PN’s backing helped BN wrest 2 DAP seats, says Teo

 The state DAP chief says PH received more votes in Johor Jaya and Perling but still lost.

Johor DAP chief Teo Nie Ching said the party accepts the decision made by Johoreans, and will fix its weaknesses. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

Perikatan Nasional’s backing in Perling and Johor Jaya helped Barisan Nasional wrest the two seats from DAP, says state chief Teo Nie Ching.

Teo said the DAP candidates fielded in both seats had actually received a higher number of votes compared with the 2022 state polls, but still lost due to the transfer of PN votes to BN.

MCA secured Johor Jaya with a 7,268-vote majority while MIC took Perling with a 1,611-vote majority in yesterday’s Johor election.

In 2022, DAP won Johor Jaya with a 1,922-vote majority ahead of the MCA candidate, while PN emerged third-best with 8,307 votes.

Similarly, DAP won the Perling seat in 2022 by 3,347 votes ahead of the MCA candidate, but PN received a significant 8,829 votes.

“We will look into the other factors that caused DAP’s defeats in Jementah, Tangkak and others, while learning from this and fixing our weaknesses.

“DAP humbly accepts the results and the decision of Johoreans. This result sends us a clear message to do better,” Teo, the Kulai MP, said in a statement.

DAP saw its haul of seats dwindle to six having won 10 in the 2022 state polls. The Pakatan Harapan component lost four strongholds to MCA and MIC, including Johor Jaya and Perling, both of which it has held for at least two terms. - FMT