Malaysia's Elections 2008 (Before, During & After)

[peaz]

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Official: BN retains Terengganu, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan - 12.28am
The respective state menteris besar officially announced that the BN had retained the state governments in these states.
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Unofficial: Opposition wins Selangor - 12.25am
Selangor has fallen into the hands of the opposition. PKR has earlier announced that its secretary-general Khalid Ibrahim will be named chief minister. In Selangor, DAP has taken 35 seats (DAP - 15, PKR - 11 and PAS - 9) out of the 56 seats in the state.

Meanwhile, the opposition is also doing very well in Perak but it is still not clear how many of the 59 state seats it has won.

[peaz]

More reports from AFP

Malaysian coalition suffers rebuke in general elections - AFP
...why is there a deliberate delay on the part of the government-controlled media in announcing the results, he said. Six hours after voting closed, the Election Commission had announced just a few dozen seats...

In the major battleground of Kelantan, the only state the coalition does not hold and which it had hoped to snatch from PAS which has ruled there for 18 years, the Islamic party said it would extend its majority.

No official count was available, but Barisan Nasional state chief Annuar Musa conceded his party was faring badly in early tallies.

"It looks very bad for BN, not just in Kelantan but across the country," he told AFP. "Just watch the results as they come out. I cannot say more."

[peaz]

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Anwar's wife.. Wan Azizah won by over 13k votes!!!!!!!!

Just came in!

Official: Wan Azizah retains Permatang Pauh - 12.31am
The incumbent wins the seat with a larger majority of 13, 388 votes. She polled in 30, 338 as opposed to BN’s Firdaus Ismail’s 16, 950. In the three state seats under this constituency, BN took Seberang Jaya while Pas won Permatang Pasir and PKR won Penanti.

Aiyo... seberang jaya what were you guys there thinking about?

[peaz]

Latest Update from Lembah Pantai!

Polling agent: Only technical issue to be solved in Lembah Pantai - 12.43am
A technical issue has been blamed for the delay in the delivery of official results from 14 ballot boxes. However the result will remain the same - a win for Nurul Izzah - with no question of a further count.

WOOHOO!

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by peaz

Just came in!



Aiyo... seberang jaya what were you guys there thinking about?

I don't know how the EC gerrymandered the place but I ended up in Batu Kawan. No problem though. I thoroughly enjoyed kicking Koh Tsu Koon out of politics!

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by peaz

Latest Update from Lembah Pantai!

Polling agent: Only technical issue to be solved in Lembah Pantai - 12.43am
A technical issue has been blamed for the delay in the delivery of official results from 14 ballot boxes. However the result will remain the same - a win for Nurul Izzah - with no question of a further count.

WOOHOO!

Woohoooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

[Adrian Wong]

Latest count is 104 seats for BN and 69 seats for Opposition (40%)

[peaz]

More updates from Malaysiakini.com

Official: Opposition wins big in Kelantan - 12.47am
PAS and PKR won 40 of the 45 state seats in Kelantan, with BN taking the rest. In 2004, the margin was much closer with the opposition having just a one-seat margin against the BN.

[alextan]

5 more seats for Opposition and Perak will be free from Hantu !!!

[peaz]

Woohoo!

Talk about majority!

Lion of Jelutong roars in Bukit Gelugor - 12.50am
DAP’s Karpal Singh eats up Koay Kar Huah (BN) with a whopping 21,015 majority.