KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — Some ethnic Chinese voters could abstain from voting at the Kuala Kubu Baru by-election on May 11 as a form of protest against the DAP, amid talks of...
Penang should learn from Selangor on how to go from backend chip manufacturing to front-end design work, says Guan EngSome ethnic Chinese voters could abstain from voting at the Kuala Kubu Baru by-election on May 11 as a form of protest against the DAP , amid talks of growing disenchantment among the community that was once a staunch backer of the Pakatan Harapan’s strongest component member.
But issues that have cropped up in the seven months since the Selangor state polls last August, could potentially upend the voting trend that had helped DAP become PH’s most formidable party, analysts said.
DAP’s former member of parliament for Bangi Ong Kian Ming said he estimated that voter turnout at the May 7 by-election would be lower across all ethnicities, and a significant number of ethnic Chinese and Indian voters could view the polls as unimportant since it won’t affect the stability of the Selangor state government. — Picture By Raymond Manuel
These factors could drive many to abstain from voting in a bid to send a protest message to the ruling coalition, Ong said. “If the turnout of the Chinese voters drops further to just above 50 per cent and the turnout of the Indian voters drop to 45 per cent, and the Malay support drops to just 15 per cent with the Chinese support at 85 per cent and Indian support at 75 per cent, the DAP will lose this seat by almost 2000 votes,” he said.
James Chin, professor of Asian studies at the University of Tasmania, said Perikatan Nasional will likely play up the frustration towards Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s government, but believed this would not be effective in swaying ethnic minority voters to back a coalition that includes the Islamist PAS.
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