Bersatu and GE15: Where it could eye 50 seats to contest | Malay Mail

: Bersatu could choose to defend the seat that its new party member holds and leave the other seats to its allies in the PAS-dominant state, as its lacklustre performance in GE14 here would not be a convincing argument for it to contest more seats.Out of the 13 seats in Penang, Bersatu contested only one seat here via Datuk Marzuki Yahya, but put up a real fight despite a three-cornered fight to be just 81 votes away from matching the Umno victor Datuk Shahbudin Yahaya’s votes of 18,547.: Two.

Bersatu could also demand for Malay-majority seats Parit Buntar and Lumut held by Parti Amanah Negara MPs where the latter two won by a majority of 3,098 and 400 votes respectively in three-cornered fights, if it sees a chance of winning in straight fights there.Out of 14 seats in the state, Bersatu lost to Umno in all six seats contested in three-cornered fights, including to then Umno president and long-standing Pekan MP Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Bersatu could also demand for the Malay-majority seat Kuala Selangor currently held by Amanah’s two-time winner Dzulkefly Ahmad, as well as the Malay-majority seat of Kapar now held by PKR, and PKR-held Kuala Langat and Amanah-held Sepang where at least half of the voters are Malay, but its chances of winning would depend heavily on the absence of multi-cornered fights.

Eddin Syazlee Shith speaks after launching Safer Internet Day 2019 in Putrajaya February 13, 2019. — Picture by Miera ZulyanaOut of eight seats in the state, Bersatu contested two seats in three-cornered fights, winning one with Datuk Eddin Syazlee Shith bagging Kuala Pilah by edging out Umno’s long-standing incumbent Datuk Seri Hasan Malek by 200 votes, while losing by 1,631 votes to Umno’s Datuk Mohd Salim Sharif for Jempol.: Bersatu could choose to defend the seat it has.

But officially, it should be five, as Tanjung Piai is now held by MCA’s Wee Jeck Seng after a by-election following Dr Md Farid’s death, while Mersing MP Datuk Abd Latiff Ahmad left Umno for Bersatu and two quit PKR before reportedly joining Bersatu: Batu Pahat MP Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon and Segamat MP Datuk Seri Edmund Santhara Kumar.

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