BN claims to have won 40 seats

 Follow this page as FMT brings you live updates on the results of the Johor election.

PETALING JAYA:

Voting in the Johor state election has officially ended as polling stations across all 56 state constituencies closed, with most operating from 8am until 6pm.

The election features contests involving Barisan Nasional (BN), Pakatan Harapan (PH), Perikatan Nasional (PN), Muda, Parti Bersama Malaysia, Parti Orang Asli Malaysia, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) and independent candidates.

Follow this page as FMT brings you live updates on the results of the Johor election:UNOFFICIAL: BN successfully defends the Kemelah, Kukup and Sungai Balang seats.

• UNOFFICIAL: BN wins the Gambir seat
• BN wins the Semarang, Buloh Kasap and Parit Raja seats.
• UNOFFICIAL: BN wins the Pekan Nenas seat
• UNOFFICIAL: BN wins the Pulai Sebatang seat.
• UNOFFICIAL: BN wins the Sri Medan seat.
• Johor BN chief Onn Hafiz Ghazi thanks voters for reelecting the coalition and vows to serve all Johoreans regardless of race or political leanings. “Now is the time to build Johor together.”
• UNOFFICIAL: Housing exco Jafni Shukor retains Bukit Permai for BN.
• BN’s Adham Baba is leading in Pasir Raja with over 12,800 votes.
• UNOFFICIAL: BN retains Kahang.
• BN leads in Bukit Batu with over 15,000 votes. In 2022, PH won this seat.
• UNOFFICIAL: MCA Youth chief Ling Tian Soon retains Yong Peng for BN.
• UNOFFICIAL: BN’s Onn Hafiz Ghazi retains the Machap seat.
• UNOFFICIAL: BN wins the Seri Medan seat.
• Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says the coalition has won over 40 state seats.
• PH’s Maszlee Malik has extended his lead in Puteri Wangsa with over 30,000 votes. In 2022, Muda won this seat under a pact with PH.
• UNOFFICIAL: BN wrests the Maharani seat from PN. In 2022, PAS won the seat for PN.
• UNOFFICIAL: BN wins the Tenang seat
• UNOFFICIAL: BN wins the Serom seat.
• Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki claims Barisan Nasional won the Chinese vote in Machap.
• UNOFFICIAL: BN wins the Kukup seat.
• UNOFFICIAL: PH wins the Bentayan seat.
• UNOFFICIAL: BN wins the Johor Lama seat.
• UNOFFICIAL: BN wins the Tiram seat.
• UNOFFICIAL: PN’s Dr Sahruddin Jamal, a former menteri besar, has lost the Bukit Kepong seat to BN.
• BN extends lead in Permas with over 34,000 votes. In 2022, BN won the seat.
• BN and PH are in a tight race in Simpang Jeram. In 2022, PH won this seat.
• BN leads in Tenggaroh with over 17,700 votes.
• BN leads in a close race with PH in Senai. BN has 2,715 votes to PH’s 2,373. In 2022, PH won the seat.
• BN leads in Permas with over 18,000 votes. In 2022, BN won the seat.
• BN has expanded its lead in its close race with PH in Johor Jaya. BN has 23,311 votes to PH’s 20,555. In 2022, PH won the seat.
• UNOFFICIAL: BN wins the Benut seat.
• Umno claims that BN is leading in 49 seats, while PH leads in seven. In 2022, BN won 40 seats.
• BN leads in Serom with over 14,000 votes. BN won the seat in 2022.
• BN’s Onn Hafiz Ghazi is leading in Machap with over 14,700 votes.
• BN leads in Rengit with over 5,000 votes. BN won the seat in 2022.
• BN has taken the lead in a close race with PH in Johor Jaya. BN has 19,347 votes to PH’s 18,888. In 2022, PH won the seat.
• PH has extended its lead in Bentayan with 13,462 votes, nearly double BN’s tally so far. In 2022, PH won the seat.
• BN leads in Tiram with over 25,300 votes.
• BN leads in Pekan Nanas with slightly over 11,000 votes. In 2022, BN won the seat.
• PN’s Dr Sahruddin Jamal trails in Bukit Kepong. The BN candidate is leading with around 10,900 votes. In 2022, PN won this seat.
• Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki claims that BN is leading in 48 seats.
• A simple majority of 29 seats is needed to form the state government while a two-thirds majority is reached at 39.
• BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi claims that the coalition has ‘crossed the 40-seat’ mark.
• BN is leading in Simpang Jeram with over 5,800 votes. In the 2023 by-election, PH won this seat.
• PH’s Maszlee Malik leads in the battle for Puteri Wangsa against BN’s Teow Chia Ling with around 7,500 votes. In 2022, Muda won this seat under a pact with PH.
• The atmosphere at Johor BN’s headquarters is buzzing as the coalition claims to be the lead in over 40 seats. The mood at the PH command centre, on the other hand, is much more muted.
• BN leads in Tangkak with over 8,000 votes. In 2022, PH won this seat.
• BN leads in Pekan Nanas with over 7,600 votes. In 2022, BN won the seat.
• PH leads in a close race with BN for the Johor Jaya seat. PH has 12,640 votes while BN is close behind with 12,072 votes. PH won the seat in 2022.
• BN leads in Paloh with over 3,000 votes. In 2022, BN won this seat.
• PH leads in Bentayan with over 9,000 votes. PH won the seat in 2022.
• PH leads in Perling with over 10,100 votes. PH won the seat in 2022.
• PH leads in Skudai with over 2,300 votes.
• PH leads in Stulang with over 3,800 votes.
• BN and PH are in a tight race in Jementah. In 2022, PH won this seat.
• BN leads in Buloh Kasap with over 5,000 votes. In 2022, BN won this seat.
• PH is in the lead in a close race with BN for the Johor Jaya seat. PH has 8,733 votes while BN is close behind with 8.503 votes. PH won the seat in 2022.
• BN leads in Sungai Balang with over 3,200 votes.
• BN leads in Serom and Sri Medan with over 4,000 votes. It won both seats in 2022.
• BN leads in Pekan Nenas with over 4,000 votes.
• BN leads in Sri Medan with over 4,000 votes. BN won this seat in 2022.
• PH leads in Bukit Naning with over 1,000 votes. BN won the seat in 2022.
• BN leads in Johor Lama with over 8,100 votes.
• BN and PH are in a tight race in Bukit Permai. In 2022, BN won this seat.
• PH leads in Tiram with over 1,500 votes. In 2022, BN won this seat.
• BN leads in Tenggaroh with over 5,800 votes.
• PH leads in Bentayan with over 4,000 votes.
• BN leads in Bekok with over 3,000 votes.
• Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki claims Barisan Nasional recorded big wins at all armed forces polling channels.
• BN and PH are in a tight race in Mengkibol and Tangkak, both of which were won by PH in 2022.
• BN leads in Yong Peng with over 2,600 votes.
• BN leads in Pekan Nanas with over 1,700 votes.
• PH leads in Bentayan with around 1,000 votes.
• BN leads in Mengkibol with over 2,000 votes.
• PH leads in Skudai with over 1,500 votes.
• PH leads in Penggaram with over 1,200 votes.
• BN leads in Mahkota with over 3,400 votes.
• PH now leads in Perling with over 1,400 votes.
• Umno now claims BN has taken the lead in 43 seats while PH is leading in nine. A simple majority of 29 seats is needed to form the Johor government while a two-thirds majority is reached at 39.
• BN leads in Tenggaroh with over 2,100 votes.
• BN leads in Bekok with over 1,000 votes. In 2022, BN won this seat.
• BN leads in Paloh with 1,244 votes. In 2022, BN won this seat.
• Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki claims BN is leading in 33 seats. A simple majority of 29 seats is needed to form the Johor government.
• BN leads in Mahkota with around 1,100 votes.
• BN takes early lead in Sedili, Johor Lama, Penawar, Tanjung Surat, Permas, Kempas, Kota Iskandar, Bukit Permai, Bukit Batu, Senai, and Pulai Sebatang.
• BN leads in Johor Jaya with around 1,300 votes.
• PH takes early lead in Bukit Pasir.
• BN takes early lead in Gambir, Buloh Kasap, Kemelah, Bukit Kepong and Semarang.
• PH has taken an early lead in Stulang, Jementah, Pekan Nanas, Johor Jaya and Senai while BN leads in Skudai, Bukit Permai, Mengkibol, Paloh, Perling, Tangkak, Bentayan and Bekok based on the unofficial count of early votes. - FMT