Malaysias 1986 General Election

Download or read book Malaysia's 1986 General Election written by Sankaran Ramanathan and published by Institute of Southeast Asian. This book was released on 1988 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains why the opposition party, Democratic Action Party (DAP), won several seats in the urban areas and why the Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) failed dismally in the Malaysian general election of 1986. It also discusses the performance of the various political parties in the election, the issues influencing the electorate, the significance of the revision of the electoral boundaries, and the influence of the mass media.