PRU12 Results - Winners and Losers
Kedah
Call this the sleeper state of Election 2008. While all the attention has been on Penang and Kelantan, it is the Rice Bowl of Malaysia that it turning out to be a problem state for BN. Surveys show that people believe that there has not been much progress in the state since 2004. Making matters worse is the rejection of parachute-candidates and sabotage by politicians who were dropped from the line-up of candidates.
PAS is confident that it will win 12 of the 36 state seats. The more optimistic believe that the Islamic party can win 15 seats. State seats likely to fall include Jeneri.
Perlis
One of the three parliamentary seats at stake in this sliver of a state looks to be in PAS’ hands. Islamic healer Datuk Harun Din is the favourite to take advantage of dissension within Umno’s ranks and win the Arau seat. Four of the 15 state seats are high risk ones for BN.
Perak
BN will retain its grip on Perak comfortably, perhaps losing a clutch of state seats to DAP, including Canning and Bercham. Taiping (M Kayveas) is set to fall and two other parliamentary seats are vulnerable – Beruas and Kampar. This is addition to sure wins for DAP in Ipoh Timur (Lim Kit Siang) and Batu Gajah (Fong Po Kuan). As it stands, DAP’s Kulasegaran could lose his Ipoh Barat seat to MCA.
Selangor
Nine parliamentary seats are a tough fight for both camps in the state. They are Gombak, Kuala Selangor, Serdang, Puchong, Kapar, Klang , Kota Raja, Subang and Kuala Langat.
Kelantan
A week ago, PAS was confident that it would easily retain control of the state, winning 30 of the 45 state seats. But the final push by BN has narrowed the gap considerably. How close? Close enough that PAS is not ready to declare victory yet. Still expect the Islamic party to be the first past the post with 24 seats.
Federal Territories
The stalwarts of DAP Tan Seng Giaw (Kepong), Teresa Kok (Seputeh) and Tan Kok Wai (Cheras) will retain their seats but DAP’s Fong Kui Lun is vulnerable in Bukit Bintang. Latest information also shows that Datuk Shahrizat Jalil is not a sure bet despite intense campaigning. A slight swing over the next few hours and Nurul Izzah Anwar could be the next Member of Parliament for Lembah Pantai.
Negeri Sembilan
Seremban, Rasah and Telok Kemang are vulnerable as are six of the 36 state seats – all feeling the backlash from Indian and Chinese voters.
Malacca
MCA’s Wong Nai Chee looks set to be defeated by his opponent from DAP for the Kota Melaka seat but otherwise BN is in a commanding position in this state, easily retaining its two-thirds majority in the state assembly.
Pahang
MIC’s S. K. Devamany’s hold on the Cameron Highlands parliamentary seat is tenuous but elsewhere BN should retain 13 of the 14 parliamentary seats. The ruling coalition’s overwhelming majority in the 42-seat state assembly will be unchallenged.
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