NO political party has won a simple majority in the general election (GE15), Election Commission (EC) chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh said.

At 4.30am today, Pakatan Harapan (PH) has won 76 seats, with coalition member DAP in Sarawak winning five seats and Muda one seat, for a total of 82 seats.

Perikatan Nasional (PN) and PAS won 51 and 22 seats, respectively, for a combined total of 73 seats.

Barisan Nasional (BN) won 30, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (22), Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (six), Warisan (3), Parti Bangsa Malaysia (1) and two independents one each.

Ghani said the results of two parliamentary seats, Kota Marudu in Sabah and Baram in Sarawak, would not be announced due to weather issues.

The Padang Serai election in Kedah has been postponed due to the death of PH candidate M. Karupaiya on Wednesday.

“Voter turnout for parliamentary seats is 73.89%, without taking into consideration the unannounced three seats, Abdul Ghani added.

He said no single party won a majority in the states of Pahang and Perak.

In Pahang, PN won 17 seats, BN 16 and PH eight while in Perak, PN won 26 seats, PH 24 and BN nine, he added.

“One Pahang state seat could not be announced today, N42 Tioman, following the death of the PN candidate,” he said.

The Pahang state elections saw a turnout of 70.48%,  and Perak, 66.71%. – Bernama, November 20, 2022.