"How did we Choose?": Understanding the Northern Female Voting Behaviour in Malaysia in the 14th General Election*

Pakatan Harapan (PH) won the 14thGeneral Election (GE-14) held in May, 2018 in Malaysia. PH thus ended sixty-one years rule of Barisan Nasional (BN).While the slogan of Malaysia Bahru (New Malaysia), indicating changes to come in the country, became a popular slogan, one thing remained constant. Thi...

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Authors: Zakuan, Ummu Atiyah Ahmad (Author) ; Sani, Mohammad Azizuddin Mohd (Author) ; Abdullah, Norehan (Author) ; Azmi, Zaireeni (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2018
In: Intellectual discourse
Year: 2018, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 859-882
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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