Page 87 - Towards_a_New_Malaysia_The_2018_Election_and_Its_6146371_(z-lib.org)

72 Helen Ting Mu Hung

an independent, who won. Hence for simplicity, we exclude these additional
candidates, focusing only on DAP, MCA, and PAS. Only 12 of the 39 seats
MCA contested were one-on-one contests between MCA and DAP, while
another 12 seats were MCA-DAP-PAS three-cornered contests. MCA faced
o against Keadilan or Bersatu and PAS in its other 15 seats. In all one-on-one
contests against MCA, DAP was triumphant, while in three-cornered ghts,
DAP lost one seat (Ayer Hitam) to MCA. Table 4.11 indicates the proportion
of the popular vote MCA and DAP each obtained in their 12 one-on-one
contests, in relation to the proportion of Chinese voters in these seats.

Table 4.10 Ethnic distribution of DAP electoral support in Peninsular
Malaysia (2018)
Malay Voter support for DAP (%) Total seats Total
voters 30–39.9 40–49.9 50–59.9 60–79.9 80–99.9 contested seats
(%) won
0–9.9 5 5 5
10–19.9 7 7 7
20–29.9 6 1 7 7
30–39.9 1 2 5 8 7
40–49.9 1 3 2 6 6
50–59.9 2 2 1
Total 1 3 5 13 13 35 33

A cursory look at Table 4.11 suggests that at least some DAP candidates
received substantial Malay support. Nonetheless, it is impossible to get an
accurate assessment of the proportion of Malay support each candidate received
in any given seat without polling station data more detailed than are available.

Table 4.11 Vote share in relation to the size of the Chinese electorate in
DAP-MCA two-way contests (2018)
% Chinese voters Average popular vote (%)*
MCA DAP
80–89.9 (2) 10.5 89.5
70–79.9 (6) 14.7 84.7
60–69.9 (2) 12.0 87.7
57.11 (1) 26.0 72.7
49.79 (1) 30.8 69.2
Note: *Average popular votes are calculated based on the total number of votes cast
(inclusive of spoilt votes).

This content downloaded from 139.80.253.0 on Fri, 06 Nov 2020 04:21:59 UTC
All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms