PN’s backing helped BN wrest 2 DAP seats, says Teo
Johor DAP chief Teo Nie Ching acknowledged the party's loss of two key seats to Barisan Nasional in the recent state election. She attributed the defeat to the transfer of Perikatan Nasional votes to BN and stated the party will analyze its weaknesses to improve future performance.
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Johor DAP chief Teo Nie Ching said the party accepts the decision made by the voters, and will fix its weaknesses. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: The support from Perikatan Nasional in Perling and Johor Jaya helped Barisan Nasional to wrest the two seats from DAP, says the party's state chief Teo Nie Ching.
Teo said the DAP candidates fielded in both seats had actually received a higher number of votes compared with the 2022 state polls, but still lost due to the transfer of PN votes to BN.
MCA secured Johor Jaya with a 7,268-vote majority while MIC took Perling with a 1,611-vote majority in yesterday's state election.
In Johor Jaya, MCA's Chan San San won in a four-cornered fight, receiving 35,971 votes. The other candidates were DAP's Lee Wern Yiing (28,703 votes), Lau Yi Leong (Bersama, 2,051 votes) and HP Lim (Independent, 195 votes).
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