PH did not expect decline in Chinese voter support – Mustapha

Sabah PKR chairman Datuk Mustapha Sakmud. - BERNAMA PIC

KOTA KINABALU: Pakatan Harapan (PH) did not expect to lose significant support from its loyal Chinese voters in today's 17th Sabah State Election, a development that serves as an important signal for the coalition to reassess its strategy ahead of the 16th General Election (GE16).

Sabah PKR chairman Datuk Mustapha Sakmud said the coalition's current performance in the state, particularly the shift in Chinese voter sentiment, requires a thorough analysis to understand the causes.

"Yes, we honestly did not expect to lose a rather substantial, a rather large number of our loyal voters among the Chinese community.

"So that is why we need to conduct a post-mortem after this. What exactly happened? For me, this is a wake-up call for Pakatan Harapan, especially Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), for us to re-evaluate our strategy," he told reporters at the Chief Minister's Sri Gaya residence here tonight.

He said the lessons learnt from this election outcome provide PH with an opportunity to refine its approach and strategies early before facing GE16.

"For preparations ahead of the 16th General Election, I think it is good that we detected these issues early so that we can devise strategies to win back our loyal voters and secure their support for Pakatan Harapan," he said.

Meanwhile, Mustapha confirmed his presence at the venue was in line with PKR's official stance, as previously announced by the party's Secretary-General, regarding the formation of the state government.

"We are prepared to be part of the new state government that will be formed soon, and to support Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor as our upcoming Chief Minister, insya-Allah," he said.

Sabah DAP failed to win any of the eight seats it contested in this election, while PKR won only one of the 13 seats it contested. Amanah, meanwhile, failed to secure the sole seat it contested, the Sulabayan seat.

– BERNAMA

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Well, someone boasted and belittled PAS before the polling day 😂😂😂😂😂. The pride before the fall, I suppose

this one memang takes the cake

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Memang ada asasnya bila orang kata DAP bungkus makan telur kali ini di PRN Sabah sebab kesan PMX yang jelas ramai pengundi Cina dah semakin tak suka.

Tapi PMX tambah minyak lagi dua hari sebelum mengundi dengan ayat penuh lagaknya yang bunyinya macam ugut komuniti Cina pula.

“You tak boleh marah saya, cakap ‘lu siau eh’ (Hokkien maksudnya ‘awak gila ke?’), lepas itu datang minta lagi. Itu bukan caranya,”kata PMX di majlis makan malam persatuan Cina Sabah pada hari Khamis iaitu dua hari sebelum hari mengundi.

Eleh.. macam duit peruntukan kerajaan pusat itu datang dari mak bapak kamu ke?

Siapa saja pengundi Cina yang boleh suka bila PMX kata mereka “gila” sambil nada macam beri amaran kepada seluruh komuniti Cina?

Jadi, tak hairanlah DAP jadi hancur - malah lepas hancur, lebur lagi.

Bukan setakat hilang semua kerusi, tapi kerusi yang dulu menang besar pada PRN tahun 2020 pun terbalik jadi kalah besar.

Termasuk sekali Pengerusi DAP Sabah dan dua Ahli Parlimen DAP - siap seorang Timbalan Menteri pun tumbang bila turun DUN.

Lihat sendiri:
N19 LIKAS (19,100)
Tham Yun Fook (Warisan) – 5,768
Phoong Jin Zhe (PH-DAP) – 3,343
Dari menang besar dengan majoriti 7,517 pada 2020, kini kalah dengan 2,425 undi.

N21 LUYANG (35,262)
Samuel Wong (Warisan) – 11,942
Chan Loong Wei (PH-DAP) – 5,243
Dari menang besar dengan majoriti 14,521, kini kalah dengan 6,699

N22 TANJUNG ARU (21,264)
Wong Hong Jun (Warisan) – 6,120
Datuk Chan Foong Hin (PH-DAP) – 2,532
Majoriti: 3,588

N25 KAPAYAN (49,597)
Chin Tek Ming (Warisan) – 14,597
Jannie Lasimbang (PH-DAP) – 5,341
Dari menang sangat besar dengan majoriti 13,163, kini kalah dengan  9,256

N43 KEMABONG (23,168)
Datuk Rubin Balang (GRS-Gagasan Rakyat) - 6,326
Noorita Sual (PH-DAP) - 4,197
Majoriti: 2,129

N55 ELOPURA (39,004)
Calvin Chong Ket Kiun (Warisan) – 8,603
Vivian Wong Shir Yee (PH-DAP) – 5,228
Dari menang dengan majoriti 7,683 kini kalah dengan 3,375.

N56 TANJONG PAPAT (16,767)
Thien Ching Qiang (Warisan) - 3,254
Tang Szu Ching (PH-DAP)  - 2,241
Dari menang dengan majoriti 3,743, kini kalah dengan 727.

N69 SRI TANJONG (37,327)
Justin Wong Yung Bin (Warisan) - 9,774
Philip Yap Wui Lip (PH-DAP) - 6,661
Dari menang besar dengan majoriti 8,880, kini kalah dengan 3,113.

Pengunduran besar-besaran pengundi Cina itu turut memberi kesan teruk kepada PKR dan Amanah serta "rakan" mereka, BN.