Sibu By-Election - The Countdown Begins

ITS OFFICIAL

PAKATAN RAKYAT/DAP WON THE SIBU BY-ELECTION

DAP's Wong Ho Leng is the new MP for Sibu, wresting the seat previously held by BN(SUPP)

Returning Officer finally announcing results:
PAKATAN RAKYAT/ DAP won by 398 votes
DAP 18845
BN 18447
Majority - 398

That's all for now. Goodnight Malaysia. Sleep well.
 
Appreciation and thanks to Anil's blog AND to Lina Soo on LINASOO blog for referencing the updates on the election results throughout polling day.
-Malaysian Unplug

TIME LINE:....

That's it!!!

10.50 pm
DAP candidate Wong Ho Leng arrives at the counting centre with Lim Guan Eng

Malaysian Insider reports DAP wins with majority of 398
DAP wins with 18845, BN 18447, Ind 232

POSTAL VOTES: Official
Total ballots issued: 2827
BN 2323,
DAP 70,
Ind 36..
Rejected: 208. Unreturned: 190



10.30pm
Postal votes for DAP was reduced by 17 in EC's official tally.

Official announcement to be made at the Civic Centre.

"It's not the people who vote that count. It's the people who count the votes." (Josef Stalin), EC proving Stalin correct?

Utusan Malaysia reports (10.13 pm)

Calon DAP, Wong Ho Leng menang pada pilihan raya kecil Parlimen Sibu selepas menewaskan calon Barisan Nasional (BN), Robert Lau Hui Yew dan calon Bebas, Narawi Haron dengan majoriti 2,651 undi.
Ho Leng yang juga Pengerusi DAP Sarawak memperoleh 18,775 undi manakala Robert Lau 16,124 undi manakala Narawi hanya memperoleh 196 undi.arawi juga hilang wang pertaruhan.

10.20 pm
EC finally gave the Form 15 to DAP. There was a small discrepancy in the postal vote results,but it was accept under protest by DAP,

One analyst wrote:

This silence and reluctance by the SPR to keep the public fully informed about what is happening or to announce the results forthwith does not inspire public confidence in their professionalism. This only undermines their role in the eyes of the public and makes it even more difficult for them to oversee future elections.

10.15 pm
EC Officer said postal vote result was given to BN but the same postal vote result was NOT given to the DAP.

EC officials tried to carry and move all the 11 postal ballot boxes away, without first giving DAP the Form 15 which confirms the official tally for the by-election.

10.05 pm
Is this Sibu by-election going be an Election Commission scandal??

Bernama earlier reported there are 2,537 postal votes.
But now Malaysiakini reports there are 2,572 postal ballots.

According to PR's Sivarajah, No recount at this stage. Recount only at count at saluran level. Reference to Regulaions 25(13) of conduct of elections regulaions 1981