The 1995 Malaysian general election
Reaffirmation of Barisan Nasional dominance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10478205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hari Singh (0000-0001-7494-7107, National University of Singapore, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 343 |
| Pages | 389-409 |
| Publication date | 1997-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Round Table (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-8533 • E-ISSN: 1465-4008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00358539708454374 |
| OpenAlex | W1567256463 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 22 |
In 1995, the Barisan Nasional (BN) attained its greatest electoral victory ever when it won four‐fifths of the parliamentary and state assembly seats as well as the popular vote. Its success is all the more significant given that the coalition was plagued by political and financial scandals and intra‐party divisions. While a bustling economy, the advantage of incumbency and an ineffectual opposition may have contributed to its spectacular performance, a more coherent explanation would focus on the shift in majority Chinese support from the opposition to the BN in response to the significant concessions made by the Malay‐based government to the Chinese community. These concessions symbolized a strategic adjustment to the national agenda, and were motivated partly by the BN's concern with its eroding political hegemony, but also by the immediate interests of Malay political elites
Coalition government · Economics · General election · Hegemony · Malay · National election · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Victory · Asian Studies and History · Indonesian Election Politics and Participation · Law · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
Old societies and new states
Ethnic conflict and political development
Uncommon Democracies
Democracy Without Consensus
Netherlands India
The State and Ethnic Politics in SouthEast Asia
Statist democracy and the limits to civil society in Malaysia
Changing Dimensions in Malaysian Politics
Political Change in Malaysia
Asian Power and Politics
Special Rights' as a Strategy for Development
Personal Rulership, Patrimonialism, and Empire-Building in the New States
Consociational Democracy
Patron-Client Politics and Political Change in Southeast Asia
Umno Leaders and Malay Rulers
The Malayan Parliamentary Election of 1964
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2005 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |