaruzaman Jusoff, and Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub, and Nisfariza Mohd Noor, (2024) Ethnics in coalition: An analysis of stronghold state level party’s performance and trend. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 20 (1). pp. 189-203. ISSN 2180-2491 https://ejournal.ukm.my/gmjss/index
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description Pahang was known as Barisan Nasional (BN) stronghold state due to its capabilities to take over the office in Pahang comfortably from the first General Election (GE) until the 13th GE (2013). Despite its triumph, BN Pahang began to lose its tenacity in the 12th GE (2008) and worsened in the 14th GE held in 2018. As a party that consists of three main component parties, namely, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), and Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) needs to devise a new formula and strategy to rebound their position. Therefore, this article was designed to unravel the interrelation between two main keys, ethnicity and alliance formation, to determine the BN resiliency in Pahang. The approach used in this study was a quantitative method using the data obtained from the Election Commission of Malaysia. The data was then tabulated and displayed on a map using the Geographical Information System (GIS). The study found that BN lost their popular vote to the opposing party by only 41.6% compared to 54.8% in the 13th GE. Besides, the number of seats won by BN declined by 39% compared to the 11th GE (2004). Results show that BN needs to form a strong coalition that consists of diversity in terms of ethnicity to win over the office. This study is substantively for parties to win over the electorate’s heart and promote a good democracy in the country.
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author Rosmadi Fauzi,
Zulkanain Abdul Rahman,
Mohd Muslim Said,
Muhammad Fathi Marzuki,
Veronica Sayu Balang,
Kamaruzaman Jusoff,
Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub,
Nisfariza Mohd Noor,
spellingShingle Rosmadi Fauzi,
Zulkanain Abdul Rahman,
Mohd Muslim Said,
Muhammad Fathi Marzuki,
Veronica Sayu Balang,
Kamaruzaman Jusoff,
Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub,
Nisfariza Mohd Noor,
Ethnics in coalition: An analysis of stronghold state level party’s performance and trend
author_facet Rosmadi Fauzi,
Zulkanain Abdul Rahman,
Mohd Muslim Said,
Muhammad Fathi Marzuki,
Veronica Sayu Balang,
Kamaruzaman Jusoff,
Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub,
Nisfariza Mohd Noor,
author_sort Rosmadi Fauzi,
title Ethnics in coalition: An analysis of stronghold state level party’s performance and trend
title_short Ethnics in coalition: An analysis of stronghold state level party’s performance and trend
title_full Ethnics in coalition: An analysis of stronghold state level party’s performance and trend
title_fullStr Ethnics in coalition: An analysis of stronghold state level party’s performance and trend
title_full_unstemmed Ethnics in coalition: An analysis of stronghold state level party’s performance and trend
title_sort ethnics in coalition: an analysis of stronghold state level party’s performance and trend
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2024
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23560/1/189_203_680992360821PB.pdf
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