KUANTAN – The results of the Pahang election, which was held concurrently with the 15th general election yesterday, saw the state once regarded as Barisan Nasional’s (BN) “fixed deposit” reeling as, for the first time, no party managed to win a majority.
Based on the results announced by the Election Commission (EC), Perikatan Nasional (PN) won 17 seats, one more than BN with 16, while Pakatan Harapan (PH) managed to win eight seats.
In Pahang, 42 state assembly seats were contested, with the exception of Tioman where the election was postponed due to the sudden death of PN candidate Md Yunus Ramli, 61, at 3.30pm yesterday, forcing the EC to reschedule the election for the seat to December 7.
PN won in Cheka, Tg Lumpur, Luit, Chenor, Bukit Ibam, Kuala Sentul, Tahan, Damak, Pulau Tawar, Jengka, Beserah, Pulau Manis, Lanchang, Kuala Semantan, Panching, Lepar, and Sg Lembing.
BN won in Inderapura, Benta, Jenderak, Padang Tengku, Batu Talam, Kemayan, Jelai, Guai, Kerdau, Dong, Muadzam Shah, Peramu Jaya, Chini, Pelangai, Bebar, and Sabai.
PH was victorious in Tanah Rata, Tras, Triang, Mentakab, Bilut, Ketari, Semambu, and Teruntum.
Caretaker menteri besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail defended his Jelai seat for the fifth term with a 6,983-vote majority against PN’s Dr Abdul Rasid Mohamed, who managed 3,109 votes, while PH candidate Ismail Mohd Hussin lost his deposit after getting just 1,464 votes.
Meanwhile, all 13 candidates fielded by Pejuang lost their deposits in Pahang.
In the election for parliamentary seats, PN fared extremely well by winning four seats held by BN, namely Kuala Krau, Maran, Jerantut, and Rompin while also winning Kuantan, Indera Mahkota, and Temerloh.
BN managed to win only five parliamentary seats in Pahang, including Bera won by caretaker prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The others were Lipis, Paya Besar, Cameron Highlands, and Pekan while PH retained Raub and Bentong.
Pahang PN chief Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah retained the Indera Mahkota seat while former MCA president Tan Sri Liow Tiong Lai’s comeback bid in Bentong was scuppered by DAP’s Young Syefura Othman. – Bernama, November 20, 2022
