%0 Journal Article
%T 2006 Sarawak State Elections: Issues and Electoral Results
%A Sivamurugan Pandian
%J Canadian Social Science
%D 2010
%I Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture
%X Malaysia held the ninth Sarawak state election on May 20, 2006. It has invited various issues such as native customary rights land development, fuel hike and Chief Minister successor issue. Barisan Nasional won 62 of the 71 seats. The result was seen as a shock because BN failed to maintain the big mandate given from the previous election which was 60 of the 62 seats contested. The opposition meanwhile won 9 seats, reflecting new voting attitudes among the voters. This article examines the election issues and their performance in the election. This article also discusses the factors that influenced the voting patterns and the implications in the future. It is drawn from a 14 days fieldwork since nomination day, throughout election campaign period and polling day in May 2006. Key words: Malaysia; State Elections; Voting Patterns; Election Issues; Electoral Results R¨¦sum¨¦: La Malaisie a tenu la neuvi¨¨me ¨¦lection dans l'¨¦tat de Sarawak le 20 mai 2006. Cela a caus¨¦ des probl¨¨mes divers, tels que les droits coutumiers de l'am¨¦nagement des terre, l'augmentation des prix de carburant et les successeurs du ministre en chef. Barisan Nasional a remport¨¦ 62 des 71 si¨¨ges. Le r¨¦sultat a ¨¦t¨¦ consid¨¦r¨¦ comme un choc, car BN n'a pas r¨¦ussi ¨¤ maintenir le grand mandat de l'¨¦lection pr¨¦c¨¦dente, c'est-¨¤-dire obtenir 60 des 62 si¨¨ges ¨¤ pourvoir. Pendant ce temps, l'opposition a remport¨¦ 9 si¨¨ges, ce qui refl¨¨te les nouvelles attitudes de vote chez les ¨¦lecteurs. Cet article examine les probl¨¨mes ¨¦lectoraux et leur performance dans l'¨¦lection. Il explique ¨¦galement les facteurs qui ont influenc¨¦ les habitudes de vote et les implications dans l'avenir. Il est tir¨¦ d'un travail de 14 jours sur le terrain depuis le jour de nomination, durant toute la p¨¦riode de campagne ¨¦lectorale et le jour du scrutin en mai 2006. Mots-cl¨¦s: Malaisie; ¨¦lections de l'¨¦tat; habitudes de vote; probl¨¨mes ¨¦lectoraux; r¨¦sultats ¨¦lectoraux
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