Electoral Boundaries In Malaysia’s 2018 Election: Malapportionment, Gerrymandering And UMNO’s Fall



With the unforeseen defeat of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) at Malaysia’s 2018 General Election 14 (GE 14) after over six decades of political dominance, Malaysia is at an unprecedented state of post-UMNO transition. In his article “Electoral Boundaries In Malaysia’s 2018 Election”, Professor Kai Ostwald (SPPGA; UBC Political Science) delineates the fall of UMNO through a close examination of the political context, providing an overview of the role electoral boundaries played in GE 14.

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