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	Malaysian general election, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		General elections were held in Malaysia on March 21, 2004.
		Elections for the assemblies of all the Malaysian states except Sarawak were also held on March 22.
		Sarawak's last state election was held in 2001, and elections for the state assembly are not due till 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malaysian_general_election,_2004 (803 words)

	Elections in Malaysia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		While campaigning is not allowed on election day, transportation is seen as something of a social service, especially since many people did not have a personal means of conveyance until the last decade or two, as of 2004.
		Although usually state government elections are held at the same time as a general election, on occasion, some states opt to dissolve their state assemblies ahead of time.
		Although there used to be elections for members of local governments such as municipal councilmen, as of 2005, no local government elections are held in Malaysia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malaysian_General_Election (1677 words)

	General election - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election.
		The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.
		The general election is usually held on Election Day, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/General_election (160 words)

	General election -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		A general election is an (A vote to select the winner of a position or political office) election in which all members of a given political body are up for election.
		A general election is also a term used in opposition to (A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen) primary election.
		The general election is usually held on (The day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November) Election Day, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/general_election.htm (338 words)

	Malaysian general election, 1999 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1999 Malaysian General Election was held on 29 November 1999 as stipulated by the laws of Malaysia for general elections.
		However, due to the Anwar Ibrahim scandal, the win was one of the lowest experienced by the ruling coalition over the years, since independence, with the exception of the 1969 general election.
		Trends in Malaysia: Election Assessment (PDF) a 62 pages collection of papers from Institute of Southeast Asian Studies after the 1999 election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malaysian_general_election,_1999 (169 words)

	10th General Election in Malaysia
		Pemantu, a grass roots election observers group had received complaints of "phantom voters" in the electoral rolls and had made an inference that there was a "systematic attempt to organize the voter registration" to favour certain parties.
		In all previous elections, UMNO the leading component of Barisan Nasional was seen as a true representative of Malays and have been overwhelmingly voted to power in the Malay heartland (Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis).
		On the election results, the headline of the Malaysian newspaper "Star", read "UMNO's worst fears come true." If this is true one can expect the ruling coalition led by UMNO to make special efforts to bring back the disillusioned Malays to their camp.
	www.saag.org /papers/paper95.html (1311 words)

	::about Malaysia:: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Parliamentary and State elections of the federation of Malaya was held in 1959 after the federation became an independent and sovereign nation on 31 August 1957.
		Generally, federal Parliamentary elections are held in tandem with State election in Peninsula Malaysia while State elections in Sabah and Sarawak have been held separately.
		The previous General Election was held on Nov 29, 1999 involving elections for the Parliamentary and State Legislative Assemblies for all states except for Sabah, Sarawak and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan.
	www.bernama.com /election2004/historygenelec.htm (344 words)

	Malaysian General Election -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		It is held to elect representatives to the state assemblies (Dewan Undangan Negeri) as well as the "Hall of the People" ((Click link for more info and facts about Dewan Rakyat) Dewan Rakyat in (A member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago) Malay).
		Over the years, the predominant winner of the general election has always been the (Click link for more info and facts about Barisan Nasional) Barisan Nasional (National Front in Malay; once known as the (An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty) Alliance).
		No passengers of any vehicle can be forced to alight within 50 (The enclosed land around a house or other building) yards of a candidate's booth on voting day.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Ma/Malaysian_general_election.htm (1651 words)

	Malaysian Elections 1999: Election Commission
		The Malaysian Election Commission (or Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya, SPR) was established on September 4, 1957 pursuant to Article 113 and 114 of the Federal Constitution.
		The members of the Election Commission are appointed by the Yang di Pertuan Agong (HM the King) after consultation with the Council of Rulers.
		Upon the formation of Malaysia in 1963 with the inclusion of Sabah and Sarawak, the number of members was increased by one, to represent Sabah and Sarawak on rotational basis.
	www.sadec.com /Election/spr.html (194 words)

	General Election 2005
		Security has been boosted across the country ahead of Sunday's election, while police and poll workers are busy investigating alleged breaches of campaign rules which they say are just as bad this time as in past elections.
		Supoj Preuksawan, Phitsanulok's chief election supervisor, said his staff were handling five campaign fraud cases involving vote buying and state officials acting in favour of certain parties.
		In the southern province of Narathiwat, Malaysian currency _ often used in border trade _ was running scarce because canvassers had bought large amounts to buy support from Thai workers returning home from Malaysia to vote.
	www.bangkokpost.com /election2005/040205_news06.html (342 words)

	Parliament of Malaysia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A general election is held every four or five years to elect representatives to the Dewan Rakyat; members of the Dewan Negara, like those of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, are appointed.
		The Malaysian Parliament is located in Kuala Lumpur.
		However, there has been substantial controversy over the independence of the Malaysian Parliament, with many viewing it simply as a rubber stamp, approving the executive branch's decisions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parliament_of_Malaysia (1240 words)

	Malaysia: Fair and Free Elections? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Their observations were compiled in a report (Interim Report On the 1999 Malaysian General Election) which has been released to the Election Commission, local political parties as well as Election Watch organisations overseas.
		Far from responding with enthusiasm that Malaysians were concerned about their electoral process and were willing to help make it more 'fair and free', the Election Commission chose to reject the report out of hand.
		The election petition requests that Samy Vellu's victory be nullified and that Jeyakumar be declared the winner instead, or, alternatively, that the result be declared null and void (meaning a by-election be held).
	www.aliran.com /monthly/2000/03b.html (1202 words)

	Malaysian PM calls snap election. 03/03/2004. ABC News Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Elections for the federal parliament were not due until November, but an early vote had been widely predicted as Mr Abdullah seeks his own mandate from the electorate.
		Elections for state assemblies will be held in 12 states simultaneously with those for parliament and PAS, which controls the north-eastern states of Kelantan and Terrenganu, has set its sights on also taking nearby Kedah, Dr Mahathir's home state.
		PAS's gains in the last election were attributed to anger over the 1998 sacking and jailing of Dr Mahathir's popular deputy, Anwar Ibrahim, and to disillusionment with the perceived arrogance and corruption of UMNO, which has been in power since independence from Britain in 1957.
	www.abc.net.au /cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1058205.htm (580 words)

	Encyclopedia: Malaysian general election
		This article is about the unit of measure known as the yard.
		See also: Politics of Malaysia The Malaysian general election of 1969 was the third general election since independence, held in West Malaysia (Malaya) on May 10, 1969, and in East Malaysia later in the month.
		Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy, nominally headed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (paramount ruler), customarily referred to as the king.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Malaysian-general-election (1883 words)

	How can the Presidential Election of a democratic nation be such a mess?
		In a hypothetical country where the political situation is stable, and people are living properously, in a general election, people will generally want to maintain a government that does a good job to run the nation, one that is benevolent to its citizens.
		It segregated the country into different political regions, because in the end, it was the general opinion in each individual state, instead of the combined opinion of the entire population, that mattered.
		In this particular election, the northeast and the Pacific coast are primarily Democrat, and the rest of the country tending towards Republican rule.
	www.wpi.edu /News/TechNews/001114/election.shtml (1936 words)

	BBC News \| Asia-Pacific \| Malaysia faces snap election
		The Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad, has called a snap general election, which is to be held within a month.
		Elections were not officially due until June, but Malaysia has been expecting an early vote for months.
		The reason for holding the election before Ramadan, he said, was to prevent the opposition using it as an opportunity to organise disturbances.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/513836.stm (753 words)

	FLYING INKPOT THEATRE REVIEW: Election Day by Checkpoint Theatre
		In the film Election, Reese Witherspoon and Chris Klein battled for the student council presidency in a high school contest fraught with name-calling and petty vindictiveness.
		Election Day demonstrates that grown-up politics can be just as juvenile, taking as its setting the 1999 Malaysian general election that swept UMNO back into power.
		The set piece at the heart of the play is a wickedly funny portrait of the different groups canvassing outside a polling station, each side convinced that their candidate has been chosen by god to lead the constituency.
	inkpot.com /theatre/04reviews/04revelecday.html (513 words)

	CNN.com - Short notice for Malaysian poll - Mar. 5, 2004
		Malaysians will vote March 21 for their first new prime minister in a generation, with incumbent Abdullah Ahmad Badawi almost certain of defeating the fundamentalist Islamic opposition and winning a mandate to fight corruption within his long-ruling party.
		The Election Commission announced the polling date Friday and set a March 13 deadline for candidates to lodge their nominations, leaving an official campaign period of barely one week.
		Unofficial campaigning for the snap election gained pace as the date was announced.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/malaysia.poll.ap (576 words)

	Malaysia: General Election 2004 - Vote For Democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Another group of Malaysians, associated with PAS’s Youth wing, were detained under the ISA for allegedly belonging to the so-called Kumpulan Militan Malaysia (KMM), allegedly related to the Jemaah Islamiyya, considered the al-Qaeda’s proxy in Southeast Asia.
		Malaysian elections might be somewhat free but definitely not fair to the opposition.
		This election is certainly not a choice, as it were, between the “devil we know” and “the devil we don’t know”.
	www.aliran.com /monthly/2004a/2b.html (2744 words)

	The Epoch Times :: Malaysia's Ruling Party Wins Key Muslim States in General Election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Malaysian media report that the ruling alliance of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi took control of the northern states of Terrenganu and Kelantan which had been held by Malaysia's fundamentalist Islamic opposition.
		Although the snap election was announced less than three weeks ago and the campaign period lasted only one week, voters were positive about the process.
		For many, the election represented a vote of confidence for Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, who took over four months ago when Mahathir Mohamad retired after 22 years in power.
	english.epochtimes.com /news/4-3-21/20541.html (510 words)

	GENERAL ELECTION FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local_elections.
		The term originates in the United_Kingdom_general_elections for the House of Commons.
		A general election is also a term used in opposition to primary_election.
	www.witwib.com /general_election (115 words)

	TCS: Tech Central Station - Islamism's Malaysian Setback (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		A significant outcome of the 2004 election was the re-ordering of the political landscape that was already being altered by the growing influence of Islam in politics and society.
		The election was but a temporary setback in its long struggle to achieve an Islamic state through the ballot box.
		The election was also a major test for Hadi Awang, who took over the PAS presidency upon the death of his predecessor.
	www.techcentralstation.com /051804B.html (1870 words)

	Malaysian Election Special
		Lin Neumann discusses the Malaysian press on the eve of elections in a news analysis.
		''The overall impression is that the Malaysian media, especially the television, are completely and shamelessly on the side of the government,'' Muzaffar Tate of Malaysian Elections Watch told the Associated Press in advance of the election.
		And even before elections were called, the government announced that the opposition would have no access to the state-owned Radio Television Malaysia, the country's oldest TV station.
	www.cpj.org /Briefings/1999/Malaysia/Malaysia22nov99.html (2331 words)

	SUARAM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		On election night, Undi.info aims to be the fastest in delivering the election results.
		We believe with the election around the corner, it is the best time to launch the service," said Chandran.
		Malaysiakini was launched 10 days before the 1999 general elections with three journalists.
	www.suaram.org /update/up20040301-1.htm (438 words)

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