[LIVE] 3-3: status quo as Pakatan-BN, Perikatan retain state govts

KUALA LUMPUR – Voting for the historic six-state elections concluded this evening, with various quarters expressing concern and disappointment at the lower-than-expected flow of voters.

Each of the major coalitions – Pakatan Harapan (PH), Barisan Nasional (BN), and Perikatan Nasional (PN) – seeking to rule over the state governments had earlier exhorted the public to come out in droves.

The six states being contested over are Penang and Kedah in the north; Selangor and Negri Sembilan in the central region; and Kelantan and Terengganu in the east. 

The Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election was also held today. – The Vibes, August 12, 2023

12.23am – BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says the coalition respects the results, describing them as an expression of the people. He also hailed the PH-BN victories in PENANG, SELANGOR and NEGRI SEMBILAN as a mandate that forms the basis of the partnership between the coalitions. He said the parties must continue working together and strengthening their synergy to maintain the federal unity government for the next five years.

12.16am – Official results of the SELANGOR state elections saw PH-BN obtaining a simple majority of 32 seats to form the state government.

12.10pm – In NEGRI SEMBILAN, PH and BN attained a super-majority winning 31 out of 36 seats in the state. PH won 17 seats, while BN got 14, and PN won five seats.

12.03am – Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor retains JENERI seat, with a thumping majority of 16,050 in the 15th state election.

11.54pm – PN officially makes a clean sweep in TERENGGANU, winning all 32 states in the state.

11.42pm – No parties won over 50% of the 36 seats in NEGRI SEMBILAN, EC says. PH bagged 17 seats, BN 14 seats, and PN five seats.

11.31pm – EC announced PH bagged 29 seats from 56 seats in SELANGOR, which is over 50% of the majority.

11.31pm – PN has retained its hold on PERMATANG PAUH, winning all three state seats in the constituency.

11.30pm – PH-BN have been denied a two-thirds majority in SELANGOR with PN winning 19 seats so far, while PH-BN has 32. Five seats are uncounted. PH-BN would have needed 38 seats for a two-thirds majority.

11.19pm – PN officially takes KEDAH, while PH remains as govt in PENANG, EC chairman announces.

11.17pm – More SELANGOR PH candidates who have unofficially won are arriving at Wyndham Acmar Hotel in KLANG, where the state election results will be officially announced.

11.13pm – BN suffers a near total wipeout in KEDAH, with 35 out of 36 seats counted so far.

11.12pm – Former Dewan Negara speaker Tan Sri Rais Yatim’s son Danni Rais (PN) lost the KLAWANG seat in NEGRI SEMBILAN in a three-cornered fight to PH incumbent Datuk Bakri Sawir.

11.10pm – PH’s Amanah and BN deny PN a clean sweep of all 45 seats in KELANTAN by winning the KOTA LAMA and GALAS seats respectively.

11.08pm – Former NEGRI SEMBILAN menteri besar Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad’s wife Puan Sri Bibi Sharliza Mohd Khalid, who is also state Umno Wanita chief, has unofficially won JUASSEH for BN. However, officially, Isa’s son Najib (BN) lost the BAGAN PINANG seat in the same state to PN’s Abdul Fatah Zakaria. PN won with a 3,426-vote majority.

11.04pm – PN’s Hilman Idham has officially retained his GOMBAK SETIA seat in SELANGOR with a razor-thin majority of 58 votes.

11.03pm – Caretaker PENANG chief minister Chow Kon Yeow says PH-BN has won 29 state seats, based on both official and unofficial results.

10.51pm – PN pulls off a total knock-out round in the PERMATANG PAUH parliamentary constituency, taking over the PENANTI, PERMATANG PASIR and SEBERANG JAYA state seats in PENANG from PH.

10.49pm – A case of the “giant killer” as TERENGGANU Umno liaison body chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Said failed to defend the KIJAL seat he held for nine terms. The former TERENGGANU menteri besar lost the seat to PN’s Razali Idris, who is state Bersatu chief, by a majority of 3,758 votes. Razali managed to get 13,403 votes, while Ahmad got 9,645 votes.

10.47pm – PN’s Afif Bahardin unofficially wins the TAMAN MEDAN seat in SELANGOR by 30 votes.

10.45pm – Rapper and composer, Syed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman Alhadad, popularly known as Altimet, has officially won the Lembah Jaya seat in SELANGOR with a majority of 6,678 votes. Altimet, 45, captured the seat with a total of 26,298 votes, beating his opponent Sharifah Haslizah Syed Ariffin from PN who only got 19,620 votes.

10.45pm – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim receives a warm welcome from Umno leaders and supporters at the World Trade Centre.

10.44pm – BN has officially won eight state seats in SELANGOR so far.

10.42pm – Speculation is now rife as to who will take on the mantle of the NEGRI SEMBILAN menteri besar post now. Meanwhile, Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and his deputy Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan arrive at the party headquarters. However, Mohamad, who defended his RANTAU seat in the state, refused to comment on who will be the next MB.

10.39pm – Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari (PH) officially retains the SG TUA seat with an over 5,000-vote majority. He polled 19,638 votes against Hanif Jamaluddin (PN-PAS) who received 14,493 votes. Independent Suman Gopal polled 430 votes.

10.36pm – Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh announces in a press conference that PAS has secured 17 seats in TERENGGANU and 23 in KELANTAN thus far. This effectively means that the Islamist party, which heads PN in both east coast states, has garnered more than 50% of the state assembly seats there. The PN is now confirmed to retain power in these states.

10.33pm – PH-BN have unofficially retained control of SELANGOR, with 30 out of 56 seats so far.

10.32pm – EC says PH-BN has 22 seats in NEGRI SEMBILAN, enough to form the state government.

10.23pm – EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh says PAS has officially won KELANTAN and TERENGGANU.

10.20pm – PH-BN failed in its attempt to capture the KUALA TERENGGANU parliamentary seat after PAS candidate Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim beat Azan Ismail of PH, in the by-election today.

10.19pm – With all ballot boxes now counted, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali wins HULU KELANG by a 1,166 majority.

10.16pm – EC says PN has formed simple-majority governments in TERENGGANU and KELANTAN.

10.12pm – NEGRI SEMBILAN caretaker menteri besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun says PH-BN has unofficially won 31 out of 36 seats.

10.10pm – Though Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali’s supporters are celebrating his victory, there is still one ballot box yet to be counted in HULU KELANG, SELANGOR. Azmin now leads PH’s Juwairiya Zulkifli by 1,008 votes.

10.08pm – PH finally got a foot into KELANTAN when Amanah’s Hafidzah Mustakim won the KOTA LAMA seat with a 206 majority.

10.06pm – Gerakan chalked its first electoral victory since the 2013 general election. Its youth chief Wong Chia Zhen won the KULIM seat in KEDAH under the PN banner.

10.04pm – Former SELANGOR menteri besar Datuk Seri Azmin Ali of PN has unofficially won the HULU KELANG seat in Selangor in a straight fight against PH’s Juwairiya Zulkifli. Azmin’s party colleague, however, is not so lucky: former minister Datuk Seri Rina Harun lost the BATU TIGA contest in a three-cornered fight to PH’s Danial Al-Rashid Haron in the same state.

9.59pm – PH has officially won the BUKIT ANTARABANGSA and TERATAI seats in SELANGOR.

9.51pm – Official results from TERENGGANU:

JERTIH: Riduan Mohamad Nor (PN) with 4,723 majority votes;

JABI: Azman Ibrahim (PN) with 4,676 majority votes;

TEPUH: Hishamuddin Abdul Karim (PN) with 10,858 majority votes;

SEBERANG TAKIR: Khazan Che Mat (PN) with 2,797 majority votes; and

BUKIT TUNGGAL: Zaharudin Zahid (PN) with 7,721 majority votes

9.44pm – PH-BN says unofficially, the pact has won 24 seats in NEGRI SEMBILAN. It needs at least 19 seats to form the state government.

9.43pm – PN has unofficially won in KEDAH with 19 out of 36 state seats, securing a simple majority in the state.

9.42pm – SG BURONG and IJOK in SELANGOR officially won by PN candidates.

9.42pm – PN’s Afif Bahardin wins in TAMAN MEDAN with a razor-thin 30-vote majority. He received 22,316 votes against PH’s Ahmad Akhir Pawan Chik who received 22,286 votes.

9.40pm – PH has unofficially won 10 seats in SELANGOR namely SUBANG JAYA, BANDAR BARU KLANG, BANTING, PANDAMARAN, SERI KEMBANGAN, KINRARA, BANDAR UTAMA, SEKINCHAN, BUKIT GASING, KG TUNKU.

9.36pm – PAS is set to lose the KOTA LAMA seat to Amanah with a slim majority of 202 with all ballot boxes counted.

9.35pm – Former state football skipper Baddrol Bakhtiar defeats PH’s Firdaus Johari, the son of Dewan Rakyat speaker Johari Abdul in GURUN, KEDAH.

9.34pm – Unofficial result shows former minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican of BN has won the BERTAM state seat in PENANG, making a comeback where he bested incumbent Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq from PN.

9.30pm – PKR wins BUKIT TENGAH, its first seat in PENANG. This brings PH’s seat tally in the state to 19, two short of forming the state government.

9.29pm – PH’s Teh Swee Yong has won in KOTA DARUL AMAN with a 5,650 vote majority against PN’s Chuah See Seng.

9.29pm – Unofficial result shows caretaker chief minister Chow Kon Yeow successfully defending his seat in PADANG KOTA.

9.28pm – PN has won the BUKIT KAYU HITAM and SUKA MENANTI seats in KEDAH.

9.25pm – PH’s Ng Suee Lim has won the SEKINCHAN state seat in SELANGOR with 10,232 votes (4,018 majority). PN’s Goh Gaik Meng garnered 6,214 votes.

9.23pm – DAP’s Teo Nie Ching declares PH-BN will form the government in NEGRI SEMBILAN.

9.22pm – PN has captured SABAK, IJOK, and MORIB from PH in Selangor, according to unofficial results.

9.16pm – With 11 more boxes yet to be counted, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari expresses confidence that he will retain the SG TUA seat in SELANGOR. Amirudin is expected to serve another term as menteri besar if PH retains power over the state.

9.14pm – DAP has unofficially won all 19 of the state seats it had contested in PENANG.

9.14pm – PAS announces its victory in 17 out of 32 state seats, enough to establish a state government, to a euphoric sea of supporters gathered at Dewan Tok Guru in Rusila, TERENGGANU.

9.11pm – DAP has unassailable leads in 46 of the 47 seats it is contesting on behalf of PH in all six states, based on unofficial tally.

9.11pm – Selangor caretaker MB Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari is poised to defend SG TUA, SELANGOR.

9.10pm – PH’s Azrul Mahathir Aziz has declared an unofficial victory against Gerakan president Datuk Dominic Lau in BAYAN LEPAS, PENANG.

9.10pm – In SEKINCHAN, SELANGOR, PH’s Ng Suee Lim has won the seat by defeating Goh Gaik Meng from PN. Ng polled 10,232 votes while Goh got 6,214 votes.

9.09pm – Nation’s top cop Tan Sri Razarudin Husain reminds supporters of winning parties not to hold rallies or processions tonight to celebrate.

9.07pm – PN’s Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali is back in the lead for the HULU KELANG state seat in SELANGOR with 7,496 votes, while PH’s Juwairiya Zulkifli trails closely behind with 7,353 votes.

9.06pm – PH’s K. Kumaran is unofficially declared as victor in the race for BAGAN DALAM, PENANG. As of 9.02pm, Kumaran has accumulated 10,506 votes. Jayaraman Kunchu Kannu of PN received 2,964 votes, while Independent candidate M. Satees secured 1,111 votes, and S. Rajasakanan from PFP obtained 115 votes.

9.06pm – Phee Syn Tze of PH has won the SG PUYU seat in PENANG, which was previously held by her father Phee Boon Poh for three terms.

9pm – Mohd Zamri Mohd Zainuldin from PN secured victory in SG BURONG, SELANGOR. Zamri polled 15,447 votes, while BN’s Mohamad Khir Ramli polled 8,605 votes.

9pm – Hilman Idham of PN is currently ahead by a margin of 787 votes for the GOMBAK SETIA, SELANGOR seat, having garnered a total of 6,400 votes. Datuk Megat Zulkarnain Omardin of BN has accumulated 5,613 votes.

9pm – PN’s Nurul Syazwani Noh emerged the winner in PERMATANG in SELANGOR, with 12,846 votes against PH's Mohd Yahya Mat Sahri who got 11,118 votes.

8.57pm – PN’s Sallehen Mukhyi from PN is currently in the lead in SABAK, SELANGOR with 11,418 votes recorded by 8.51pm. His rival, Samad Hashim from PH, has secured 7,745 votes.

8.56pm – KELANTAN’s PENGKALAN PASIR constituency sees PAS candidate Mohamad Nasriff Daud taking a significant lead with 4,293 votes as of 8.50pm. Trailing behind is PH candidate Rushdan Mustafa, who gathered 1,588 votes.

8.55pm – PH’s Nicole Tan is leading in BUKIT KEPAYANG, NEGRI SEMBILAN with 24,626 votes, while PN’s Subramaniam Purushothama has 4,942 votes and Independent Ahmad Zamali Mohamad has 921.

8.54pm – PH’s Chow Kon Yeow retains PADANG KOTA in PENANG.

8.53pm – SG TUA PH candidate, caretaker SELANGOR menteri besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari leads with 6,759 votes, trailed by PAS’ Hanif Jamaluddin of PN with 4,085 votes and Independent Suman Gopal with 112 votes. The current margin stands at 2,510 votes.

8.53pm – Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has unofficially won the JENERI seat in KEDAH, amassing a majority of more than 13,000 votes, with about 87% of the ballots counted.

8.52pm – PH just needs four more seats to form a state government in Penang.

8.50pm – PH’s K. Kumaran takes lead in the BAGAN DALAM state seat in PENANG. He has garnered over 8,421 votes while his PN rival Kunchu Kannu obtained 2,492 votes.

8.47pm – PH has won the BANTING state seat in SELANGOR, with Papparaidu Veraman polling 23,605 votes or 53% of the overall votes over PN’s Saravanan Mutto Krishnan, who obtained 3,624 votes.

8.45pm – Unofficially in PENANG, PH has won 17 of the 40 state seats.

8.45pm – In KEDAH, PN unofficially has five seats while PH has one.

8.42pm – In SELANGOR, PN is leading in SG BURONG, SELAT KLANG, MORIB, IJOK and SEMENTA.

8.40pm – PN’s Mohd Zamri Mohd Zainuldin leads in SELANGOR’s SG BURONG seat with 15,447 votes against Mohamad Khir Ramli from BN with 8,605 votes.

8.40pm – Unofficial result tabulation in PENANG shows BAYAN LEPAS incumbent Azrul Mahathir Aziz, leading Gerakan president Datuk Dominic Lau of PN by a majority of 1,784.

8.40pm – PAS is three seats away from attaining a simple majority in TERENGGANU. It has captured 14 of the 32 seats in the state.

8.39pm – Unofficial results show caretaker NEGRI SEMBILAN menteri besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun is leading the four-cornered contest for the SIKAMAT seat.

8.38pm – Unofficial results of the 56 state seats contested in SELANGOR show that PH is leading with 10 seats. They are SEKINCHAN, DUSUN TUA, BALAKONG, SERI KEMBANGAN, KG TUNKU, BANDAR BARU KLANG, PANDAMARAN, BANTING, KOTA KEMUNING, and TG SEPAT.

8.36pm – National DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng declares an unofficial victory in AIR PUTIH, PENANG by a 7,000 vote majority.

8.33pm – In an attempt to ensure security after results are announced, police will put up roadblocks in various places throughout Peninsular Malaysia after midnight, says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.

8.32pm – PN’s Radhi Mat Din leads in ALOR MENGKUDU, KEDAH against Datuk Mahfuz Omar from PH with a 1,312 majority.

8.30 pm – PH-BN have successfully secured one seat in KELANTAN, while PN still holds 12 seats. In KEDAH, PN has five seats, and PH-BN holds one seat. PH-BN has achieved victories in 14 seats in PENANG, six seats in SELANGOR, and 11 seats in NEGRI SEMBILAN.

8.30pm – PKR’s G. Gunaraj has unofficially secured the SENTOSA state seat in KOTA RAJA, SELANGOR. He has polled 33,004 votes, while G. Parameswaran has 5,156 votes. Muda’s Thanusha Ramanieswaran has 1,415 votes and PRM’s W. Jeichandran has 106 votes.

8.29pm – PN wins in GUAR CHEMPEDAK, while Datuk Mahfuz Omar (PH-BN) loses in ALOR MENGKUDU, both in KEDAH. PAS is leading in all state assembly seats except for TELEMONG and BANDAR state assembly seats in TERENGGANU.

8.26pm – In KEDAH, Datuk Mahfuz Omar (PH-BN) is trailing in the race for ALOR MENGKUDU, while incumbent Datuk Halimaton Shaadiah Saad of PN leads in BUKIT KAYU HITAM with over 22,000 votes.

8.25pm – BUKIT GASING incumbent, DAP’s Rajiv Rishyakaran from PH has a huge lead over Nallan Dhanabalan from PN. Rajiv has 20,981 votes, while Nallan has 1,016 votes. Muda's V.K.K. Raja has 1,010 votes in the SELANGOR state seat.

8.20pm – Kedah caretaker menteri besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor is expected to arrive at Kompleks PAS in Kota Sarang Semut soon. The unofficial results are currently displayed on a large screen. He is expected to arrive by 9pm.

8.20pm – Unofficially, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has defended his RANTAU state seat in NEGRI SEMBILAN, with more than half of the votes in his favour and 80% already counted.

8.15pm – PH’s candidate for HULU KELANG, SELANGOR, Juwairiya Zulkifli, now leads with just under a thousand votes against PN’s Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. She has 14,050 votes, while Azmin has 13,065 votes.

8.18pm – SELANGOR caretaker menteri besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari (PH) is leading with 2,084 votes in SG TUA, followed by Hanif Jamaluddin (PN) with 949 and Suman Gopal (Independent) with 34.

8.16pm – PN chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is expected to arrive at the Concorde Hotel in Shah Alam at 8.30pm, where the coalition’s component leaders are gathered while waiting for the results of the six state elections and one parliamentary by-election.

8.15pm – In SERI KEMBANGAN, Independent Wong Jung Lik has only garnered 807 votes while Wong Siew Ki (PH) has a clear lead, with 24,260 votes. Ken Liau from PN has 2,016 votes.

8.14pm – Anthony Loke has unofficially won his CHENNAH state seat in NEGRI SEMBILAN.

8.10pm – Syed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman Alhadad, more popularly known as Altimet, is leading in the LEMBAH JAYA state seat in SELANGOR with 2,160 votes. His contender Sharifah Haslizah Syed Ariffin from PAS (PN) has 1,234 votes.

8.05pm – Unofficial results in PENANG indicate that PH, via DAP, has secured victory in seven seats. The seats are BAGAN JERMAL, PADANG LALANG, PADANG KOTA, PENGKALAN KOTA, KOMTAR, BATU LANCHANG, and PAYA TERUBONG.

8.02pm – Looks like a PH victory is on the horizon in BANDAR BARU KLANG and BALAKONG. The coalition’s candidates are commanding over 50% of the votes in straight fights against PN in the SELANGOR state seats.

8pm – In ALOR STAR, KEDAH, PN has unofficially retained GUAR CHEMPEDAK and BUKIT KAYU HITAM. PN is leading with 12,667 votes against 3,884 (PH) in GUAR CHEMPEDAK and with 18,901 votes against 6,639 for BN in BUKIT KAYU HITAM.

7.57pm – In SEKINCHAN, SELANGOR, PH’s Ng Suee Lim has unofficially defended his seat against PN’s Goh Gaik Meng. Ng has 8,862 votes while Goh has 4,461 votes. A total of 37 of the 47 voting channels have been counted.

7.56pm – Bersatu supreme council member Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali is leading in early voting against PH’s Juwairiya Zulkifli for the HULU KELANG seat in SELANGOR.

7.55pm – PH appears to be securing a seat in PENANG, with a 11,506 unofficial vote count in PENGKALAN KOTA.

7.54pm – In PANDAMARAN, SELANGOR, PRM candidate Tan Kang Yap is trailing far behind Tony Leung, who has 28,121 votes. B. Gunalan from PN has 3,932 votes.

7.52pm – PH’s Dr Quah Perng Fei has polled 30,812 votes against PN’s Tan Seng Huat for the BANDAR BARU KLANG state seat under the KLANG parliamentary seat in SELANGOR.

7.50pm – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to arrive at the World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur about 8pm. PH-BN supporters have been arriving since polling closed at 6pm.

7.47pm – DAP’s Anthony Loke, who is also transport minister, has polled 2,091 votes against Rosmadi Arif from PN for the CHENNAH seat in NEGRI SEMBILAN.

7.46pm – Penang caretaker chief minister Chow Kon Yeow has chalked up a huge lead over his opponent from PN in BATU KAWAN, PENANG. Chow has polled 7,523 votes against Hng Khoong Leng’s 1,079 votes.

7.45pm – In RANTAU, NEGRI SEMBILAN, incumbent and Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has secured 9,705 votes against PN’s Rozmal Malakan, who has 2,987 votes.

7.42pm – Tan Sri Noh Omar’s daughter, PN’s Nurul Syazwani Noh, is leading in the PERMATANG, SELANGOR seat with 7,509 votes, while PH's Mohd Yahya Mat Sahri has 6,441 votes.

7.41pm – In SELANGOR, PH has overtaken PN and unofficially taken the lead in 15 seats.

7.40pm – In BALAKONG, SELANGOR, PH’s Wayne Ong has garnered 31,419 votes against PN’s Steven Lai, who only has 8,590 votes. A total 99 of the 169 voting channels have been counted.

7.36pm – In RAHANG, NEGRI SEMBILAN, unofficial results indicate that PH is leading with 7,562 votes. PN is trailing with 2,798 votes.

7.35pm – In KEDAH, PN is ahead in 14 constituencies while PH is leading in four, reports Bernama.

7.33pm – In PENANG, unofficially, DAP is leading in four state seats: Komtar, Batu Lancang, Pengkalan Kota, and Padang Lalang.

7.28pm – In SELANGOR, PH-BN is unofficially leading in one seat while PN leads in four, Bernama reports.

7.25pm – In NEGRI SEMBILAN, PH has an early lead in three state seats: Bukit Kepayang, Baau and Rahang.

7.22pm – In KG TUNKU, SELANGOR, PH’s Lim Yi Wei surpasses her PN rival Ruby Chin with 4,350 votes as at 7.13pm. The latter only gained 478 votes.

7.20pm – Based on an unofficial tally, the PH-BN alliance is leading in Terengganu with six seats compared to two by PAS.

7.17pm – PN’s Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq leads the race in BERTAM, PENANG with 404 votes as at 7.09pm. His contender, BN’s Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican garnered 225 votes.

7.12pm – In SUBANG JAYA, SELANGOR, PH’s Michelle Ng leads the race with 709 votes. PN’s S. Gana trails closely behind with 608 votes, while Muda’s Zayn Shaukat only has 72 votes.

7pm – PN unofficially leads the race in nine seats in Penang, while BN-PH has an advantage in six.

6.56pm – PN’s Sasha Lyna Abdul Latif is unofficially the frontrunner for the BUKIT ANTARABANGSA state seat in SELANGOR, with 239 votes as at 6.49pm. Her PH contender Mohd Kamri Kamaruddin gained 90 votes, while Muda’s Melanie Ting had only four votes.

6.33pm – According to unofficial tally, PN’s Datuk Dominic Lau is leading the race in BAYAN LEPAS, PENANG with 99 votes against PH’s Azrul Mahathir Aziz, who has garnered 39 votes.

6pm – Polling centres have closed for the day. The Election Commission (EC) begins counting early votes.