Its Deputy Chairman Prof Dr Mohammad Redzuan Othman said only 35 per cent of its respondents agreed to such a political union.

“A majority of PAS supporters disagreed with such a move.

“If Pas and Umno end up contesting against one another, PAS supporters will vote for the Islamist party while Umno voters will vote for the Malay party,” the Malay daily quoted him as saying.

Mohamad Redzuan, also said a PAS-Umno relationship would not in any way benefit the Malays and in fact, could result in further disparity.

PAS supporters, he said, were still upset with the ruling party.

“The way I see it, if the two parties do end up working together in the next General Election, the one who will suffer most is PAS. Umno can’t even allocate seats to its members without facing an internal crisis, what more to allocate them to another party.

“We are aware of Umno’s history, even talking about Malay unity can put the party in a tight spot. Umno’s supporters will remain with Umno, PAS supporters will remain with PAS. There will not be a situation otherwise.”

The survey also found that despite the anger surrounding 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and the rising cost of living, Umno members remained loyal to the party leadership.

Mohamad Redzuan added that despite this, the public was still hoping for a reform in Selangor’s administration as the Opposition coalition had failed to accomplish what was expected by the voters.

“Pakatan has to work hard to rectify its flaws. The people don’t see how the Pakatan administration has brought any desired reforms, but they are angry at Umno for a variety of issues including the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).”