BN wins Hulu Selangor

Official results from Election Commission BN – 24,997 PKR – 23,272 Majority -1,725 Spoilt votes – 731

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Syed Ibrahim: MAFREL to finish all reports by Hulu Selangor poll

Kenyataan Akhbar 19 April 2010 MAFREL Terus Berperanan Memantau Pilihan Raya Pada hari ini, Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections (MAFREL), Badan Pemantau Pilihan Raya Malaysia ingin mengukuhkan komitmennya untuk terus berperanan dalam memantau pilihan raya negara agar menjadi salah satu proses demokrasi yang bebas, adil, telus dan mencerminkan kehendak mandat pilihan rakyat. Sehubungan itu, [...]

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Sibu by-election: May 16th!

Sibu: 16 Mei undi, 8 Mei penamaan calon Regina Lee Apr 16, 10 12:07pm Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya sebentar tadi mengumumkan pilihan raya kecil parlimen Sibu ditetapkan pada Ahad, 16 Mei ini. Menurut pengerusi SPR, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof (berbaju Melayu jingga), penamaan calon pula ditetapkan pada Sabtu, 8 Mei. Beliau membuat pengumuman itu [...]

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Say it: it is ILLEGAL vote buying by both sides!

When the media report about vote buying they use euphemisms such as `goodies’, `santa claus’, `money politics’ (which compare with more respectable `democratic politics’, `development politics’ etc),  used to `charm’ voters (not to `buy’ voters?). But stop this non-sense: all these material inducement are forbidden under the Election Offenses Act 1954! They are punishable by [...]

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DO compromised as RO-did it start from Hulu Selangor?

The BN parties have been (ab)using the District Officer(DO) office for their partisan campaigning for many elections -but now they know/wake up to how a compromised DO/RO (Returning Officer) can compromise their chances to victory. So shall we expect `statesmen’ from both side to agree to do away with appointing DO as RO, starting from [...]

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Abuse of govt machineries for campaign catch royal and public attention!

The Hulu Selangor by-election is shaping up to be interesting in that : for 1st time the abuse of government machinery(personnel, vehicles, buildings etc) provoked a royal rebuke! Sultan of Selangor has asked the civil servants to be `professional’ in discharging their duties and not engage in party campaigns. This may be a rebuke to [...]

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What it takes to make HS by-election a productive competition on policies?

The challenge is on: how to make the Hulu Selangor by-election a productive competition for good policies-as suggested in an article below? Unfortunately what we heard are ways to overtly or covertly abuse government machinery to win votes-and the parties are not letting this illegal and repugnant practice go. So what can voters and civil [...]

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Mafrel admit failure to submit all 9 by-election reports!

Mafrel has admitted its failure to submit the reports for all 9 by-elections, according to the president Syed Ibrahim. Previous reports that it has submitted reports of the triple by-elections-which was carried in some media, including this blog, apparently is wrong. We apologise for any inconveniences. We understand that reports for 6 by-elections had already [...]

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11th by-election since Mac 8th 2008 to come to Sibu!

Sibu MP Robert Lau passed away-paving the way for another by-election -the 11th since Mar 8th 2008. The election is a good test of temperature on the ground ahead of the State Election due by end of the year. Robert Lau of SPP won in last general election against DAP’s chief Wong Ho Lean by [...]

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Syed Ibrahim: SPR’s Lie-triple elections reports sent to SPR!

According to Mafrel’s president Syed Ibrahim 3 reports has been sent to SPR ie the triple by-elections reports for Bkt Selambau, Bkt Gantang and Batang Ai had been sent to SPR. So the SPR’s claim that there had not been 1 report sent to them is but a lie! Ong BK

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