KT By-Election Roll (Updated)

Thanks to our MAFREL people in KT, we have the by-election electoral roll. Here are my attempts to analyze the voter data and write-ups.
90 Voters in a Big House in KT (new)
90 voters live in the same big house at No. 1089-A of Kg Kuala Ibai in Kuala Terengganu. SPR’s inconsistent house numbering format understates [...]

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What the Malay, Chinese & English presses said

http://www.thenutgraph.com/by-election-hobnobbing
In the Malay Media
By-election hobnobbing
22 Dec 08 : 8.00AM Translation by Cindy Tham
WITH the 17 Jan 2009 Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election about two
months before the March 2009 Umno polls, the Malay dailies have picked up on
the efforts by some Umno leaders to boost their chances in the party polls.
Besides this, the teaching of Mathematics and [...]

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Wan Farid, a Pak Lah man, is BN’s choice for KT vote

The Malaysian Insider
KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 20 – There were no surprises today in the naming of Senator Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh as Barisan Nasional’s (BN) candidate for the crucial Kuala Terengganu by-election, but the controversies surrounding him and his close links with the prime minister will be campaign fodder for Pakatan Rakyat.
For Wan Farid, [...]

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Wan Ahmad Farid is BN’s choice

Malaysiakini
Wan Ahmad Farid is BN’s choice
Muda Mohd Noor | Dec 20, 08 4:50pm
Deputy Home Minister Senator Wan Ahmad Farid Salleh is Barisan Nasional’s standard bearer for the Jan 17 Kuala Terengganu by-election.
His candidacy was announced by Deputy Premier Najib Tun Razak in Kuala Terengganu at 4.50pm today.
The selection of Wan Ahmad Farid was not a [...]

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BN faces critical by-election test

Malaysiakini
BN faces critical by-election test
Dec 5, 08 1:23pm
The Barisan Nasional government faces a by-election next month which analysts say will be a critical test of public reaction to its reform promises after disastrous polls in March.
MCPX

The by-election in Terengganu, a battleground between the ruling Umno and the Islamic opposition party PAS, was triggered by the [...]

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By-election: Polling day on Jan. 17

Malaysiakini
By-election: Polling day on Jan 17
Beh Lih Yi & Ng Ling Fong | Dec 5, 08 11:43am
The Election Commission (EC) today announced that the Kuala Terengganu by-election will be held on Saturday, Jan 17, with nomination day fixed on Tuesday, Jan 6.
This means the parties will have a campaign period of 11 days.
The much-awaited announcement [...]

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KT by-election: The likely candidates

Malaysiakini
KT by-election: The likely candidates
Beh Lih Yi & Muda Mohd Noor | Dec 3, 08 5:32pm
Deputy Home Minister and senator Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh is widely considered the front-runner for the ruling Barisan Nasional’s choice of candidate in the upcoming Kuala Terengganu by-election.
Wan Ahmad Farid, who is also the Kuala Terengganu Umno division chief, [...]

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