Malay votes not PN’s focus in Kuala Kubu Baharu, says analyst

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PETALING JAYA: An analyst says he does not think Perikatan Nasional’s focus at the upcoming Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election will be on securing the Malay vote.

Akademi Nusantara’s Azmi Hassan said PN will not be gunning for the Malay votes on May 11 because it is “theirs already”.

He said Malay voters in the state constituency are expected to show strong support for the opposition coalition even if it fields a Chinese or Indian candidate from one of its components.

“Seventy to 80% of Malay voters will support PN. Whether it’s a candidate from Gerakan or PAS, those votes will be there.

“The key for PN (in this by-election) is to steal a bit from non-Malay voters who support Pakatan Harapan,” he told FMT.

Despite this, Azmi expects DAP to defend the Selangor seat once again with a similar majority as during the state elections last August.

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DAP to field Malay candidate for Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election?

PETALING JAYA: DAP is likely to field a Malay candidate for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election next month, according to a well-placed source from the party.

The source said Hulu Selangor Municipal Council member Saripah Bakar was currently in the lead to represent Pakatan Harapan on May 11.

“The party is expected to field a Malay candidate as of now due to the high percentage of Malay voters,” the source who asked to remain anonymous told FMT.

Kuala Kubu Baharu is a mixed seat, with Malays comprising 50% of the electorate, followed by Chinese (30%) and Indians (18%).

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Kian Ming: DAP will either scrape through with paltry 1k votes or staring at defeat in KKB by-election

DAP Selangor treasurer Dr Ong Kian Ming has predicted a pessimistic outcome for the party at the upcoming Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) by-election, alluding to a very close fight “with a margin of less than 1,000 votes” if the incumbent party were to retain the state seat within the Hulu Selangor parliamentary constituency.

The paltry vote count estimate for the May 11 by-election casts a pale shadow from the 4,119 winning majority polled by the late Lee Kee Hiong in the 2023 state elections.

“The political environment does not favour PH (Pakatan Harapan) at the moment but with a well-coordinated campaign strategy and messaging, DAP may just pass this test by a small margin,” the former Bnagi MP pointed out in a media statement.

“Although I have argued in my podcast that DAP is not in danger of turning into an MCA 2.0 anytime soon, the general sentiment among non-Malay voters seems to be moving towards this direction.”

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“UMNO, PH can die together”: PAS Youth predicts coalition’s ‘demise’ in KKB polls

A PAS Youth leader has predicted the demise of UMNO and Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the forthcoming Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) by-election.

This is because UMNO’s “power abuse disease” has rapidly infected its “good friend” PH in less than two years since the Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim-led coalition took over Putrajaya, said PAS Youth chief Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden.

“Tatakelola sudah jadi tatakelaut (good governance has gone down the drain). This means the ‘disease’ which had previously infected UMNO, is fast spreading to PH, barely two years into its administration.

“Previously UMNO ‘died’ alone but it seems this time, UMNO and PH can die together. Live together and die together – this is true unity,” he said in a statement on Facebook on Tuesday (April 23), citing UMNO’s dismal performance in recent polls.

Afnan, who is also the Alor Setar MP, went on to urge UMNO members who are unhappy with the party’s leadership to vote for Perikatan Nasional in the May 11 by-election to “teach them a lesson”.

“In this by-election, UMNO members who don’t want the disease to continue spreading can seek the remedy. The remedy is with PN,” he remarked.

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