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KUALA LUMPUR – Rafizi Ramli has pulled away with a significant lead in popular votes and divisions after results for eight states are in, securing majority votes in all seven states – Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Melaka, Kelantan, Kedah, Sabah, Johor, and Pahang – except Sabah, leaving rival Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail in the dust.
Rafizi took the lead in Johor with a total of 3,967 votes and winning 23 of the 26 divisions. Saifuddin could only garner 1,117 votes and three divisions.
As for Pahang, Rafizi took a very comfortable lead with 1,863 votes and secured the support from 13 divisions while Saifuddin managed 425 votes and one division.
In total, the former Pandan MP has garnered 53,975 votes as PKR concludes counting for Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Melaka, Kelantan, Kedah, Sabah, Johor and Pahang, while his rival secured 41,092 votes, trailing by 12,883.
However, Saifuddin tried to narrow Rafizi’s popular votes’ lead despite only winning six of the 25 divisions in Sabah. His win was bolstered by huge margins in Kota Kinabalu, Keningau, Tenom, Pensiangan, and Tawau. Saifuddin managed to get 8,585 total votes while Rafizi garnered 6,814.
In Selangor, Rafizi won 13 of the 22 divisions, obtaining 25,449 votes compared to his rival’s 22,111.
In Negri Sembilan, Rafizi managed to secure seven of the eight divisions with 5,522 votes, more than double Saifuddin’s vote of 2,559, with the latter only managing to win the Rasah division.
The story is the same in Melaka, as Rafizi swept all six divisions with 2,427 votes as opposed to the 1,464 obtained by Saifuddin.
Rafizi also comfortably took 10 of Kelantan’s 14 divisions with 3,107 compared to 2,107 for Saifuddin.
Saifuddin managed to win four of the 15 divisions in Kedah, garing a total of 2,724, but it fell short compared to Rafizi’s 4,846 votes. – The Vibes, May 29, 2022
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