What makes the National Front’s loss particularly dramatic has been its defeat in the state legislatures of Penang, Selangor, Perak, and Kedah – large states with important industrial bases. (Kelantan state, however, was always expected to continue to be held by PAS.)
民族阵线在Penang, Selangor, Perak, 和 Kedah等州议会的落败使得其失利更具有戏剧性。这些州都是重要工业基地的所在地。（然而Kelantan州却一直被认为是PAS的势力范围。）