State polls: 24 women candidates win state seats

 

Twenty-four out of the 71 women who contested in yesterday’s six state polls emerged victorious, according to the Election Commission (EC).

For Pakatan Harapan (Harapan), 15 of their 26 women candidates won, while eight out of 19 women candidates from Perikatan Nasional (PN) emerged triumphant.

Harapan candidate Phee Syn Tze, making her debut in the Sungai Puyu seat in Penang, was one of those who shone when she won with a 21,330 majority after securing 23,838 votes to defeat PN’s Andrew Teow (2,508 votes).

Another first-timer, 35-year-old Nurul Syazwani Noh of PN won the Permatang seat in Selangor with a majority of 1,728 votes.

The daughter of former Tanjong Karang MP, Noh Omar garnered 12,850 votes to defeat Harapan’s Mohd Yahya Mat Sahri (11,122 votes).

BN, meanwhile, banked on 12 women candidates but only one of them won, with Bibi Sharliza Mohd Khalid taking the Juasseh seat in Negeri Sembilan by beating PN’s Eddin Syazlee Shith with a slim 78-vote majority.

However, the other women candidates - 10 from Muda, two from Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM), one from PSM and one independent - failed to win.

- Bernama