Johor polls: All 15 Bersama candidates lose their deposit
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Rafizi said an initial analysis pointed to a significant swing in support towards Barisan Nasional across voters of different age groups and ethnic communities.
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- All 15 Bersama Malaysia candidates lost their deposits, receiving only 3-6% of votes, below the 12.5% minimum required.
- There was a significant swing in voter support towards Barisan Nasional, affecting Bersama and other parties.
- Bersama plans to review the results, strengthen the party, and hold an appreciation event for supporters soon.
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PETALING JAYA - All 15 candidates of newly-set up Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) who contested in Johor state election on July 11 lost their election deposits, said party president Rafizi Ramli.
In a statement on July 12, Rafizi said based on the information available so far, Bersama candidates obtained an average of between 3 per cent and 6 per cent of the vote.
“This means all Bersama candidates have lost their deposits as they did not achieve the minimum 12.5 per cent of votes required,” he said, adding that the party had also fallen short of its internal target of avoiding deposit losses and securing at least 15 per cent of the vote.
Rafizi said an initial analysis pointed to a significant swing in support towards Barisan Nasional (BN) across voters of different age groups and ethnic communities.
He added that candidates from other parties, including Pakatan Harapan (PH), Perikatan Nasional (PN), Bersama and youth-centric Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA), were also affected by the shift in voter support.
Rafizi said Bersama would conduct a detailed review of the election results to improve its approach in winning public support in future elections.
He thanked the voters who placed their trust in Bersama’s candidates, despite the party being so young.
Rafizi also thanked the party’s candidates, members, volunteers and supporters for their commitment throughout the campaign.
He said a modest appreciation event would be held at Bersama’s new headquarters once it is ready for use in about two weeks.
Although the Johor election results did not favour the party, Rafizi said the campaign experience would help strengthen Bersama, which is now 52 days old.
“God willing, we will continue working and hope that Malaysians will one day be open to accepting Bersama,” he said. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
