Pakatan retains Selangor, wins Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca
Votes arriving at a counting centre in Alor Setar.
KUALA LUMPUR — Pakatan Harapan has retained Selangor with an even bigger majority than GE13, and have wrested Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Malacca from Barisan Nasional.
The Election Commission made the announcement on Thursday (May 10) based on official results obtained so far.
In Selangor, Pakatan Harapan parties contesting under PKR won 29 seats, while BN won three. PAS won none.
In Johor, Pakatan Harapan parties contesting under PKR won 29 seats. BN won 16, while PAS won one.
In Malacca, Pakatan Harapan parties contesting under PKR won 15 seats. BN won 10, while PAS won none.
Barisan Nasional has lost Negeri Sembilan for the first time ever, according to official results announced by the Election Commission.
EC deputy chairman Tan Sri Othman Mahmud announced this morning that PKR candidates won 20 of the state's 36 seats while BN took 16.
Coincidentally, outgoing mentri besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan won the first seat of the general election uncontested on nomination day.
The EC earlier announced that BN lost Terengganu to PAS but managed to retain Pahang and Perlis, based on official results.
EC chairman Tan Sri Mohd Hashim Abdullah explained that these results were not the full results, but released based on political parties which had enough numbers to form a simple majority in these states.
In Terengganu, PAS won 18 state seats, while BN won eight. Pakatan Harapan parties contesting under PKR won zero seats.
For Kelantan, PAS retained the state with 28 seats, while BN has seven. PH parties have won none so far.
In Pahang, BN won 22 seats, PAS eight seats while PH parties won none.
For Perlis, BN won 10 seats. PAS won two seats while PH parties contesting under PKR won three. MALAY MAIL
