BN wins Ijok with 1,850 majority

IJOK: Barisan Nasional won the Ijok by-election after nine days of intense campaigning that saw both sides fighting tooth and nail for every single vote that matters. 

Barisan candidate K. Parthiban beat opposition candidate Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, garnering 5,884 votes against Khalid's 4,034 votes. The official results were announced at 8.50pm. 

The voter turn-out of 10,049 or 81.88% of the 12,272 registered voters was the highest ever for a by-election. 

Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, BN candidate Pantiban and Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy with other Barisan Nasional supporter outside the polling center in SJK (C) IJOK.

Voters in Ijok kept both sides stretching until the last minute. Earlier at 10am voter turn-out was a mere 14%, causing leaders from both camps to sound out an urgent call to party workers to double their efforts in persuading voters to go to the polling station. 

The situation was still unsatisfactory at 2pm, with voters turn-out at the nine polling stations averaging 50.8%. 

The nine polling stations were at Sungai Darah, Pekan Berjuntai Bestari (S), Kampung Jaya Setia, Bukit Badong, Kampung Ijok, Pekan Ijok, Simpang Ijok, Tuan Mee and Pekan Berjuntai Bestari (U). 

However, the situation dramatically turned for the better towards the end of the polling day. 

By 4pm, voters turn-out surged 77.3% and by closing time at 5pm, Ijok folks made history by achieving the highest turn-out for a by-election. 

 

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