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dc.contributor.authorHelen Ting Mu Hung (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-06T02:57:51Z-
dc.date.available2023-11-06T02:57:51Z-
dc.date.issued10-29-2021
dc.identifier.issn0127-4082
dc.identifier.otherukmvital:129549
dc.identifier.urihttps://ptsldigital.ukm.my/jspui/handle/123456789/577981-
dc.descriptionThis article examines local Chinese electoral politics in Sarawak during the 2016 Sarawak state elections based on a case study of two Chinese-majority marginal seats in Sibu district, namely Dudong and Bawang Assan. It examines the discourse and strategies deployed by the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) and the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) and other independent candidates in the two onstituencies. Candidates of the former in both seats were prominent leaders who had left the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) – a major BN component party – to form a rival splinter party called the United People’s Party (UPP) and had contested as “BN direct candidates.” The article provides insights into how the intricate political dynamics on the ground shaped the electoral outcomes. Analysis of the voting patterns in polling districts provides a more nuanced understanding of the purported “increase” in Chinese support, revealing an urban-rural contrast. Both DAP candidates retained majority support in urban Chinese areas, albeit with reduced vote shares and absolute numbers due to abstention. Rural Chinese voters, on the other hand, manifested a clear surge in their support for BN, both in absolute numbers and vote share, contributing decisively to the victories of the two BN direct candidates. The findings are based on field observation, in-depth interviews with party leaders and informants, as well as analysis of polling district results of the two constituencies.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversiti Sains Malaysia
dc.relation.urihttp://web.usm.my/km/current.html
dc.subjectAdenan effect
dc.subjectSarawak Chinese voters
dc.subjectUrban-rural divide
dc.subjectSUPP-UPP conflicts
dc.subjectDAP
dc.titleChinese politics in the 2016 Sarawak State Elections : Case studies of Dudong and Bawang Assan Seats
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.format.volume39
dc.format.pages71-94
dc.format.issue2
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