Pakatan retains Sg Kandis with low voter turnout

Chan Kok Leong Mohd Farhan Darwis Chan Kok Leong, Mohd Farhan Darwis Updated 5 years ago · Published on 4 Aug 2018 9:47PM · 4 Comments

PKR's Zawawi Ahmad Mughni celebrating with supporters in Shah Alam following the announcement on his win in the Sg Kandis by-election today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, August 4, 2018.

PAKATAN Harapan has retained the Sungai Kandis state seat in Selangor with a smaller majority due to the low voter turnout of 49.4%.

PKR’s Zawawi Ahmad Mughni obtained 15,427 votes while Barisan Nasional’s Lokman Noor Adam took 9,585 votes to give the former a 5,842-vote majority, the Election Commission said. 

Independent K. Murthy had 97 votes.

The result was announced by returning officer Ahmad Zaharin Mohd Saad at 9.25pm.

At 49.4%, this by-election is the second lowest-ever turnout recorded.  

EC deputy chairman Othman Mahmood said the record was set in 2009.

“The lowest turnout of 46% was recorded in the Penanti (in Penang) by-election in 2009,” said Othman.

PKR's Zawawi Ahmad Mughni with other leaders in Shah Alam following the announcement on his win in the Sg Kandis by-election today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, August 4, 2018.

During the recent general election, turnout for the Sungai Kandis seat was at around 85%.

This is the first by-election following the general election on May 9. The seat fell vacant after assemblyman Shuhaimie Shafiei died on July 2.

In May, Shuhaimie polled 23,998 votes to win with a majority of 12,480. 

BN’s Kamaruzzaman Johari received 11,518 votes while PAS’ Mohd Yusof Abdullah had 7,573. PRM’s Hanafiah Husin mustered only 76 votes out of 50,800. – August 4, 2018.

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  • Congratulations

    Posted 5 years ago by MAG GR · Reply

  • Obviously Umno/PAS strategy of racist rhetoric and Islamic fanaticism didnt convince anyone except the already converted.

    Posted 5 years ago by Simple Sulaiman · Reply

    • Yea you spoke my mind racism has no place in Malaysia not anymore ..thanks to all those voted for PH victory esp. millennials thinking generation

      Posted 5 years ago by Manjit Charan · Reply

  • Umno-PAS co-operation slowed down somewhat. Next stop for them to collaborate is the Seri Setia by-election, may be more difficult for them there?..

    Posted 5 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply