PORT DICKSON, Oct 11 — The Bagan Pinang by-election saw a 81.65 per cent voter-turnout when polling closed at 5pm today after 11,157 of the 13,664 registered voters finished casting their votes to elect their state assemblyman.
The percentage was a slight increase from the voter-turnout during the general election last year when 81.59 per cent turned up to cast their votes.
“I am a little disappointed with the turnout as I had expected a 90 per cent turnout since it is a Sunday,” Election Commission chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof told Bernama when contacted. He added that the EC would conduct an analysis to find out why there was no increase in the percentage of voters, as expected.
“We want to find out whether it was due to the weather or otherwise... because it only rained for a while in the morning and sporadic rain in the afternoon or was it because of the supporters who had disrupted traffic by making a lot of noise,” he said.
Abdul Aziz said setting the polling date on a rest day had failed to attract more voters but instead had attracted a huge amount of party supporters from outside. He added that despite traffic interruptions from supporters, police were able to control the flow of traffic throughout the day whilst polling was in progress.
Votes would be counted at the Dewan Majlis Perbandaran Port Dickson and the results are expected to be known by 8pm.
The Bagan Pinang seat fell vacant, following the death of BN’s Azman Mohammad Noor on Sept 4.
Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad is facing state PAS Commissioner Zulkefly Mohamad Omar. — Bernama
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What an insult to Malaysian !!! UMNO field another money politician crook again !!!
Proof that Najiz regime is committed to promote & hail CORRUPTION & MONEY POLITICS !!!
What's the point for UMNO BN winning by repeatedly fielding corrupted crooks as candidates !!! It is Shameful & insult to all Malaysian !!!
1Malaysia_2Standard !!! UMNO elite Didahulukan !!! Pencapaian Crony Diutamakan !!! Penipuan Diteruskan !!!
For over 5 decades of support given, UMNO BN could only afford continuous dishonour & disgrace !!!
Government machinery are all serving as a tool for UMNO BN !!!
From executive & Public services & civil servants to judiciary's CJ Zaki Azmi, AG, Police IGP, MACC, EC, MCMC and even exploiting the Monarchy, UMNO held it all from top to bottom & inside out!!!
Corrupted, Racist, Incompetent & Low Quality UMNO BN leaders & thier supporters should be ashamed of themselves !!!!
Cronyism, nepotism, racism, corruption, power abuses, mis-management, money politics, hypocrisy, double standard........
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Why so much trouble if BN seriously committed to reforms & transparency !!! BN is Big LIAR !!!
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