Aug
27Anwar Ibrahim won Permatang Pauh By-Election
Filed Under (Malay Politic, Malaysia Politic) by admin on 27-08-2008
Tagged Under : Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Hanafi Hamat, Permatang Pauh, Permatang Pauh By-Election, Pilihan Raya Kecil, Saiful Bukhari Azlan
Anwar Ibrahim won Permatang Pauh By-Election
The Permatang Pauh By-Election was won by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. At the end of the vote count at about 9:47pm, the PKR de facto leader received a total majority of 15,671 votes to beat BN’s Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah. Anwar garnered 31,195 votes to beat Barisan candidate Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah, who polled 15,524 votes, while Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia candidate Hanafi Hamat lost his RM15,000 deposit after getting only 92 votes
The Polling Results:
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim: 31,195 votes
Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah: 15,524 votes
Hanafi Hamat: 92 votes
Majority: 15,671 votes
Turnout: 81.01%
