The 2021 Malacca State Election: a turning point from the 2018 General Election

Lau, Zhe Wei (2023) The 2021 Malacca State Election: a turning point from the 2018 General Election. In: Pandemic, politics and a fairer society in Southeast Asia: A Malaysian perspective. Emerald Publishing Limited, Bradford, United Kingdom, pp. 137-151. ISBN 978-1-80455-589-7

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Abstract

The 2021 Malacca state election was the first state election in West Malaysia held post-2018 general election during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a state where the governmental power fell into the hands of Pakatan Harapan (PH) during the 2018 general election before switching hands to Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN). After losing majority support, the state assembly was dissolved to make way for a fresh election. Although the Chinese voters in this election did not show much swing towards non-PH party, the support for PH is no long as enthusiastic as before. This chapter studies the political landscape in the 2018 general election focusing on Malacca before analysing the 2021 Malacca state election result that was held during a global health crisis.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Malacca state election; Chinese voters; coalition party; electoral studies; Malaysia; Swing vote
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Political Science
Depositing User:	Dr. Zhe Wei Lau
Date Deposited:	09 May 2024 09:28
Last Modified:	09 May 2024 10:06
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/109779

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