BN’s Jerlun parliamentarian Mukhriz Mahathir would be the people’s choice for Kedah menteri besar, should the coalition win back the state in the next general election.
A recent survey by Universiti Utara Malaysia across the 36 state seats has established that there is overwhelming support for Mukhriz(right), the son of former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
The poll saw 67 percent of Malays, 78 percent of Chinese and 71 percent of Indians backing Mukhriz.
The deputy minister for international trade and industry emerged ahead of senior Kedah leaders including federal minister Mohd Jamil Khir Baharom, state Umno liaison chief Ahmad Bashah and state Opposition Leader Mahdzir Khalid.
Three hundred respondents were picked at random from each polling district for the survey.
Of the 10,800 respondents, 76 percent are Malays, 16 percent are Chinese, 7 percent are Indians and one percent of Thai origin.
The majority, or 47 percent, live in villages. Another 32 percent live in urban settlements, 20 percent in cities and 1 percent in estates.
Better chance seen for BN
It was found that BN, in particular Umno, stands a better chance of winning the election now.
This is because 52 percent of the respondents expressed dissatisfaction with the state government’s performance, while 59% said many of its election promises remained unfulfilled.
While 54 percent do not want to see the PAS-led government re-elected, 47 percent indicated their belief that Malays had fared better under BN rule.
Kedah, once an Umno stronghold, fell to Pakatan in the ‘political tsunami’ of 2008.
A recent survey by Universiti Utara Malaysia across the 36 state seats has established that there is overwhelming support for Mukhriz(right), the son of former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad.The poll saw 67 percent of Malays, 78 percent of Chinese and 71 percent of Indians backing Mukhriz.
The deputy minister for international trade and industry emerged ahead of senior Kedah leaders including federal minister Mohd Jamil Khir Baharom, state Umno liaison chief Ahmad Bashah and state Opposition Leader Mahdzir Khalid.
Three hundred respondents were picked at random from each polling district for the survey.
Of the 10,800 respondents, 76 percent are Malays, 16 percent are Chinese, 7 percent are Indians and one percent of Thai origin.
The majority, or 47 percent, live in villages. Another 32 percent live in urban settlements, 20 percent in cities and 1 percent in estates.
Better chance seen for BN
It was found that BN, in particular Umno, stands a better chance of winning the election now.
This is because 52 percent of the respondents expressed dissatisfaction with the state government’s performance, while 59% said many of its election promises remained unfulfilled.While 54 percent do not want to see the PAS-led government re-elected, 47 percent indicated their belief that Malays had fared better under BN rule.
Kedah, once an Umno stronghold, fell to Pakatan in the ‘political tsunami’ of 2008.
However, issues have arisen under the leadership of Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak (left), who have been at odds with the Pakatan and PAS central leadership.
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