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New Voter Tendency in the 15th General Election

This paper discusses the tendency of new voters to vote for the first time in the 15th General Election (GE15). Based on the statistics released by the Election Commission (SPR), the number of new voters who voted for the first time is around 6.2 million, of which 1.3 million are between 18 and 20 y...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Mohd Mahadee, Adnan, Zatul Himmah, Ishak, Mohd Sobhi
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM Press) 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110100/
https://ejournal.ukm.my/jebat/article/view/64762/14219
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1101002024-09-05T07:02:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110100/ New Voter Tendency in the 15th General Election Ismail, Mohd Mahadee Adnan, Zatul Himmah Ishak, Mohd Sobhi This paper discusses the tendency of new voters to vote for the first time in the 15th General Election (GE15). Based on the statistics released by the Election Commission (SPR), the number of new voters who voted for the first time is around 6.2 million, of which 1.3 million are between 18 and 20 years old. Since they are a group of first-time voters, the tendency of their political support could be unclearer. Many parties wonder where their political support is headed, especially in the many-cornered competition involving extensive political cooperation such as Perikatan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan, Barisan Nasional, and Gerakan Tanah Air. Accordingly, this paper aims to examine the tendency of new voters during the last GE15 campaign period through an online survey. The survey was conducted openly with the target of eligible voters, and 1438 respondents have given feedback. The study results show that 91 percent of the total number of respondents will go out to vote, and they tend to choose elected representatives who have integrity and are free of corruption, do not break promises, and are highly educated. Most of the group of respondents also tend to support national political trends. From that, new voters who vote for the first time have a good intensity of political literacy. Therefore, they become the determinants of changes in the current political support unrelated to political patronage elements like previous generations. They can also be catalysts for change in society in general and the country’s leadership in particular. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM Press) 2023 Article PeerReviewed Ismail, Mohd Mahadee and Adnan, Zatul Himmah and Ishak, Mohd Sobhi (2023) New Voter Tendency in the 15th General Election. Jebat: Malaysian Journal of History, Politics & Strategic Studies, 50 (2). pp. 224-240. ISSN 0126-5644; ESSN: 2180-0251 https://ejournal.ukm.my/jebat/article/view/64762/14219 10.17576/jebat.2023.5002.08
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description This paper discusses the tendency of new voters to vote for the first time in the 15th General Election (GE15). Based on the statistics released by the Election Commission (SPR), the number of new voters who voted for the first time is around 6.2 million, of which 1.3 million are between 18 and 20 years old. Since they are a group of first-time voters, the tendency of their political support could be unclearer. Many parties wonder where their political support is headed, especially in the many-cornered competition involving extensive political cooperation such as Perikatan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan, Barisan Nasional, and Gerakan Tanah Air. Accordingly, this paper aims to examine the tendency of new voters during the last GE15 campaign period through an online survey. The survey was conducted openly with the target of eligible voters, and 1438 respondents have given feedback. The study results show that 91 percent of the total number of respondents will go out to vote, and they tend to choose elected representatives who have integrity and are free of corruption, do not break promises, and are highly educated. Most of the group of respondents also tend to support national political trends. From that, new voters who vote for the first time have a good intensity of political literacy. Therefore, they become the determinants of changes in the current political support unrelated to political patronage elements like previous generations. They can also be catalysts for change in society in general and the country’s leadership in particular.
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author Ismail, Mohd Mahadee
Adnan, Zatul Himmah
Ishak, Mohd Sobhi
spellingShingle Ismail, Mohd Mahadee
Adnan, Zatul Himmah
Ishak, Mohd Sobhi
New Voter Tendency in the 15th General Election
author_facet Ismail, Mohd Mahadee
Adnan, Zatul Himmah
Ishak, Mohd Sobhi
author_sort Ismail, Mohd Mahadee
title New Voter Tendency in the 15th General Election
title_short New Voter Tendency in the 15th General Election
title_full New Voter Tendency in the 15th General Election
title_fullStr New Voter Tendency in the 15th General Election
title_full_unstemmed New Voter Tendency in the 15th General Election
title_sort new voter tendency in the 15th general election
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM Press)
publishDate 2023
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110100/
https://ejournal.ukm.my/jebat/article/view/64762/14219
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