Wan Azizah top performing minister, Maszlee the lowest in poll

Chan Kok Leong Chan Kok Leong Updated 5 years ago · Published on 15 Aug 2018 5:37PM · 8 Comments

Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail was Malaysians’ top pick at 75%, followed by Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali (64%) and Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (62%). – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 15, 2018.

MORE than three-quarters of Malaysians picked Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as their top performing minister, in a poll conducted by Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research.

The survey, released today, said that Wan Azizah was Malaysians’ top pick at 75%, followed by Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali (64%) and Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (62%).  

Among the 1,160 voters surveyed, 60% said they were satisfied with Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, and 58% were happy with Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu.

The survey also included ministers Dzulkefly Ahmad and Maszlee Malik, and Attorney-General Tommy Thomas.

Among the seven ministers, those with the lowest satisfaction ratings were Maszlee (50%) and Dzulkefly (53%).

Maszlee’s performance came in last (41%) among non-Malays and at 54% for Malays.

Thomas received an overall satisfaction rating of 49%.

The survey showed a major difference between Malay and non-Malay voters, with Malays who were satisfied with Lim and Thomas at 44% and 37%, respectively.

Non-Malays, meanwhile, picked Lim as their top performing minister at 84%.

Top of the list for Malay voters were Wan Azizah (71%), Muhyiddin (70%), and Azmin (68%).

Top picks for non-Malays were Lim, followed by Wan Azizah (66%) and Thomas (67%).

The survey by Merdeka Centre was conducted between August 7-14 and polled 1,160 voters across 222 constituencies. – August 15, 2018.

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  • Voter Outcome is questionable! They should get a bigger sample size. 1,160 respondents for an adult population of more than 20-odd million Malaysians is not an acceptable representation.

    Posted 5 years ago by Thiruchelvam Thirunavukarasu · Reply

  • A hog wash survey. It is not a true representation of the rakyat in the country. More of selected choice in who where and what to survey.

    Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • Not many was polled for choices.... as for Wan Azizah, i don't see what she has done so far.... Azmin Ali is the same...except contradicting his actions and lie to the people... as for Muhyiddin, he was bed ridden for almost a month... so none so far has been done.... well i guess, people are rooting for the 'safest' rather than the ones who are active. Because the active ones like LGE, Mat Sabu,Dzulkefly & Maszlee are always with controversial actions only so far. I think this poll is a fail effort.... or maybe it was the ministers who failed?

    Posted 5 years ago by Muhammad freedom · Reply

  • What a rubbish sample! Wan Azizah is nothing more than a temporary proxy for Anwar. She has neither the savvy nor the stature to be DPM. Let's face it - that's the truth. If it wasn't for the need to keep a pulse on cabinet politics for Anwar, and if it wasn't for that "agreement" that PKR are touting, she wouldn't even be a deputy minister. So, let's stop exaggerating her role in government and her achievements. We could have had a far better cabinet line-up if it wasn't for the personal greed and ambitions of many politicians. We have yet to find a completely selfless leader in the mould of Gandhi or Abe Lincoln. Party politics still takes precedence over the nation and it's people. That is so obvious. Look at Rafizi and Anwar. They just cannot wait to be in power. What a bunch of hypocritical clowns.

    Posted 5 years ago by Salman Omani · Reply

  • Not sure if it's a properly conducted poll does not deem credible.

    Posted 5 years ago by Lionel Lim · Reply

  • Wan Azizah's score looks as skewed to me as Maszlee is appropriate given her "strong stance" against child marriage.

    Posted 5 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • One of the dumbest & indecisive minister has been named the best. This poll is crap.

    Posted 5 years ago by Sabah One · Reply

  • very racially inclined ....LGE not given due credit...this is Malaysia.

    Posted 5 years ago by Lipdah Lia · Reply