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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2009
Subjects:
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/1225/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1225/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1225/1/April_2009_Tri-elections_in_Malaysia_-_Maintaining_the_Status_Quo.pdf
id iium-1225
recordtype eprints
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
repository_type Digital Repository
institution_category Local University
institution International Islamic University Malaysia
building IIUM Repository
collection Online Access
language English
topic JA Political science (General)
spellingShingle JA Political science (General)
Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar
April 2009 “Tri-elections” in Malaysia: maintaining the status quo
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.
format Article
author Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar
author_facet Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar
author_sort Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar
title April 2009 “Tri-elections” in Malaysia: maintaining the status quo
title_short 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_sort april 2009 “tri-elections” in malaysia: maintaining the status quo
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2009
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/1225/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1225/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1225/1/April_2009_Tri-elections_in_Malaysia_-_Maintaining_the_Status_Quo.pdf
first_indexed 2023-09-18T20:08:26Z
last_indexed 2023-09-18T20:08:26Z
_version_ 1777407315862880256