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Tian Chua leading in Batu – 7.43pm
PKR’s information chief Tian Chua in on the way to cause an upset in Batu by leading Gerakan’s Lim Si Pin by 7,089 votes
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Unofficial – Tony Pua wins PJ Utara – 7.45pm
Tony Pua has helped DAP has reclaimed Petaling Jaya Utara.
Meanwhile, Janice Lee has won the state seat of Teratai, which is under the Pandan parliament seat.
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Samy catching up – 7.40pm
Samy Vellu is catching up in Sungai Siput after initially lagging behind D Jeyakumar. As it stands, the PKR candidate has 990 votes while Samy Vellu has 932 votes. It still a long way to go though.
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Tony Pua increases lead – 7.40pm
In Petaling Jaya Utara, Tony Pua is now leading by 4,000 votes.
DAP also retained its Tanjung parliamentary seat in Penang as well as taking a large lead in all three state seats under that parliamentary seat.
Wee Choo Keong, standing under a PKR ticket, is leading in Wangsa Maju.
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Victory parades banned, says police chief – 7.36pm
Police chief Musa Hassan has announced that all political parties are not allowed to hold victory parades after the results are announced. He said this is to prevent ‘untoward incidents’.
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Nurul Izzah ahead in 3 out of 14 polling stations – 7.27pm
Nurul Izzah Anwar is leading at three out of 14 polling stations at the Lembah Pantai parliament seat.
Meanwhile, PKR’s Azmin Ali is leading in both the Gombak parliamentary seat and the Bukit Antarabangsa state seat.
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DAP on the way to take Batu Kawan – 7.20pm
In Kepong, DAP’s Tan Seng Giaw is leading in 10 out of the 13 polling stations.
In Penang, DAP is on the way to picking up the Batu Kawan parliament seat. Its candidate, Prof P Ramasamy, has taken a formidable lead against outgoing Penang chief minister Koh Tsu Koon.
The opposition party is also leading in three other parliament seats – Bukit Mertajam, Tanjung and Bagan.
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ISA candidate Manoharan wins seat? – 7.20pm
Hindraf leader M Manoharan, who is being held under the Internal Security Act, is reported to have taken the Selangor state seat of Kota Alam Shah (unconfirmed).
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DAP retains Kuching – 7.15pm
DAP’s Chong Chieng Jen has retained Kuching with an increased majority of 11,000 votes according to unofficial results. Chong won the seat in 2004 with a 2,000 majority.
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Latest updates – 7.10pm
- Opposition parties are leading in all key seats in Penang
- Teresa Kok leading by 10,000 votes in Seputeh
- DAP leading both Petaling Jaya Utara state seats
- Edward Lee from DAP leading in Bukit Gasing
- In Sarawak, PKR leading in Limbong and DAP in Bandar Kuching.
- PKR’s Dr Xavier Jayakumar leading in all streams in Kota Raya state seat
- PKR’s Tian Chua leading in Batu by 3,743 votes.
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PKR in unassailable lead in Bukit Tambun – 7.05pm
PKR’s Law Choo Kiang has taken an unassailable lead of 1,500 votes for the state seat of Bukit Tambun. This may be the first Penang seat to fall to opposition hands.
Early reports indicate DAP candidates are leading in many Penang state seats.
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Poor turnout in opposition’s favour? – 6.55pm
A very poor turnout in Taiping, especially among the Malay voters, is expected to cause some problems for incumbent M Kayveas. Similarly poor voter turnout in Selangor’s Kapar and Klang, again among Malay voters, could benefit PKR and DAP in both seats.
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Opposition takes lead in key hot seats – 6.47pm
Based on ground reports, DAP candidates are leading in the early stage of the count. Tony Pua is leading by 1,800 votes in Petaling Jaya Utara. Fong Kui Lun is similarly leading by 3,000 votes in Bukit Bintang. Hannah Yeoh is leading the Subang Jaya state seat.
In Klang, DAP’s Charles Santiago is also leading at this very early stage. PKR’s S Manikavasagam is also in the lead in neighbouring Kapar.
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Malaysiakini live coverage – 6.45pm
Due to extremely high traffic to the website, Malaysiakini is providing this stripped-down frontpage as the results come in. This page is divided into two sections – live reports on the left and a score chart for selected hot seats/states on the right. Please click refresh/reload on your browser for the latest updates.
The Malaysiakini team is receiving reports from our journalists on the ground while the ballots are being counted and we will give you the unofficial results as we get them.
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din
BN will still form the government but the momentum is at the opposition. I sincerely hope that all the opposition parties do not take this for granted. work harder for the rakyat and I am sure in the next election BN will be the opposition.The winds of change has just started blowing. And meantime, all malaysians should just close ranks for a better Malaysia.
yh, thanks for your support. Yes, more hard work begins on Monday March 10 onwards for our Parliamentarians and State Assemblymen and women and I. We have finally broken the 50 year UMNO-BN spell on our country and now we are all open to possibilities of a united people. Clean, accountable, and honest governments in Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor and Kelantan (retained by PAS) will be our objective. Malaysians have spoken, and are giving us the chance to show what we (PKR, PAS and DAP) can do for them.—Din Merican
yh - March 8, 2008 at 3:16 pm
when can we have new goverment? another 5-10 years.. maybe… i’m sick!!!
lalala,
New government is by the people. Yes, it is possible to have a new government in 2013. Have faith and work hard.—Din Merican
lalala - March 8, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Wangsa Maju’s won.
Anyway, my site and a few others are down, which I suspect is service-denial attacks.
resident.wangsamaju,
My blog too was affected. But we must persist in our mission to keep Malaysians informed, and our blogs must serve as a forum of exchange of views and ideas that will be good for our country. Our work in PKR will be intensified. We have a clear mission towards 2013, but we must begin with the mandate given to us in March 8 general elections. We have to perform, and we will. Thanks for your confidence in Anwar Ibrahim and PKR, and our colleagues in DAP and PAS.— Din Merican
resident.wangsamaju - March 8, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Dear Din
It is 4.30 am now, and I, like many other Malaysians, am still coming to grips at the awesome victory we, the people, have achieved today. May this be the dawn of a new era politically, socially & economically for Malaysia. Please convey my congrats to all the PKR team players, but esp to DSAI.
God bless this wonderful country!
And thanks also to you for the good fight.
Dear Shanker,
Your message of congratulations is very much appreciated by DSAI and all the PKR team. Our work for the people has just begun. Keep in touch.Din
Shanker - March 8, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Dear Din and All:
Congratulations! YOU made the difference! When your compatriots of your vintage are content going to suraus and supporting the status quo in order to protect their pensions, you decided to get involved, to turun padang. PKR’s success is due to many factors not least of which is Anwar’s magnetic personality and leadership qualities, but there is no question your deciding to jump off from the sideline to join PKR and work hard for the party is part of that wonderul success.
Again congratulations and best wishes! Tomorrow Malaysians can truly wake up to a new dawn. Sallam,
M. Bakri Musa
Thanks, Bakri. We have broken the 50-year shield of invincibility of UMNO-BN. Even with all the resources of the state, the media and the SPR, they could not stop this movement for change whose time has come. You are kind to me. I am just a small potato in the PKR set up.
Much of the success this time must go to Anwar Ibrahim who campaigned tirelessly throughout the length and breadth of our country. He spoke with courage and conviction about the need for change. Yesterday’s elections showed that Malaysians can accept change and are ready for a better future with PKR and our associates. We must now deliver and I have no doubt we will. Stay in touch. Salam.—Din Merican
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phuongnana - March 9, 2008 at 3:33 am
Uncle Din,
Hidup Rakyat Malaysia!!!
Truly a new dawn for Malaysia.
Thank you, Free Malaysia.—Din Merican
Free Malaysia - March 9, 2008 at 3:42 am
Congrats to all right-thinking Malaysians who share the same course, same focus and made this mission a great success!
Thank you Din Merican for your contribution on this blog, for your words of encouragement and for initiating and showing us the way and helped made the difference!
Jong - March 9, 2008 at 4:48 am
Thank you PKR, DAP and PAS! Without your call, guidance and encouragement we would not have succeeded! It looked a “mission impossible” but nevertheless we made it through hard work, net-working and exposing the lies/spins, massive corruption, arrogance and blatant abuse of power of Barisan Nasional(BN)!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a NEW MALAYSIA!
Kuihbakul - March 9, 2008 at 5:11 am
I stand amazed at the election results! But I am also aware that while we celebrate the immense victory of people power, the elected opposition need to stay level-headed and keep in mind that they were voted in to serve the people. The “self-interest” politics of many in the BN government is what brought their downfall, but unfortunately it brought down some good people too.
The politicians now face an electorate that cannot be hoodwinked anymore. So while I rejoice with you that the voice of the people has triumphed, I say to PKR, DAP and PAS – it’s not about you, its the people. I say esp to DSAI – you will be watched closely, so don’t let us down. Malaysia for Malaysians!!
jeansjottings - March 9, 2008 at 6:39 am
Congrats to BA!! And well done to all of you who have put in your time and effort for this sweet, sweet success of denying BN the monopoly.
Now we really pray and hope DAP, PKR and PAS can really work together and provide the best as promised. If this cannot be done, there won’t be another victory like this anymore. BN is waiting for us to falter-
Waiting to tell the rakyat, ‘padan muka’.
Regards
Chchr - March 9, 2008 at 7:26 am
I have been hearing news from home that everyone is grabbing MB seats!!! Shamless!!!
As the saying goes, there is nothing like POWER!!! What different are they from the existing guys!!!
Malaysian politics is kotor because of 50 years of UMNO-BN rule.—Din Merican
nathan - March 10, 2008 at 5:39 am
This 2008 General Election will go down in history as one of defiance, anger and contempt by the rakyat towards the Barisan Nasional(BN) Government.
The people have spoken. It’s all about lack of integrity, blatant abuse of power, uncontrolled corruption top to bottom, and an incompetent BN government made up of political deadwood!
The Prime Minister’s call not to be challenged in response to Hindraf and Bersih protests: “Saya pantang di-cabar” further agravated the situation. That was sheer arrogance and final straw for the people!
The Malays may be “mudah lupa” but not the suppressed and drown-trodden non-Malays. A message need to be sent and we have had enough of their nonsense.
By Polling Day, the anti-BN feeling was fast picking up momentum and unstoppable, this I believe engendered by the desire for “Change” that Malaysia desperately needs.
Jong, Let us now look forward and leave the Badawi fiasco to UMNO to sort out. PKR is keen to get on with the business of running government and representing our constituents in Parliament.—Din Merican
Jong - March 10, 2008 at 6:41 am
We are not telling them to perform the Hara-kiri, but after performing so badly they should, especially MIC leader Samy Vellu, resign as President gracefully, even Pak Lah should resign and leave way for Najib to take over, at least Ong Ka Ting was brave enough to say he will not accept Cabinet appointment. We middle aged Malaysians are not racist; we know we have to live together and work together and survive together for no one race in Malaysia is indispensable. I personally had the biggest shock of my life was when, as a polling agent in a booth in Klang, where two Indians (DAP) Parliament/state, were contesting against two Chinese (BN), saw a elderly Malay gentlemen cast his vote for DAP. The Ballot box being transparent and when the ballot was cast inside it flipped open allowing me to see the result. In fact there were several ballots in view and of course there was a mixture of results but the one cast by the Malay gentle men was already an indication to me that Malaysian are voting as Malaysians. There were so many incidences in Malaysia where the concerned politicians should have committed Hara-kiri, but for this shamed performance they must.
K. Nanthakumar - March 11, 2008 at 6:26 am
BN you are lose.PAKTA RAKYAT(DAP,PKR,PAS) maju terus pantang mundur Bravo
rian - May 26, 2008 at 6:10 am