Congratulations to Dr Wan Azizah for winning the Permatang Pauh by-election.
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The turnout was 73.71% certainly higher than my guestimate of 65% but a lot lower than the 2013's 88.3%. Her majority this time is lower than the previous majority for her husband in 2013. However, she picked up more Malay votes from the younger generation, but lost some Chinese support.
In Rompin, it's more or less the same story except the winning candidate has been an UMNO man while the loser was a PAS candidate. Turnout dropped from the 2013's 85.0% to 74%. Winning majority dropped from 15,114 in 2013 to 8895. Again some Chinese votes swung back to BN-UMNO
Two points on PKR in PP campaigning - firstly, the Pakatan coalition remains a problematic issue. But fortunately for Dr Wan, the Anwar appeal or cultism has enough inertia to see Dr Wan Azizah through to a winning position albeit with some small deficiencies. But how will Pakatan perform as a coalition in GE-14?
In Rompin, it's more or less the same story except the winning candidate has been an UMNO man while the loser was a PAS candidate. Turnout dropped from the 2013's 85.0% to 74%. Winning majority dropped from 15,114 in 2013 to 8895. Again some Chinese votes swung back to BN-UMNO
Basically we have almost identical outcomes, with the respective favourites winning in their own stronghold.
Depending on which side you're on, you can interpret it to your own advantage, but I suspect MCA and Gerakan will be wanking away in front of Ah Jib Gor's office, crowing and cooing the Chinese have returned to the BN's fold.
But have they? Was it hudud that turned them off? Or just invincible disdain for BN (my guess)? In Rompin we could say DAP wasn't there to help, but in Permatang Pauh ...?
So I eagerly await my matey Ong Kian Ming's erudite analysis of the by-elections.
But I reckon Ah Gib Jor will be extremely worried about Dr Wan picking up an extra 5% young Malay votes. Those are the new Heartland's votes. Maybe Ah Jib Gor will blame it on Dr Mahathir's undermining of his government, which is certainly a fair accusation, wakakaka.
More interestingly I like to hear Dr Mahathir's interpretation of the PP case against his previous interpretation of Rompin, wakakaka. I am sure His Imperial Majesty will come up with some words to Ah Jib Gor's discomfort, disadvantage and disgust, wakakaka again.
Two points on BN in PP campaigning - firstly, it has shot itself in the foot by sending in a racist Neanderthal to threaten PP residents with deprived developments if those hapless people failed to vote UMNO in. The bumbling idiot turned everyone off. I sometimes wonder at the mentality of UMNO for fostering such a goon to be among their leadership echelon.
Secondly, it failed to explain the GST properly and clearly to the people. There's lots of bullshit hurled against the GST. It didn't help when Dr M also criticized the consumption tax scheme, though I suspect his aim was more to undermine Najib than the GST itself, wakakaka.
Two points on PKR in PP campaigning - firstly, the Pakatan coalition remains a problematic issue. But fortunately for Dr Wan, the Anwar appeal or cultism has enough inertia to see Dr Wan Azizah through to a winning position albeit with some small deficiencies. But how will Pakatan perform as a coalition in GE-14?
But I'm sure DAP is happy with Dr Wan's victory as the party sees her as a credible bulwark against a PAS leadership in Pakatan, especially as Opposition Leader in Federal Parliament.
Secondly, I wasn't joking about PKR's neglect and/or marginalization of Indians in my previous post
Indians, the 'Lost' in Permatang Pauh?
Indians, the 'Lost' in Permatang Pauh?
Some didn't like what I have published, accusing me of attacking PKR. But face it (and don't bury your heads in the sand), PKR has a lot to do, a lot of catching up to do, to heal the wounds the party has inflicted on the Indians. It's probably due only to the discredited incompetent MIC that the Indian sector wasn't marshalled against PKR in PP in full significant force. Don't take the Indians for granted.