PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional is leading the Johor state election with 33 seats as at 6.27pm on Saturday (July 11), claims Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.
In a statement posted on Facebook, the Umno secretary-general said the unofficial results showed Barisan in the lead following the close of polling at 6pm.
"As of 6.27pm, Barisan is leading with 33 seats, ahead of Pakatan Harapan, which has secured seven seats," Asyraf Wajdi said.
According to the post, Perikatan Nasional, Bersama and the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance have yet to secure any seats.
The polling process began at 8am, with voting stations closing in stages throughout the day. The earliest polling centre to close was the Balai Raya Pulau Besar in the Tenggaroh state constituency at 11am.
As of 5pm, 67.44%, or over 1.8 million of the 2.6 million voters in the state had cast their ballots.
The Election Commission earlier set a voter turnout target of 70%, with full results expected as early as 10pm on Saturday.
