JOHOR BARU, Sept 9 — Today’s twin by-elections in Johor will be closely watched as a measure of how the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance can keep its...
JOHOR BARU, Sept 9 — Today’s twin by-elections in Johor will be closely watched as a measure of how the Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional alliance can keep its seat while halting the advances by Perikatan Nasional in the southern state.
However, the situation in Pulai started changing rapidly with activities and visits by high-profile leaders over last weekend. On paper, PH has a good chance of retaining Pulai provided the majority of Chinese voters vote on polling day, even with the threat of BN-Umno protest votes. Based on the Election Commission’s latest census, the Pulai constituency has a total of 167,108 registered voters. The Malays make up 44.17 per cent of Pulai’s demographics, closely followed by the ethnic Chinese and ethnic Indians .
The Pulai by-election will now see a three-cornered contest with the main coalitions represented by PH’s Suhaizan Kayat, PN’s Zulkifli Jaafar and independent candidate Samsudin Mohamad Fauzi. Pulai’s independent candidate, Samsudin is seen as a political lightweight. The 47-year-old businessman and consumer activist was born in Kluang, Johor and is the Kuala Lumpur Consumer Safety Association president. He previously contested the Putrajaya parliamentary seat last year, also as an independent candidate, and got a mere 63 votes.
In the past, Bakri which includes Simpang Jeram and its surrounding areas, were known as a strong Opposition stronghold. For many years, it consistently featured as a counterweight to the then-ruling BN-Umno’s areas of Muar and Pagoh before 2018.
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