Kajang by-election: a study of voter behaviour

• Main Authors: Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi, Souket, Rizwanah, Wakichan, Azrul Hisyam
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: JF2011 Political parties; P87 Communication. Mass media
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/76422/2/IREP%20ANPOR%20Guidebook.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76422/3/ANPOR%202019%20%20FULL%20PAPER%20KAJANG%20BY-ELECTIONS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76422/4/ANPOR%202019%20PRESENTATION.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76422/; https://www.anpor.net/chiangmai2019/2019-apca-annual-conference/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This paper evaluates the Kajang by-election held in 2014 from the perspective of the third person effect. The state seat of Kajang was considered important given the poor results obtained by the ruling party, Barisan Nasional, then, a party that lost for the second successive time its two-third parl...