Rain in Bagan Pinang

First pit stop my partner enjoying her Teh tarik. We stop for breakfast and it started to rain again.

Nice and cool in this rain but we are on bike so need to take shelter.

Barisan Rakyat Ready to Roll

It's 8am and the special bunch are ready to roll.
They are seen here allotting polling station to be covered by different groups.
There are 3 bikes and a pick up and the blue blitz taking them to all the polling station.
Stay tuned for updates.

Anwar Ibrahim at Bagan Pinang

The huge crowd had overspilled on to the road and people were seen standing on chairs and cars as Anwar speaks.

Anwar gave a rousing speech to call on the people to unite against corruption and the deceptive and devious politician of Barisan National. The crowd responded to his every call with cheers of "reformasi".

His speech ended at 12 midnight sharp and thus bringing this by-election campaign to an end. Tomorrow will be polling day and the Barisan Rakyat Bloggers will be reporting from ground zero.

There are still the usual grouses as regards to postal voting by the servicemen and the election commission had yet to address the process and procedures of postal votes and PAS had threathen to bring this matter to the courts but we shall wait and see.

We were caught in a massive traffic jam and it to took us more than one and a half hours just to travel 4 miles from the ceramah venue to "Jom Makan" where we met up with Datuk Kamarul and Ronnie Liu for some light supper.

On our way there we saw an incident where there appears to be a standoff between umno and pas supporters adding to the already massive traffic jam. We saw the umno people taunting the PAS supporters and as we pass them these same people were shouting profanities at us in the blue blitz.

Well we shall leave it as such and tomorrow we shall see the results of this by election.

Last Rally at Bagan Pinang

Last call for Bagan Pinang.

We are at the 9th mile Port Dickson where a huge ceramah with the Pakatan leaders making their rounds all over the constituency.

This venue is the DAP Bagan Pinang coordination centre. There are at least 10,000 people already here awaiting for the leaders.

Ronnie Liu of DAP just took the stage and the first speaker for the night.

PS. Blogging from mobile phone. Can only attach one photo at a time.

Fakes in Bagan Pinang

Impersonators
10 Oct 2009 18:06


PAS press conference in progress now to warn the Bagan Pinang residence that there are incidents of PAS impersonators out in force to cause fear to the voters.

PAS has made a police report and hope the authorities will take action against such people in PAS shirts or attire and waving PAS flags out to create trouble and fear amongst voters. These people out to cause trouble are not Pas supporters or members.

Impersonators

PAS press conference in progress now to warn the Bagan Pinang residence that there are incidents of PAS impersonators out in force to cause fear to the voters.

PAS has made a police report and hope the authorities will take action against such people in PAS shirts or attire and waving PAS flags out to create trouble and fear amongst voters. These people out to cause trouble are not Pas supporters or members.

The Figures of Bagan Pinang

 (Photo from Wan Imran)

The Figures of Bagan Pinang

Let’s look at the figures of Bagan Pinang as from the last election of 2008, for this Bagan Pinang state seat will show that there was a voter turnout of 10,527 voters or 77.04% of the total registered voters amounting to 13,664.

Out of the total registered voters of 13,664, there are 4,604 postal votes of which 4,571 are voters from the soldiers in the army. The total postal votes make out 33.69% of the total registered voters of 13,664. The turnout for the total postal votes was at 4,269 votes or 92.72% of the total postal votes of 4,604.

Let us look at the civilian votes as follows; 13,664 total registered voters less postal voters at 4,604 equals to total civilian voters at 9,060. And in 2008 UMNO received 3,080 of postal votes and PAS obtained 1,189 postal votes of the total postal voters turnout of 4,269, that equates to only a total of civilian voters turnout at 6,258 voters or 69.07% of the total civilian voters (10,527 voters turnout – 4,269 postal votes turnout = 6,258 civilian voters turnout ).

Check out the real strength of the postal voters as follows; total postal voters of 4,604 and the turnout is at 4,269 or 92.72% of total postal voters of which UMNO obtained 3,080 votes or 72.15% and PAS has 1,189 or 27.85% of total postal votes.

Postal votes in Bagan Pinang, makes up a crucial 40.55% of the total voters turnout of 10,527 voters as in the 2008 general election and is a significant force and that the Election Commission must be seen to be independent, transparent and fair, and address any complaints or disputes and seen to be honest and of the highest integrity and be accountable to the people of this nation.

For PAS to win they will need to focus on increasing the civilian voters turnout and thus reducing the impact from postal votes, if the civilian turnout is 80% (80% X 9060 = 7248 civilian voters turnout), than they will have to capture around 60% (60% X 7248 = 4349 civilian votes) of that turnout of civilian voters. And to reinforced their support from the servicemen and maybe increased that support to about 35% from the 27.85% in the 2008 general election and than PAS might just edge out UMNO and win this election.

So how are PAS approaching this election as time is running out and what are they doing about reaching out and addressing the concern of the voting soldiers? Please note that the concern of the soldiers are that they can vote in secrecy against umno and as such if PAS can assure the soldiers that their vote will be in confidence than...

In this Bagan Pinang by-election the Election Commission is under the spotlight and will need to address the long time grouses and complaints from the people as to their independence and EC should open up and be transparent and truthful to the people and country.

"Should the postal votes be abolished as we are not at war or in emergency. It was meant for our servicemen in the jungles during the Emergency and the war against the communists."

R.Nadeswaran (The Sun)

Read "We Want A Clean and Fair Election" HERE