Ong also named six state seats, five of which were won by PAS when it was part of the opposition pact in the 2013 polls, which he said would see an increase of Malay voters by more than 5%.
These were Hulu Kelang, Lembah Jaya, Chempaka, Morib and Sijangkang which were won by PAS in the 2013 elections, and Ijok won by PKR.
Ong said this was an attempt to help Barisan Nasional (BN) and Umno win back the seats by increasing the percentage of Malay voters and shifting non-Malay voters to safe Pakatan Harapan (PH) seats.
Azmin’s Bukit Antarabangsa seat, which he won by 4,044 votes, will see the percentage of Malay voters decreasing from 57.1% to 41.6%, said Ong.
“Ironically, Azmin Ali’s state seat will become a Chinese majority seat (from 35.6% to 50.5%) if Syor 2 is passed,” he said, referring to the EC’s second notice of the Selangor delimitation exercise.
The same would occur in Teratai, won by DAP with a 13,646 vote majority, where the percentage of Chinese voters increased from 59.0% to 62.1%.
In Teluk Datuk, meanwhile, the percentage of Chinese voters rose from 45.0% to 59.6%. Teluk Datuk was won by DAP by 5,391 votes in GE13.
“When we examine these figures, we can clearly see the only reason why the EC made these changes in Syor 2 were for political reasons which is to help Umno in these seats,” Ong said.
Allegations of gerrymandering have been rife amid the EC’s redelineation exercise, with critics saying it does not comply with guidelines under the Federal Constitution and labelling it an attempt to give BN an advantage in the coming election.
Selangor PAS leader Ahmad Yunus Hairi recently told FMT however that he was confident of retaining his Sijangkang state seat despite the increase of Malay voters.
Yunus said the move would only backfire on BN as Malays would support PAS.
“Under the redelineation exercise, the EC plans to move Malay voters in Teluk Datuk to the Sijangkang constituency, but it is wrong if it thinks this will help BN capture the seat after 10 years,” he had said.