BARISAN Nasional (BN) got the popular vote in the Johor elections yesterday with 445,085, or 66.25%, of all votes, far ahead of its other challengers. 

Pakatan Harapan (PH), represented by DAP and Amanah, obtained 168,518 votes or 25.08%, while Perikatan Nasional (PN), comprising Bersatu, PAS and Gerakan, which contested for all 56 state seats, secured 25,865 votes, or 3.85%. 

Muda, which made its debut in the elections, garnered 22,884 votes or 3.4%, and PKR, which contested using its own logo, obtained 9,439 votes or 1.4%. 

Popular vote refers to the number of votes won by each party or its coalition.  

In terms of votes obtained by the contesting parties, Umno secured 380,519 or 56.6% of the total vote, followed by DAP with 159,769 votes or 23.3%; MCA (5.4%), MIC (4.2%), Muda (3.4%), Bersatu (2.7%), PKR (1.4%), Amanah (1.3%) and PAS (1.1%). 

BN returned to power with more than a two-thirds’ majority win in the 15th state elections, capturing 40 of the 56 seats contested.

Umno contributed 33 seats to the victory, MCA won four, and MIC, three. 

PH won 11 seats, PN won three, PKR won one, and Muda won one seat in the polls, which saw youth aged between 18 and 20 voting for the first time.

The polls saw 239 candidates from 15 political parties vying for 56 seats. 

A total of 1,426,573 people, or 54.92% of registered voters, went to the polls yesterday. – Bernama, March 13, 2022.