In the Malay Press: Pakatan won popular vote only in 4 states, KL
Meena Lakshana, fz.com
Pakatan Rakyat’s popular vote win in GE13 is limited to four states and Kuala Lumpur, according to an analysis by Sinar Harian.
The daily said that even though Pakatan obtained 52% of the national popular vote against 47% by BN, it did not secure the popular vote in states other than Selangor, Penang, Perak, Kelantan and the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur.
In Selangor, Pakatan received 1,045,956 votes and BN garnered 755,133 votes for the state seats while for the parliamentary seats, Pakatan won 1,044,758 votes and BN won 703,039 votes.
In Penang, Pakatan received 621,706 votes and BN secured 498,656 votes for the state seats. For the state’s parliamentary constituencies, Pakatan won 614,882 votes and BN received 512,451 votes.
In Perak, Pakatan won 490,800 votes while BN received 233,243 votes for state seats. Of the parliamentary votes in the state, 492,863 went to Pakatan and 229,859 to BN.
In Kelantan, Pakatan won 520,294 votes while BN won 343,417 votes for state seats, while for parliamentary constituencies, Pakatan garnered 405,478 votes against 402,503 by BN.
In Kuala Lumpur, Pakatan won 447,218 votes against 238,902 by BN for parliamentary seats.
Even though BN assumed power in Perak, Pakatan won the popular vote for state seats due to DAP’s stellar performance in the state, whose candidates clinched overwhelming majorities and won all the seats it contested in the state, the daily noted.
It added that BN and Pakatan put up a close fight for the popular vote in several states such as Terengganu, Kedah and Kelantan.
In Terengganu, BN won 265,195 votes and Pakatan won 264,465 votes for state seats while in Kedah, BN won 447,198 votes while Pakatan won 440,701 votes for state seats.
BN recorded significant wins in Sabah, Sarawak, Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Perlis.
