POLITICAL VALUES THAT FORM THE POLITICAL CULTURE OF VOTERS OUTSIDE KELANTAN IN THE KLANG VALLEY

Abstract

This article discusses the political values that shape the political culture among voters outside Kelantan residing in the Klang Valley. Previous studies have shown that voters outside Kelantan are more likely to vote for PAS compared to other political parties, although in general the community in the Klang Valley does not support PAS as in Kelantan. The behavior shown by voters outside Kelantan is very interesting to discuss to find out the most important values in the arrangement of their political culture. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to determine the strength of the relationship between these political values and political culture among voters outside Kelantan living in the Klang Valley. The study involved a total of 403 Malay voters outside Kelantan, aged 21 and above who live in the Klang Valley. The study uses a quantitative approach through a survey method using a questionnaire. Study respondents were selected by purposive and snowball sampling. Descriptive and inferential analyses of the study's data were performed. The results show that voters outside Kelantan place Islamic political values as the most important value in the arrangement of their political culture compared to other political values. Voters outside Kelantan tend to give support because PAS is found to be most in line with their political aspirations that want to uphold Islam as a way of life. The implications of this position of political values cause voters outside Kelantan are expected to continue to support and be a permanent deposit to PAS to remain in power until there is a change in the order of priority of the position of political values in the political culture of voters outside Kelantan.