Harapan faces the most serious contraction of support if Malacca trends continue...
Articles / 23.09.2020
Warisan swing: How it helped ‘win’ Sabah in GE14
Dissecting the Warisan swing in 2018...
Articles / 18.09.2020
Old and new politics blend in Sabah
Do not be fooled by what is on the surface of the campaign...
Articles / 09.09.2020
Sabah’s new seats: A reassessment
There is a tendency is to project GE14 voting patterns on the future Sabah polls, and this needs to be reassessed...
Six months after the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government came together to take over the federal government, the divisions in the governing coalitions of convenience are openly apparent. Not a day goes by without one of the different component parties taking a jab at others, be it with calls for the...
Polarization over race, religion, and reform has afflicted Malaysia for decades and powerfully shaped its electoral politics. ...
As Sarawakians head to the polls today, it is important to understand that the BN-created electoral constituencies in the state will significantly impact the result. Malaysia’s non-independent Electoral Commission (EC) has staked the system in its favour in how it has delineated and recently redrawn the state’s electoral boundaries....
Articles, News & Commentary / 06.05.2016
It’s raining money in Sarawak
From projects and vote-buying to patronage and betting, money politics in Sarawak is raining everywhere. But, as Bridget Welsh reports, there is little concern for the long-term damages as candidates and voters seek to cash in....
Bridget Welsh on the the slowly-shifting sands of the Sarawak political landscape and what it means for the 7 May election....
Articles, News & Commentary / 03.05.2016
‘Same old’ in Sarawak campaign
Billed as one of the most important elections in the Malaysian state’s history, Sarawak heads to the polls on 7 May. But the campaign has sent confusing messages and failed to inspire voters, reports Bridget Welsh....