Another by-election could be held soon following the passing of Robert Lau, the Sibu MP from SUPP/BN.
Lau, the deputy minister of transport, died of cancer at the Selayang Hospital this morning.
The DAP now has a good chance of capturing the seat as a result of some ethnic Chinese dissatisfaction with the SUPP, according to a Sarawak-based political analyst. Chinese Malaysians make up 60 per cent of the voters here.
He said the SUPP seemed more pre-occupied with the party’s internal conflicts and the perception is that it had neglected issues that were important to the local, especially the ethnic Chinese, voters such as education and business.
The results for the last two Sibu parliamentary polls were as follows:
Lau, the deputy minister of transport, died of cancer at the Selayang Hospital this morning.
The DAP now has a good chance of capturing the seat as a result of some ethnic Chinese dissatisfaction with the SUPP, according to a Sarawak-based political analyst. Chinese Malaysians make up 60 per cent of the voters here.
He said the SUPP seemed more pre-occupied with the party’s internal conflicts and the perception is that it had neglected issues that were important to the local, especially the ethnic Chinese, voters such as education and business.
The results for the last two Sibu parliamentary polls were as follows:
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Source: undi.info
1 comment:
Seems like a sway of some 1,600 odd votes will sending BN reeling.
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