Lee, Chua to appeal results of Selangor PKR election

Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung and Rawang assemblyman Chua Wei Kiat lost the contest for the positions of Petaling Jaya and Rawang PKR chiefs.

PETALING JAYA: 

Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung and Rawang assemblyman Chua Wei Kiat will appeal to contest the outcome of Saturday’s Selangor’s PKR division elections after losing the race for the position of division chiefs.

Lee narrowly lost the contest for the Petaling Jaya division chief to Selangor executive councillor Hee Loy Sian, winning 2,684 votes to Hee’s 2,900.

In a Facebook post, Lee said he had received numerous calls and messages questioning the transparency of the polling process and confirmed that his team would be submitting an official appeal to the party’s election committee.

“PKR has a fair appeal system and we hope to clear any doubts and ensure that the rights of all party members are upheld fairly and justly through this system,” he said.

In Selayang, Chua lost to Kamarudin Hussain, who secured 2,041 votes to Chua’s 1,648.

In a Facebook post, Chua said he hoped his appeal would be considered in a fair and transparent manner.

PKR is allowing formal appeals until Wednesday, with a RM100 fee for each appeal submission.

The key figures who succeeded in their election bids include economy minister Rafizi Ramli and Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari.

Rafizi held on to his Pandan division chief role with 883 votes, beating Shahrom Musa who received 444 votes.

Amirudin, meanwhile, retained his position as Gombak division chief post unopposed. - FMT