IN the recently concluded Semenyih by-election, Barisan Nasional’s Zakaria Hanafi emerged victorious, garnering 19,780 votes, 1,914 more than Pakatan Harapan’s Muhammad Aiman Zainali (17,866). PSM’s Nik Aziz Afiq garnered 845 votes and independent Kuan Chee Heng got 725.
While many Barisan supporters are revelling in the recapture of Semenyih less than 10 months after losing it in the 14th General Election, there is much to consider especially in the underlying “seismic” activities that are at play, leading to what many say was a Malay mini-tsunami on March 2, as Barisan managed a comfortable win in all the 17 Malay majority (more than 70% Malays) areas in both popular votes and percentage of votes.
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