KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional led the popular vote in the Johor election with 599,753 votes, or 43.11% of all ballots forged.
According to the Election Commission dashboard on its web site, 1,426,573 individuals forged their ballots, or 54.92% of the 2,597,742 eligible voters in Johor.
Perikatan Nasional, which had 334,457 votes (24.04%) and Pakatan Harapan with 284,969 votes (20.48%) got here in second and third respectively.
PKR, which contested utilizing its personal emblem, obtained 82,556 votes (5.93%) whereas Muda, which contested in an election for the first time, acquired 48,072 votes (3.46%).
The popular vote refers to the complete quantity of votes won by every occasion or coalition.
Meanwhile, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air obtained 18,692 votes (1.34%) adopted by Independent candidates with 10,007 votes (0.72%), Warisan with 6,523 votes (0.47%) and Parti Bangsa Malaysia with 4,880 votes (0.35%).
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) acquired 997 votes (0.07%) and Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra) acquired 247 votes (0.02%).
Meanwhile, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) political analyst Assoc Prof Dr Sivamurugan Pandian mentioned the proportion of popular votes favouring Barisan resulted from loyal voters who wished the coalition to take over the state administration.
He mentioned the recognition of Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad, who introduced the idea of the Malaysian Family to Johor, additionally contributed to the votes.
“Hasni is said to have helped those affected by Covid-19, especially Chinese traders in the state, with plans under his leadership,” he mentioned when contacted by Bernama.
He mentioned Hasni’s multi-ethnic relationship additionally complemented Barisan’s success in the election.
Commenting on Perikatan’s larger share of popular vote in contrast with Pakatan – although Pakatan won extra seats – Sivamurugan mentioned with the “first past the post” system practised in the nation, the quantity didn’t symbolize the quantity of seats won.
“Pakatan’s performance, which was previously higher than other parties, also needs to be studied. They need to do a post-mortem on the reduction in votes as it is quite surprising,” he mentioned.
On Saturday (March 12), Barisan as soon as once more expanded its dominance when it gained an enormous mandate of greater than a two-thirds majority of seats with 40 state meeting seats, with Umno profitable 33 state seats, MCA (4) and MIC (three).
Pakatan won 11 seats, Perikatan (three), Muda (one) and PKR (one).
The Johor state election noticed 239 candidates from 15 political events contesting for 56 state seats. – Bernama
