The implications of the electoral system for party competition in West Malaysia, 1982-2004

Taking a Rational Choice Institutionalist approach, this thesis argues that the Single Member Plurality (SMP) elections have contributed to the thriving of electoral one-party state in Malaysia. Analysing six consecutive elections from 1982 to 2004, it examines the implications of the electoral syst...

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Main Author: Wong, C. H.
Published: University of Essex 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542353