The 1999 Malaysian general elections: Issues, insults, and irregularities

Asian Survey

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 413-435

  Weiss, Meredith L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0033828026     PISSN: 00044687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3021154     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. These figures are derived from Dachlan M. Noer's posting to the Sangkancil mailing list (archived at 〈http://www.malaysia.net/lists/sangkancil/1999-12/〈), "Analysis - Parliament.xls," sent via list owner MGG Pillai on December 3, 1999.
2. Patricia Martinez, "More than Meets the Eye: More Complex Factors to Explain Election Outcome," Aliran Monthly 19:10 (December 1999), pp. 10-11.
3. Farish A. Noor, "Malaysian Elections 1999: A Shift in the Political Terrain," AsiaSource, December 1, 1999, on the World Wide Web at 〈http://www.asiasource.org/〉 [accessed December 1, 1999].
4. Quoted in "Unanswered Questions on BN's Failure in Kelantan," Bernama wire service, November 30, 1999.
5. Sharanjit Singh, "UMNO Will Not Go the PAS Way," New Straits Times, December 5, 1999.
6. Quoted in "UMNO Is Known to Change," Asiaweek, December 10, 1999.
7. See Francis Loh Kok Wah, "Understanding Politics in Sabah and Sarawak: An Overview," Kajian Malaysia 15:1-2 (January/December 1997), pp. 1-14; Khong Kim Hoong, Malaysia's General Elections 1990: Continuity, Change, and Ethnic Politics (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1991); and Edmund Terence Gomez, The 1995 Malaysian General Elections: A Report and Commentary (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1996).
8. See Francis Loh Kok Wah, "Understanding Politics in Sabah and Sarawak: An Overview," Kajian Malaysia 15:1-2 (January/December 1997), pp. 1-14; Khong Kim Hoong, Malaysia's General Elections 1990: Continuity, Change, and Ethnic Politics (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1991); and Edmund Terence Gomez, The 1995 Malaysian General Elections: A Report and Commentary (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1996).
9. See Francis Loh Kok Wah, "Understanding Politics in Sabah and Sarawak: An Overview," Kajian Malaysia 15:1-2 (January/December 1997), pp. 1-14; Khong Kim Hoong, Malaysia's General Elections 1990: Continuity, Change, and Ethnic Politics (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1991); and Edmund Terence Gomez, The 1995 Malaysian General Elections: A Report and Commentary (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1996).
10. See Michael Goldman, "Contemporary Chinese Politics in Sarawak: A View from Kuching and Sibu," Kajian Malaysia 15:1-2 (January/December 1997), pp. 84-147.
11. Star, November 28, 1999, p. 57. The advertisements in the Star were heavily edited and buried in the back of the paper, while others were rejected altogether.
12. See Keadilan Vice-President Marina Yusof's December 10, 1999, press statement, "Bukti kukuh tentang penipuan Pilihanraya" (Firm proof of electoral fraud), available on the World Wide Web at 〈http://www.keadilan.org/kenyataan/marina_101299_m.html〉 [accessed December 23, 1999], or S. Retna and Ferida Abd Kudhus, "Better than in 1995, Says Dr. M," Sun, December 1, 1999.
13. See Keadilan Vice-President Marina Yusof's December 10, 1999, press statement, "Bukti kukuh tentang penipuan Pilihanraya" (Firm proof of electoral fraud), available on the World Wide Web at 〈http://www.keadilan.org/kenyataan/marina_101299_m.html〉 [accessed December 23, 1999], or S. Retna and Ferida Abd Kudhus, "Better than in 1995, Says Dr. M," Sun, December 1, 1999.
14. See Amir Muhammad's posting to the Sangkancil mailing list, "Undi hantu in kubang pasu?" (Phantom voters in Kubang Pasu, November 28, 1999, archived at 〈http:// www.malaysia.net/lists/sangkancil/1999-11/〈].
15. Parties must fund their own campaigns. However, aside from its own substantial funds and those of its wealthy supporters, the BN has benefited immensely during elections from its access to government machinery and perennial control of federal funds.
16. Quoted in Retna and Ferida, "Better than in 1995."
17. "Election a 'Wake-Up Call' for Malaysia's Ruling Party: Minister," Agence France Presse, December 5, 1999.