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states or federal territories, on the other hand, are Malay-majority, given the
high proportion of Malays among their population: Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan,
Terengganu, and Putrajaya.
e concentration of Malays is higher on the east coast, in places such as
Kelantan and Terengganu, and in northwestern states such as Kedah and Perlis
in Peninsular Malaysia. In contrast, Chinese Malaysians are concentrated in
urban areas of west-coast states, including Penang, Perak, Selangor, Malacca,
Negeri Sembilan, and Johor. Out of 117 Malay seats on the peninsula, 52 are
considered FELDA seats, since they contain FELDA settlements (see Chart
3.1). ese FELDA seats are regarded as the Malay heartland. ere are an
estimated 1.2 million FELDA voters, comprising about 119,000 settlers, both
men and women, their children and grandchildren, as well as employees of
FELDA and its various companies ( e Star 2018a). e ve parliamentary
seats with the most FELDA voters are Jempol in Negri Sembilan, Kuala Krau
and Rompin in Pahang, and Kota Tinggi and Pengerang in Johor.

Chart 3.1 FELDA seats, 2018

Source: e Star 2018a.

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