PETALING JAYA: Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has claimed a thumping victory for Barisan Nasional in successfully defending the Mahkota state seat in Johor, based on preliminary unofficial results.
Asyraf said BN had effectively crossed the threshold to win the seat after garnering 19,463 votes from 83 polling channels, with a majority of 14,509 votes.
The unofficial results as of 7.18pm are:
Haizan Jaafar (PN): 4,954
Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah (BN): 19,463
There are 66,318 registered voters in Mahkota.
The Umno stronghold has fallen out of BN’s hands only once, in the 2018 general election, when Pakatan Harapan’s Said Jonit (Amanah) defeated two-term assemblyman Jais Sarday with a majority of 1,668 votes.
Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain regained the seat for Umno during the 2022 state election, defeating candidates from PH, PN and Warisan with a 5,166-vote majority.
Today’s by-election was called following Sharifah’s death on Aug 2.