GE15 voting trends put PH hold on Selangor under threat

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PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan’s grip on power in Selangor could be under threat should voting trends in the 15th general election continue in the coming state assembly elections.

PH currently holds 40 of the 56 state assembly seats but Perikatan Nasional made inroads at the November general election winning six parliamentary seats: Sabak Bernam, Sungai Besar, Hulu Selangor, Tanjong Karang, Kapar and Kuala Langat.

Data from the Election Commission show that PN snared between 65% and 90% of new voters added to the electoral roll following the lowering of the voting age to 18.

In Kapar, previously a PH stronghold, PN won around 67.5% or 34,400 of the roughly 52,000 new voters. PH only managed to add about 5,300 new voters, while BN garnered about 8,700.

In Kuala Langat, PN’s candidate from PAS won 52,867 votes compared to the 18,700 the Islamic party received in GE14.

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