142AM Monday 17 May
Yes, I left this post at 840PM last night and would not close until it is confirmed that DAP won the elections.
At 900PM when SPR still refused to announce the official results we all went to the Postal Vote Counting Centre. Our polling agents had been there since 800am yesterday. In most by-elections the first result to come in is always Postal votes. But it was not to be here in Sibu. SPR tried one way or another to find fault with our agents non-submission of some forms. They must have had instructions to do whatever to ensure a victory for BN. Since they refused to budge we all tropped over in a convoy of cars and taxis to the official Counting Centre in the Civic Centre. A huge crowd similarly angered by the delay in announcing the results had gathered and was very boisterous. The cops and the FRU were around. SPR were so ashamed that they did not make the official announcement until it was announced on TV. SMSes announced the TV news and a thunderous roar and chantings ensued. Whether they made any official announcement I am not aware but Richard Wong appeared on the steps with Kit Siang and Guan Eng and a host of MPs and Aduns.
That signaled victory and that was what the angry crowd wanted. They took the TV announcement as official.
840PM
DAP 18570 SUPP 15980 Majority 2590
Yes, I left this post at 840PM last night and would not close until it is confirmed that DAP won the elections.
At 900PM when SPR still refused to announce the official results we all went to the Postal Vote Counting Centre. Our polling agents had been there since 800am yesterday. In most by-elections the first result to come in is always Postal votes. But it was not to be here in Sibu. SPR tried one way or another to find fault with our agents non-submission of some forms. They must have had instructions to do whatever to ensure a victory for BN. Since they refused to budge we all tropped over in a convoy of cars and taxis to the official Counting Centre in the Civic Centre. A huge crowd similarly angered by the delay in announcing the results had gathered and was very boisterous. The cops and the FRU were around. SPR were so ashamed that they did not make the official announcement until it was announced on TV. SMSes announced the TV news and a thunderous roar and chantings ensued. Whether they made any official announcement I am not aware but Richard Wong appeared on the steps with Kit Siang and Guan Eng and a host of MPs and Aduns.
That signaled victory and that was what the angry crowd wanted. They took the TV announcement as official.
Such was how it ended for Najib and the EC,
a day of shame and infamy
a day of shame and infamy
and for the DAP victory after a hard-fought 8 days true to their Sibu4Change slogan.
THE OFFICIAL WIN FIGURE?
NAH!
ITS ONLY A FIGURE.
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THE OFFICIAL WIN FIGURE?
NAH!
ITS ONLY A FIGURE.
I CLOSE THIS POST WITH
THANKS
FOR STAYING WITH US.
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Follow Malaysiakini's story HERE
840PM
DAP 18570 SUPP 15980 Majority 2590
JUST A SHORT & BITTERSWEET MESSAGE
TO UMNO'S PRESIDENT:
YOU MAY BUY SOME
BUT YOU CANT BUY
THOSE WHO HAVE A CONSCIENCE.
i know the special bunch is
celebrating at the RSC.
I wont close down until I get it official,
THE SIBU MIRACLE TOOK PLACE
YIPEEEEEEEEEEE!
807PM (103/110)
DAP 18211 SUPP 14267 Majority: 3944
802PM (99/110)
DAP 17120 SUPP 13841 Majority 3279
755PM (Saluran 97/110)
DAP 16786 SUPP 13656 Majority: 3130
740PM
DAP 16538 SUPP 13490 Majority: 3048
730PM (Saluran 93)
DAP 16178 SUPP 13156 Majority: 3022
Votes counted 32719 (90.50%)
94 out of 110 ballot boxes counted.
720PM (Saluran 90)
DAP 15655 SUPP 12838 Majority: 2817
Votes counted: 28760 (87.90%)
702PM
DAP 14,283 SUPP 12,047 Majority: 2236 (Saluran 78)
Votes Counted 28,590 (81-27%)
652PM
Controversy over postal votes so expect a late night official announcement. Postal votes yet to be counted.. Tense moments inside the counting centre.
650PM
DAP 10773 SUPP 9229 Majority 1544
Votes counted: 20198 (61.73%)
DANG, A BEER IS WHAT I NEED IN THIS "HEAT"
642PM
Both candidates inside postal votes counting centre.All SPR top guns coming.. Victory will be determined here.. Not a vote counted yet. The total in postal votes are 2,537.
640PM
LATEST 59/110
DAP 9188 SUPP 8274 MAJORITY: 914
Wong Ho Leng back in counting room, was nearly thrown out by police on spr orders for objecting 2 discrepancies
631PM (after 57 saluran)
DAP 8888 SUPP 8050 IND 87 Majority 838
Votes counted: 17,099 (54.98%)
625PM
Latest: DAP 7693 SUPP 7356 IND 82 Majority: 334 (earlier DAP was leading by 783votes)
Voter Turnout: 48.88%
LATEST TWIT FROM YB KIT
From incoming results, hopes of a Sibu Miracle more than alive despite initial reverses
A BIG SCREEN HAS BEEN SET UP OUTSIDE THE CENTRE FOR SUPPORTERS AND THE PUBLIC. THE "GOALS" SCORED SEEMED NUMEROUS.
601PM
Latest: DAP 2434 SUPP 4303 IND 41 Majority 1869....slowly but surely eroded.
Total Votes Counted: 6823 (21.94%)
WAIT FOR AN UPSWING FOR DAP.
546PM (after 22 saluran)
Latest: DAP 1819 SUPP 3804 IND 37 Majority 1985
Total voters: 54,659
Turnout at 4:00pm 31,101 (56.9%)
Counted so far: 5,701 (18.33%)
545PM
Latest: DAP 1692 SUPP3712 IND 35 Majority 2020
527PM
DAP candidate himself at postal vote countg centre to post objections with Asst RO & SPR. They are now holding closed door talks.
525PM
Han wrote:
515PM
Latest: DAP 1396 SUPP 3493 IND 33 Majority: 2097
500PM
Iban votes remains rock solid with BN as initial est shows Iban votes 4 DAP droppd by 3.9%. Well, they say it is a free country. If they are "happy" why not?
415PM
Latest: DAP 1024 SUPP 2808 IND 18 MAJORITY 1784
WHY AREN'T THE URBAN FOLKS COMING OUT?
345PM
One hour fifteen minutes to closing time:
RantauPanjang station closed 1 pm 82.6% voter turnout. 1hr 2end polling. Some urban areas turnout 50%. "Not enough for the Sibu Miracle." says YB Kit Siang.
325PM
Latest: DAP 810 SUPP 1839 IND 115 SPOILT 12 Majority: 1029
340PM
Results fr 9 stations - DAP down by 481 votes. Silver lining: In 2008, Rocket lost 507 votes in these 9 centres. Painful headway
310PM
lattest result
dap 619
bn 1100
ind 11
majority (481)
300PM
21 out of 55 polling stations have closed. These are the smaller polling stations, especially those in the longhouses.
250PM
Results from 8 stations - DAP down by 540 votes.
HIT SOMETHING AND ALL REPORTS FROM AFTER 10AM LOST!
240PM
10 polling centres closed @ 1pm; 5 @ 2pm; 6 @ 3 pm; 2 @ 4 pm; 22 @ 5 pm. 1centre which closed 1 pm had as high as 82.6% turnout.
DANG! HOW I MISS THE SPECIAL BUNCH HERE!!!!!!
1000AM
Shafie Apdal, Minister of Rural etc....was not given the traditional welcome at Sungei Aup Longhouse. Was he told to FO.....nobody could translate the Iban word for me. He would probably be the new Chief Minister of Sabah, if the money trail leading to Hong Kong etc is established against current Sabah CM.
945AM
Whilst Bawang Assan has registered a 50% voter turnout, in total the turnout is poor at 6:33%. As at 9:30am only 3310 voters have voted.
937AM
The Election Commission (EC) is expecting about 80 percent turnout for the by-election. They have always predicted incorrectly.....but of course there is a purpose if you follow my drift.
924AM
Voter turnout is at 50% in Bawang Assan, an Iban area. This is good.
900AM
Latest Info from SPR:Ten polling centres will close at 1pm, five at 2pm, six at 3pm, two at 4pm and 22 at 5pm. The ballot boxes will be taken to the tallying centre at the Sibu Civic Centre.
Can't figure out why. Even if it is a small area, some people may not be able to come out before 1pm, like maids who work half-day, or coffee-shop attendants who cannot take morning off being a Sunday.
841AM
YB Kit came into the centre and we chatted a while. He showed me how he summarized last night:
Reminded Tennyson's Arthurian poem: "The old order changeth, yielding place to new" Will this eternal order of change begin in #Sibu?
840AM
Voter turnout is low at Ensurei, Keng Nam Primary School, as the area is flooded.
820AM
Rumor has it that BN campaigners are going into polling rooms in some stations unimpeded. Just a rumor for now. We are checking into this.
818AM
Whilst waiting for news to come in why don't you hop over HERE to enjoy the spectacle that was last night. I have been to many Ceremah Perdana.....this one was just awesome....an indication of the similarly awesome DAP machinery.
810AM
Polling stations have just opened and news came in that at the largest polling station Chung Hwa School, the BN Polling agent was dismissed from the station as he had no certified authority papers. Just hopping that whilst SPR is firm here, the ballot boxes from the Postal Votes are still safe. Josephine Mary will clue me on this as counting of postal votes begins.
800AM
Just arrived at the DAP centre....Jeff Ooi, MP Jelutong is already here.....Lina Soo, Sarawakian Blogger is also here. No problem with traffic coming to the centre.....but confronted some flooded roads......if SUPP wins this election be prepared for Sibu being the Venice of the East.
A lot of the Sibu urban votes have been transferred to the Lanang constituency. We were not even given the chance to vote. Imagine how we feel having the natives vote on our behalf.
May 16, 2010 5:25 PM