pru13

Analysis of the results of 13th Malaysian General Election

Objectives

1. To discover evidences of fraud

• Inconsistencies in the numbers, and counting
• Anomalies in the data trend and change

2. To gain insights into the results

• What are the causes of the wins and losses?
• Who voted for and who voted against a party?
• Which areas should be focused on for the next GE?
• What are the critical factors in deciding a winning campaigning strategy?

Data sources

PRU13 results - Portal Rasmi PRU-13 (SPR), http://www.pru13.gov.my/ PRU12 results - RTM Final Results, http://www.pru13.com/ Racial breakdown of constituencies - STATISTIK UMUM PILIHANRAYA, http://www.pru13.gov.my/default.informasi.00.04.php Metropolitan data - World Gazetteer: Malaysia - largest cities (per geographical entity), http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1171193898&men=gcis&lng=en&des=gamelan&dat=32&geo=-152&srt=pnan&col=ohdq&pt=c&va=x 3G penetration data - Broadband Coverage Map, http://coverage.celcom.com.my/CelcomCoverageIIPub/faces/CelcomCoverage.jsp