April 2009 “Tri-elections” in Malaysia: maintaining the status quo
By-elections held after the 12th general elections held on March 8, 2008 are of special significance as they indicate the level of support gained by the opposition as well as the receding popularity of the ruling coalition. The three by-elections (hence called tri-elections), one parliamentary and t...
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| description | By-elections held after the 12th general elections held on March 8, 2008 are of special significance as they indicate the level of support gained by the opposition as well as the receding popularity of the ruling coalition. The three by-elections (hence called tri-elections), one parliamentary and two state assemblies, held in April 2009 show that the composition of the federal parliament and the state assembly of Kedah and Sarawak remained the same. The PR garnered multiethnic support in the peninsula while BN remains strong in Sarawak. |
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| spelling | iium-12252011-08-01T00:59:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1225/ April 2009 “Tri-elections” in Malaysia: maintaining the status quo Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar JA Political science (General) By-elections held after the 12th general elections held on March 8, 2008 are of special significance as they indicate the level of support gained by the opposition as well as the receding popularity of the ruling coalition. The three by-elections (hence called tri-elections), one parliamentary and two state assemblies, held in April 2009 show that the composition of the federal parliament and the state assembly of Kedah and Sarawak remained the same. The PR garnered multiethnic support in the peninsula while BN remains strong in Sarawak. IIUM Press 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1225/1/April_2009_Tri-elections_in_Malaysia_-_Maintaining_the_Status_Quo.pdf Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar (2009) April 2009 “Tri-elections” in Malaysia: maintaining the status quo. Intellectual Discourse, 17 (1). pp. 93-105. ISSN 0128-4878 http://www.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/8 |
| spellingShingle | JA Political science (General) Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar April 2009 “Tri-elections” in Malaysia: maintaining the status quo |
| title | April 2009 “Tri-elections” in Malaysia: maintaining the status quo |
| title_full | April 2009 “Tri-elections” in Malaysia: maintaining the status quo |
| title_fullStr | April 2009 “Tri-elections” in Malaysia: maintaining the status quo |
| title_full_unstemmed | April 2009 “Tri-elections” in Malaysia: maintaining the status quo |
| title_short | April 2009 “Tri-elections” in Malaysia: maintaining the status quo |
| title_sort | april 2009 “tri-elections” in malaysia: maintaining the status quo |
| topic | JA Political science (General) |
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