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KUCHING, Nov 17: Barisan Nasional (BN) has crushed Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the Tanjung Piai by-election with a landslide victory.
According to the official results of the Election Commission (EC), BN candidate Wee Jeck Seng won by a majority of 15,086 with 25,466 votes over his closest contender PH’s Karmaine Sardini who garnered 10,380 votes.
Other candidates – Gerakan’s Wendy Subramaniam managed to reap 1,707 votes while Parti Barisan Jemaah Islamiah (Berjasa) candidate Datuk Dr Badhrulhisham Abdul Aziz polled 850 votes.
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Independents Dr Ang Chuan Lock and Faridah Aryani Abd Ghaffar garnered 350 and 30 votes respectively.
The voter turn-out rate was 74.43 per cent, amounting to 38,815 voters. — DayakDaily
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