Kecenderungan politik pengundi luar Kelantan di Lembah Klang pasca PRU-14: Suatu pemerhatian kritikal (The political tendency among Kelantanese voters residing in the Klang Valley post GE-14: A critical observation)

Abstract

Pengundi luar merupakan salah satu golongan yang memberi sumbangan penting terhadap kemenangan PAS di Kelantan kerana ramai pengundi luar Kelantan yang layak mengundi akan pulang untuk mengundi setiap kali berlakunya pilihan raya. Namun, proses sosialisasi politik dan tahap kehidupan yang dinikmati khususnya di Lembah Klang berbeza dengan kehidupan realiti di Kelantan. Oleh itu, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti kecenderungan politik pengundi luar Kelantan yang menetap di Lembah Klang. Kajian ini dilakukan melalui pendekatan kajian kuantitatif menerusi kaedah tinjauan di lapangan dan secara atas talian dengan menggunakan borang soal selidik sekitar bulan Mac 2020 hingga Disember 2020. Kajian ini dilakukan di sekitar Lembah Klang meliputi Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur dan beberapa kawasan sekitar Negeri Selangor. Kaedah kajian yang digunakan ialah kaedah persampelan bebola salji (Snowball) dan persampelan mudah. Responden yang terlibat dalam kajian ini adalah seramai 403 orang responden. Data kajian ini dianalisis secara statistik deskriptif. Hasil kajian mendapati majoriti responden bukan ahli mana-mana parti politik dan mereka cenderung memilih PAS di peringkat DUN dan Parlimen. Selain itu, tiada perubahan yang signifikan antara kecenderungan politik mereka ini dengan tempoh menetap di Lembah Klang. Oleh itu, jelaslah bahawa pengundi luar Kelantan merupakan simpanan tetap kepada parti PAS di Kelantan. Justeru, faktor yang dikaitkan agama Islam yang menjadi asas pemilihan PAS masih menebal dalam diri pengundi luar Kelantan di Lembah Klang. Dengan ini, jelaslah bahawa pengundi luar Kelantan beridentifikasi terhadap parti PAS yang menepati aspirasi politik mereka.

Kata Kunci: Budaya politik, kecenderungan, konfigurasi, nilai islam, pengundi luar, pilihan raya

Voters residing in other states have been one of the major contributers towards PAS victory in Kelantan, due to the facts that many eligible voters residing outside of Kelantan will return to the state to cast their vote when there is an election. However, the process of political socialization and living standards enjoyed by these voters, especially in the Klang Valley area is different from the reality of life in Kelantan. Therefore, this research aims to identify the political preferences of voters residing outside of Kelantan , particularly in the Klang Valley. This research was conducted through the quantitative research approach by utilizing the field study method and online method by using questionnaires distributed from March 2020 until December 2020. This research was conducted in the Klang Valley area, consisting of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and a certain area around the state of Selangor. The sampling method utilized for this research was ‘Snowball’ Sampling and convenience sampling. A total of 403 were respondents were involved in this research. The data of this research was analyzed through descriptive statistics. This research found that majority of the respondents were not members of any political party and they preferred to choose PAS for DUN and Parliament seats. Moreover, there were no significant changes between the respondent’s political preferences’ and the duration of their stay in Klang Valley. Therefore, it is clear that voters residing outside of Kelantan are permanent vote reserves for PAS in Kelantan. Thus, factors that relate to Islam, which become the primary reason to choose PAS are still dominant among voters residing outside of Kelantan in the Klang Valley. Thus, it is evident that the voters outside Kelantan identify with the PAS party which meets their political aspirations.

Keywords: Political culture, tendency, configuration, islamic values, voters residing outside, elections