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Monday, July 8, 2013

It wasn’t a Chinese tsunami


Barisan Nasional received fewer votes in GE13 from Malays, Chinese and also Indians than five years ago, a study has shown, diminishing significantly the Umno theory that the Chinese tsunami deprived Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his coalition a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
In 2013, BN obtained 54 per cent of the Malay vote, compared with 58 per cent in 2008; 13 per cent of the Chinese vote, compared with 35 per cent in 2008 and 44 per cent of the Indian vote, compared with 47 per cent five years ago.
These figures were presented at a post-election seminar by Rita Sim of the Centre for Strategic Engagement (CENSE).
The statistics were culled from a survey conducted a week after the elections. Some 1,300 respondents took part in the survey through phone interviews and face-to-face sessions.
She noted that most of those polled also felt that it was a Malaysian tsunami which dictated the results of GE13, with even 65.8 of Malay respondents saying that it was a Malaysian, rather than Chinese, tsunami, a phrase used by a disappointed Najib in the wee hours of May 6 after all the results were in.
That phrase caught fire and has become a crutch for Najib and Umno politicians to explain why Pakatan Rakyat managed to increase their share of parliamentary seats and win the popular vote for the first time. It has also been used by Utusan Malaysia and Umno bloggers to carry out a campaign of demonising the Chinese.
Sim joked that the only people who believed the theory about the Chinese tsunami were “the Umno fellas who lost".
She was speaking at the seminar organised by the International Islamic University.
She noted that Chinese voters in Malaysia have become bolder in their political choices and viewed Pakatan Rakyat (PR) as the best platform for their race.
“The Chinese have gone beyond the 'fear' factor. They are now no longer afraid,” said Sim.
She noted that though MCA was supposed to represent Chinese voters, the community had a different perception about the BN component party.
“Many within the Chinese community felt that MCA bows to Umno.” she said.
An analyst from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria had a slightly different view on the Chinese vote. 
He said the Chinese community switched to the opposition because they found Malay politicians in Pakatan Rakyat who were capable of leading the country.
“This time the Chinese had found alternative leaders from the Malay community that could lead the nation,”  he said.
However, Jayasooria urged that the masses should not just focus on the Chinese voters but to look into the pattern of leadership among the new Malay politicians, especially those from PR.
“What we need to look at is the ethnic paradigm shift from the non-Malays that are moving toward a new set of Malay leaders. These Malay leaders could be the ones who are impartial and scrupulous in leading the country,” added Jayasooria. 

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