Where does PAS stand in relation to non-Malay voters?

Some analysts argue that the party has gained more ground among the non-Malay voters since the last general election in March 2008.

Says political analyst Wong Chin Huat: "For many years, the choice has been crystal clear - if you want to be more Islamic, you choose PAS."

However, he says, such positioning had restricted PAS to the Malay-Muslim constituencies mainly in the four northern states in the peninsula - Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu - and in some of the other rural constituencies...