The aftermath of the 13th General Election battlefield has left some big names scarred, many have fallen, and other 'underdogs' was able to slay giants.
While the Barisan Nasional coalition managed to secure a simple majority victory overall, it took hits with a menteri besar and a chief minister losing in Johor and Melaka respectively while several cabinet ministers and deputy minsters failed to hold on to their seats.
Beginning with the iconic Gelang Patah battle, Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman was defeated in the hands of DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang. The hot seat of Bukit Katil saw Melaka chief minister Mohd Ali Rustam losing to PKR youth chief, Shamsul Iskandar Akin of PKR.
Other big BN names that were brought down by their respective opponents are Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin, Dr Puad Mohd Zarkashi, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha, Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung, Datuk Donald Lim, S.K. Devamany, and also Tan Sri Bernad Dompok.
These names include federal ministers Kong, Chor, who are are secretary-general and vice president of MCA respectively. Saifuddin, Devamany and Puad are deputy ministers while Raja Nong Chik and Bernard are also full ministers. Pakatan Rakyat was not sparred from several upsets for its leaders as Pas candidates Husam Musa, Salahuddin Ayub was vanquished together with PKR secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution.
Pas also lost Haron Din in Arau and Mohamad Sabu in Pendang. The two candidates from Perkasa, namely - Datuk Ibrahim Ali and Datuk Zulkifli Nordin - also failed in their attempt to retain a Parliamentary seats as they were kicked out of Pasir Mas and Shah Alam respectively. Both were independents but Zulkifli became a direct BN candidate in the Selangor parliament seat.
Several parliamentary candidates scored lanslide eins,including DAP's Teresa Kok, who went home with a resounding 51,552-vote majority. All in all, BN's 133 parliamentary seats to Pakatan's 89 sess the opposition coalition gaining seven seats. In the states, while Pakatan lost Kedah, it retained Selangor, Penang and Kelantan with two-thirds majority. BN manages to keep Perak and Terengganu though with a slim majority.
Within BN, MCA was the biggest loser with only six parliamentary seats compared to its 15seat showing from 2008. Gerakan has retained only one seat from its two from the last election with Liang Teck Meng successfully defending Simpang Renggam in Johor.
Among the Pakatan partners, DAP was the biggest winner as it gained 10 seats to secure 38 MPs, up from its 29 MPs from the last term. PKR, with 30 seats, and Pas, with 21, would see them with one and two seats less, respectively compared to the 2008 results.
The gains of Pakatan is apparent in its breaking of the BN stronghold in Johor and also making inroads in Sabah and Sarawak. In Sabah, Pakatan overall gained two seats and Sarawak five seats.
These seven are the additional seven seats for Pakatan in Dewan Rakyat. All in all, Pakatan wrested 20 parliamentary seats from BN but lost 15 others. The nett gain is seven seats. Calculations made online showed that Pakatan has won slightly more popular votes than BN at 50% to 49%.
While the Barisan Nasional coalition managed to secure a simple majority victory overall, it took hits with a menteri besar and a chief minister losing in Johor and Melaka respectively while several cabinet ministers and deputy minsters failed to hold on to their seats.
Beginning with the iconic Gelang Patah battle, Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman was defeated in the hands of DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang. The hot seat of Bukit Katil saw Melaka chief minister Mohd Ali Rustam losing to PKR youth chief, Shamsul Iskandar Akin of PKR.
Other big BN names that were brought down by their respective opponents are Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin, Dr Puad Mohd Zarkashi, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha, Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung, Datuk Donald Lim, S.K. Devamany, and also Tan Sri Bernad Dompok.
These names include federal ministers Kong, Chor, who are are secretary-general and vice president of MCA respectively. Saifuddin, Devamany and Puad are deputy ministers while Raja Nong Chik and Bernard are also full ministers. Pakatan Rakyat was not sparred from several upsets for its leaders as Pas candidates Husam Musa, Salahuddin Ayub was vanquished together with PKR secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution.
Pas also lost Haron Din in Arau and Mohamad Sabu in Pendang. The two candidates from Perkasa, namely - Datuk Ibrahim Ali and Datuk Zulkifli Nordin - also failed in their attempt to retain a Parliamentary seats as they were kicked out of Pasir Mas and Shah Alam respectively. Both were independents but Zulkifli became a direct BN candidate in the Selangor parliament seat.
Several parliamentary candidates scored lanslide eins,including DAP's Teresa Kok, who went home with a resounding 51,552-vote majority. All in all, BN's 133 parliamentary seats to Pakatan's 89 sess the opposition coalition gaining seven seats. In the states, while Pakatan lost Kedah, it retained Selangor, Penang and Kelantan with two-thirds majority. BN manages to keep Perak and Terengganu though with a slim majority.
Within BN, MCA was the biggest loser with only six parliamentary seats compared to its 15seat showing from 2008. Gerakan has retained only one seat from its two from the last election with Liang Teck Meng successfully defending Simpang Renggam in Johor.
Among the Pakatan partners, DAP was the biggest winner as it gained 10 seats to secure 38 MPs, up from its 29 MPs from the last term. PKR, with 30 seats, and Pas, with 21, would see them with one and two seats less, respectively compared to the 2008 results.
The gains of Pakatan is apparent in its breaking of the BN stronghold in Johor and also making inroads in Sabah and Sarawak. In Sabah, Pakatan overall gained two seats and Sarawak five seats.
These seven are the additional seven seats for Pakatan in Dewan Rakyat. All in all, Pakatan wrested 20 parliamentary seats from BN but lost 15 others. The nett gain is seven seats. Calculations made online showed that Pakatan has won slightly more popular votes than BN at 50% to 49%.
