Unofficial: BN retains Sg Besar and Kuala Kangsar

(The Star) – Unofficial count indicates Barisan Nasional has retained both the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar parliamentary seats with comfortable majorities.

In Sungai Besar, the unofficial count is Barisan polling 16,801 votes followed by PAS with 9,643 votes and Amanah 5,909 votes.

In Kuala Kangsar, the count is 12,086 votes for Barisan, with PAS getting  7,633 votes and Amanah 3,270 votes.

The Sungai Besar by-election sees a three-way fight between Barisan Nasional’s Budiman Mohd Zohdi, who is also a Sungai Panjang assemblyman, PAS’ Dr Abdul Rani Osman who is also a Meru assemblyman, and Parti Amanah Negara’s Azhar Abdul Shukur.

In Kuala Kangsar, it is between Datin Mastura Mohd Yazid of Barisan Nasional, Dr Najihatussalehah Ahmad of PAS, Prof Dr Ahmad Termizi Ramli of Parti Amanah Negara and Independent candidate Izat Bukhary Ismail Bukhary.