Unofficial: PKR retains Kajang with reduced majority

The tallying of votes for the Kajang by-election is currently underway and Malaysiakini is reporting the total number of votes received by BN and PKR according to their unofficial count.

 

The voter turnout today stands at 72 percent, which is significantly lower than the 88 percent recorded during the general election in May 5, 2013.

 

LIVE reports

8pm - Unofficial results:

PKR: 16,086
BN: 10,407

Majority: 5,679

About 93 percent of the votes have now been counted.

7.42pm - On-the-spot analysis:

Based on preliminary results, even though PKR's majority was reduced, its percentage of total votes increased.

 

In 2013, PKR bagged 19,571 of the 33,749 votes cast (or 57.99 percent). The results today, up to 7.30pm, showed it garnered 15,055 of 24,683 of votes (or 60.99 percent).

 

However, BN can also boast the same as its percentage of votes similarly increased compared to 2013 as it is a straight fight in this by-election.

Four other candidates had collectively bagged 4.19 percent of votes in the last general election.

 

BN's share of votes increased from 37.77 percent to 39.01 percent in this election, based on vote count that is still coming in.

7.40pm: Some 100 MCA members are seen gathering at the party operations centre and listen to updates provided by deputy president Wee Ka Siong.

The atmosphere was quiet, while some are spotted jotting down notes.

MCA president Liow Tiong Lai urges party members not to bedisheartened by the outcome as the results show that the party has garnered more Chinese votes in this round.

7:35pm - PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil says PKR won in Sungai Sekamat and Taman Delima, both Malay-majority areas. In GE13, PKR lost in these two areas.

7.30pm - Unofficial results:

PKR - 15,055
BN - 9,628

Majority - 5,427

About 88 percent of the votes have now been counted. It appears that PKR will retain the seat with a reduced majority of about 1,000 votes.

It won Kajang with a majority of 6,824 votes last year at the 13th general election.

7.14pm - Unofficial results:

PKR - 13,414
BN: 8,226

Majority - 5,188

About 80 percent of the votes have now been counted.

7.10pm - Umno supporters and party workers are waiting eagerly for results of the by-election as party officials tally their vote count at the Hulu Langat Umno headquarters.

Among the party leaders present are Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, Umno executive secretary Abdul Rauf Yusoh and Hulu Langat Umno division chief Johan Abdul Aziz.

7.07pm - Unofficial results:

PKR - 10,070
BN - 6,145

Majority - 3,925

Based on 53 out of 88 voting streams.

The UCSI Poll Research Centre has yesterdaypredicted that PKR's winning majority would dip by about 2,000 votes based on 85 percent turnout.

6:57pm - Unofficial results:

PKR - 9,892
BN - 6,075

Majority - 3,817

Based on 52 out of 88 voting streams. About 60 percent of the votes have now been counted.

6.42pm - Unofficial results:

PKR - 8,847
BN - 5,260

Majority - 3,587

Based on 46 of the 88 voting streams counted.

Slightly more than half of the votes have now been counted.

6.30pm - Unofficial results:

PKR - 5,242
BN - 3,429

Majority - 1,813

This is from 33 voting streams out of 88 counted.

 

6.22pm - Unofficial results:

PKR - 4,817
BN - 2,958

Majority - 1,859

This is from 26 out of 88 voting streams, or about 30 percent of the votes cast.

It is estimated about 28,000 voters cast their ballot today based on 72 percent turnout of 39,278 registered voters in the Kajang state seat.

With the lower turnout, PKR candidate Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is expected to win with a lower majority than the last contest at the May general election last year.

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