To look at the ethnic voting patterns is to appreciate not only Sabah’s uniqueness but also how it has simultaneously mirrored broader shifts taking place in national politics - where the support of different communities cannot be taken for granted and every vote counts.
This 6th article of the series on ethnic voting in GE15 analyses voting behaviour from the polling stations’ results in Sabah, and compares these results to the 2020 Sabah elections and those of GE14.
The findings show that ethnic swings were critical in shaping the GE15 electoral outcome in Sabah as new ethnic alignments emerged.