The Semenyih by-election: survey findings on voters and issues
The outcome of the Semenyih By-Election raised several questions on the strength of the political parties post General Election 14. The by-election was important for several reasons, among them was that it was contested in a Malay majority area amidst the growing movement of an UMNO-PAS cooperati...
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| description | The outcome of the Semenyih By-Election raised several questions on the strength of the political parties post General Election 14. The by-election was important for several reasons, among them was that it was contested in a Malay majority area amidst the growing movement of an UMNO-PAS cooperation to deny PH victory in the area of immediate consequence but also in the other constituencies, if the co-operation were proven to be successful. This paper will offer a brief analysis and provide findings on a study made before and after the by-election. Two face-to-face interviews conducted on more than 900 voters identified the issues of importance to them and the basis in which decisions were made in choosing their party and candidate. The study found that there was a swing of the young and elderly voters and candidate choice had some influence on the voting. The cooperation of PAS and BN boosted the performance for a win of the BN candidate in Semenyih. Issues played a part in favour of Pakatan Harapan but it was not fully utilized to their advantage. |
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| spelling | iium-764322020-03-10T02:40:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/76432/ The Semenyih by-election: survey findings on voters and issues Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi Zulkifli, Khairul Syakirin JF2011 Political parties The outcome of the Semenyih By-Election raised several questions on the strength of the political parties post General Election 14. The by-election was important for several reasons, among them was that it was contested in a Malay majority area amidst the growing movement of an UMNO-PAS cooperation to deny PH victory in the area of immediate consequence but also in the other constituencies, if the co-operation were proven to be successful. This paper will offer a brief analysis and provide findings on a study made before and after the by-election. Two face-to-face interviews conducted on more than 900 voters identified the issues of importance to them and the basis in which decisions were made in choosing their party and candidate. The study found that there was a swing of the young and elderly voters and candidate choice had some influence on the voting. The cooperation of PAS and BN boosted the performance for a win of the BN candidate in Semenyih. Issues played a part in favour of Pakatan Harapan but it was not fully utilized to their advantage. 2019 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76432/3/IREP%20ESRU%20Seminar%20SERIES.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76432/14/Prof%20Syed%20-%20Semenyih%20for%20IREP.pdf Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi and Zulkifli, Khairul Syakirin (2019) The Semenyih by-election: survey findings on voters and issues. In: Seminar on Post-GE14 By-Elections: Implications for GE15, 28th August 2019, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | JF2011 Political parties Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi Zulkifli, Khairul Syakirin The Semenyih by-election: survey findings on voters and issues |
| title | The Semenyih by-election: survey findings on voters and issues |
| title_full | The Semenyih by-election: survey findings on voters and issues |
| title_fullStr | The Semenyih by-election: survey findings on voters and issues |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Semenyih by-election: survey findings on voters and issues |
| title_short | The Semenyih by-election: survey findings on voters and issues |
| title_sort | semenyih by-election: survey findings on voters and issues |
| topic | JF2011 Political parties |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/76432/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/76432/3/IREP%20ESRU%20Seminar%20SERIES.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/76432/14/Prof%20Syed%20-%20Semenyih%20for%20IREP.pdf |