ALL 3,190 polling centres for the six states elections and 41 others for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, which opened from 8am today, closed at 6pm. 

The Election Commission (EC) pegged voter turnout at 70%.

Once the voting centres closed, all the ballot boxes were taken to the 186 vote tallying centres. The EC will announce the official results tonight.

Voting had begun slowly early in the day before eventually picking up later in the day.

A total of 9.67 million voters were eligible to vote in the six state elections today, which saw 570 candidates contesting a total of 245 seats.

The Penang assembly has 40 seats, Selangor (56), Negri Sembilan (36), Kedah (36), Terengganu (32) and Kelantan (45).

The 14-day election campaign period, which began on July 29, ended at 11.59pm last night.

The Malaysian Insight reports the results live:

11.24pm: PN’s Wan Dzahanurin Ahmad wins the Sungai Kandis seat by just 167 votes, defeating PH’s Zawawi Ahmad Mughni, who got 28,759 votes. Muda’s Afriena Shaqira receives 1,341 votes.

11.17pm: Caretaker Negri Sembilan MB Aminuddin Harun retains Sikamat seat, defeating PN’s Ahmad Raihan Muhamad Hilal by 2,662 votes.

11.13pm: PN’s Hilman Idham wins Gombak Setia seat in Selangor with 30,299 votes, beating BN’s Megat Zulkarnain Omardin by just 58 votes. Independent Mohamed Salim Mohamed Ali gets 1,076 votes.

11.10pm: Noh Omar’s daughter Nurul Noh Omar wins the Permatang seat for PN, defeating PH’s Mohd Yahya Mat Sahri by a 1,728-vote majority.

11.07pm: PN’s Afif Bahardin clinches Taman Medan seat with a 30-vote majority against PH’s Ahmad Akhir Pawan Chik. Afif received 22,316 votes while Akhir got 22,286.

10.47pm: PH-BN wins two-thirds majority in Negri Sembilan.

10.42pm: (Unofficial) PN’s Afif Bahardin wins the Taman Medan seat in Selangor by 30 votes.

10.35pm: Caretaker Selangor MB Amirudin Shari retains Sungai Tua seat in Selangor, defeating two others.

10.28pm: PN election director Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor retains Jeneri seat in Kedah, defeating BN’s Muhamad Khizri Abu Kassim.

10.10pm: EC says PN has formed simple-majority governments in Terengganu and Kelantan.

10.07pm: PN’s Rina Harun trails PH’s Danial Al-Rashid Haron Aminar Rashid by 24,438 votes to 27,434 for the Batu Tiga seat in Selangor. Muda is in third place with 1,652 votes.

9.46pm: PN’s Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar retains Ru Rendang, Terengganu seat after garnering 20,927 votes to defeat PH’s Suhaimi Sulaiman (3,641).

9.45pm: (Unofficial) PH’s Syed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman Alhadad, better known as rapper Altimet, leads in Lembah Jaya, Selangor.

9.41pm: (Unofficial) PN wins in Kedah by capturing 19 out of 36 state seats, securing a simple majority. 

9.36pm: Teo Nie Ching says PH-BN to form government in Penang.

9.35pm: Teo Nie Ching says DAP has retained all seats in Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Penang.

9.28pm: (Unofficial) PN’s Azmin Ali defeats PH’s Juwairiya Zulkifli in Hulu Kelang, Selangor.

9.27pm: DAP’s Teo Nie Ching says party edging towards keeping all 15 seats contested in Selangor.

9.25pm: (Unofficial) Former state football skipper Baddrol Bakhtiar defeats PH’s Firdaus Johari, the son of Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul in Gurun, Kedah.

9.19pm: (SELANGOR) PH’s Ng Sze Han declares victory in Kinrara.

PH’s Wong Siew Ki declares victory in Seri Kembangan.

9.17pm: PH’s Azrul Mahathir Aziz declares victory over Gerakan president Dominic Lau in Bayan Lepas, Penang.

9.15pm: DAP’s Teo Nie Ching declares PH-BN will form the government in Negri Sembilan.

9.06pm: PH’s Jamaliah Jamaluddin leads in Bandar Utama, Selangor with 39,791 votes, followed by PN’s Aliff Taufid (4,369) and Muda’s Abe Lim (2,496).

9pm: (Unofficial) Mahfuz Omar loses to PN’s Muhamad Radhi Mat Din in Alor Mengkudu, Kedah.

8.52pm: (Official) Caretaker Penang CM Chow Kon Yeow retains the Padang Kota seat with a 7,116-vote majority.

8.50pm: PN’s Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor leads comfortably in Jeneri over BN’s Muhamad Khizri Abu Kassim.

8.47pm: PH’s Rajiv Rishyakaran declares victory in Bukit Gasing, Selangor.

8.43pm: Selangor PN chief Azmin Ali overtakes PH’s Juwairiya Zulkifli by 766 votes in the fight for Hulu Kelang, Selangor.

8.42pm: PH’s Amirudin Shari leads in Sungai Tua, Selangor with 11,800 votes.

8.40pm: PH’s Anthony Loke declares win in Chennah state seat by a 2,200-vote majority.

8.35pm: PN’s Mohd Zamri Mohd Zainuldin wins the Sungai Burong state seat by a 6,000-vote majority.

8.25pm: National DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng declares victory in Air Putih by a 7,000-vote majority.

8.10pm: (Unofficial) PH’s Anthony Loke wins Chennah state seat.

8.08pm: (Unofficial) SELANGOR: PH captures Sekinchan, Bandar Baru Klang and Balakong.

PENANG: PH retains Komtar, Batu Lanchang, Padang Lalang, Bagan Jermal, Pengkalan Kota, Paya Terubong and Padang Kota.

KEDAH: Perikatan Nasional wins Bukit Kayu Hitam and Guar Chempedak.

7.50pm: (Unofficial) PH’s Aminuddin Harun leads in Sikamat, Negri Sembilan.

7.39pm: (Unofficial) PH’s Nicole Tan leads in Bukit Kepayang, Negri Sembilan.

7.38pm: (Unofficial) PN’s Mohd Taufik Yaacob leads in Bayu, Kedah.

7.30pm: (Unofficial) PH’s Phee Syn Tze leads in Sungai Puyu, Penang.

7.24pm: (Unofficial) PH’s Chee Yeeh Keen leads in Bagan Jermal, Penang.

7.15pm: (Unofficial) PH’s Wong Yuee Harng leads in Pengkalan Kota, Penang. – August 12, 2023.