BOTH federal and state level incumbent leaders seem to have the approval of a majority of the respondents to a survey conducted in Selangor ahead of state elections.
The Selangor Malay Voters Public Opinion Survey reveals that 69% of the slightly more than 1,000 respondents approve of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s performance while another 68% approve of the unity government he leads.
The survey, conducted by public opinion research centre Endeavour-MGC, involved 1,068 respondents from a total of 1,910,841 registered Malay voters in Selangor.
According to the poll, 50% of the respondents agree that Anwar is the best suited person to be prime minister right now, followed by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin with 16% of the vote, and Datuk Seri Najib Razak with 9%, while Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Khairy Jamaluddin tied at 6%.
Also, 69% of the respondents agree with the decision made by Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional to join hands and form the unity government after the general election in November.
The survey reveals that 61% of respondents say that party remains the most important consideration for them when casting their ballots.
Almost half of the respondents – 42% – also say they would vote for Pakatan in the upcoming state elections.
Opposition bloc Perikatan Nasional is close behind with 33%, followed by Barisan with 15%.
Meanwhile, 9% of the respondents marked “Don’t Know” for their reply to who they would vote for – political analyst have said that such fencesitters are more likely to vote for Perikatan.
The survey also reveals that 71% of respondents approve of Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari’s performance and his Pakatan-led state government.
It also says that 75% feel Pakatan should choose Amirudin as the mentri besar again if the coalition wins the state polls.
Next best suited to be mentri besar is former Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin with 24% votes after Amirudin who gained 46% votes from the respondents. Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz is third choice with 10% of the votes.
Of the total respondents, 45% of them are from the B40 group with an income of RM4,850 and below; 40% from the M40 group with a monthly income between RM4,850 and RM10,959; the remaining 15% are from the T20 group making RM10,959 and above monthly.
The survey was conducted in all 56 Selangor state assembly seats between June 12 and 18.
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