The 2011 Sarawak state elections : an analysis of the performance of pakatan rakyat (PR) component parties (PKR, PAS and DAP)

Ariff Aizuddin bin Azlan

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The 2011 Sarawak state elections : an analysis of the performance of pakatan rakyat (PR) component parties (PKR, PAS and DAP)

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dc.contributor.author	Ariff Aizuddin bin Azlan	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2024-10-16T07:23:00Z
dc.date.available	2024-10-16T07:23:00Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.description.abstract	This study examines the performance of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) component political parties (i.e. PKR, PAS and DAP) in the 2011 Sarawak state elections. The 2011 Sarawak state elections was held in April 2011 and it was a tense battle between the ruling BN and the new comer opposition Pakatan Rakyat. The study is based on the assumption that there is a linkage between PR’s campaign strategies and election manifesto and the voters’ preference. Therefore, the study investigates the linkage between campaign strategies and manifesto of Pakatan Rakyat and its performance in the 2011 Sarawak State elections. It uses Martin Harrop and William L. Miller’s theory of competitive elections as a framework for analysis. This study uses qualitative method of research for analysis of data. The data were collected from the primary sources such as formal and informal interviews, party manifestos, newspapers, documents from the Election Commission (EC) and secondary sources such as books and scholarly articles. The study argues that the opposition for the first time collectively campaigned as a single opposition coalition under the name of Pakatan Rakyat. PR’s campaign strategies were quite sound and practical as it divided its campaign strategies into traditional and non-traditional campaign strategies. Besides that PR proposed several strategies which can be labeled as a new type of approach. The study found that even though PR did not get the two-thirds majority in the State Legislative Assembly, it succeeded to capture more seats; pointing to the fact that there is a shift of support from the incumbent BN government towards the opposition PR. However, the study also found that the main factor contributing to PR’s inability to capture more seats was its inability to reach an understanding with the local opposition political party: Sarawak National Party (SNAP). The study therefore, among others, recommends that PR should work out a strategy to integrate some important local political parties such as SNAP if it wants to control Sarawak state legislative assembly.	en_US
dc.description.callnumber	t JQ 1062 A953 A698T 2014	en_US
dc.description.degreelevel	Master	en_US
dc.description.identifier	Thesis : The 2011 Sarawak state elections : an analysis of the performance of pakatan rakyat (PR) component parties (PKR, PAS and DAP) /by Ariff Aizuddin bin Azlan	en_US
dc.description.identity	t11100337871AriffAizuddin	en_US
dc.description.kulliyah	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences	en_US
dc.description.notes	Thesis (MHSPS)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2014	en_US
dc.description.physicaldescription	xv, 116 leaves : ill. ; 30cm.	en_US
dc.description.programme	Master of Science in Political Science.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/12873
dc.identifier.url	https://lib.iium.edu.my/mom/services/mom/document/getFile/dqcnFjEy2B1KXPSVu7b6xe6obF6qt5tQ20150615151303886
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Kuala Lumpur : International Islamic University Malaysia, 2014	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright International Islamic University Malaysia
dc.subject.lcsh	Elections--Malaysia--Sarawak	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Sarawak--Politics and government--21st century	en_US
dc.title	The 2011 Sarawak state elections : an analysis of the performance of pakatan rakyat (PR) component parties (PKR, PAS and DAP)	en_US
dc.type	Master Thesis	en_US
dspace.entity.type	Publication