Zahid Hamidi(with a 348 majority) MAY have LOST if the about 140,000 Qualified Voters in government detention were able to cast their VOTES - VOTING RIGHT DENIED??? Anwar and Zahid seems to be MPs with the lowest VOTE Share according to AI????

 

WHO has a RIGHT TO VOTE, and who has NO RIGHT to Vote is clearly stated in Article 119(3) of the Federal Constitution

(3) A person is disqualified for being an elector in any election to the House of Representatives or the Legislative Assembly if—

(a) on the qualifying date he is detained as a person of unsound mind or is serving a sentence of imprisonment; or

(b) having before the qualifying date been convicted in any part of the Commonwealth of an offence and sentenced to death or imprisonment for a term exceeding twelve months, he remains liable on the qualifying date to suffer any punishment for that offence

THUS, most clear, that ONE who is NOT yet  tried, convicted and sentenced HAS the right to VOTE, and this is MORE IMPORTANT now, as all qualified Malaysians are now automatically registered as VOTERS - no more the need for the Malaysian to go register himself as Voter before he gets the RIGHT to VOTE.

HENCE, it is a FAILURE of government, and now it is the PM Anwar Ibrahim PH-led MADANI Coalition government... and the GOVERNMENT and the Malaysian Election Commission must do all that is needed to ensure all Malaysians, who have the right to Vote are ABLE to VOTE. 

A RIGHT TO VOTE is a FUNDAMENTAL Human Right of persons in a DEMOCRACY - and a DENIAL OF THIS BASIC RIGHT must be condemned as a GROSS Injustice or VIOLATION of Human Right.

IT MATTERS that all these government detainees in police lock-ups, MACC detention, and detainees who have yet to be tried, convicted and sentenced(Presumption of Innocence) are DENIED the RIGHT and the ABILITY to Vote by the MADANI GOVERNMENT? A person out on BAIL can go VOTE - but a person too poor to afford Bail, or denied Bail by law must be TREATED THE SAME - and allowed the RIGHT TO VOTE. [Only those Tried, Convicted and Sentenced to imprisonment ARE DISQUALIFIED and cannot VOTE - but should be CHANGE even this in the future??]

YES, it MATTERS... as election results for an MP or ADUN can change with just a FEW VOTES - and the NUMBERS of Malaysians denied their RIGHT TO VOTE is HIGH....and significant enough to alter the election results ...

How many in Malaysian prisons and Detention Places that have not yet been tried and found guilty, and ARE NOT SERVING A SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT?

About 132,000 Malaysians, yet to be tried, convicted and sentenced, WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE. 

On sentencing categories, Saifuddin said that of the 355,604 inmates recorded in 2024, 225,961 were remand prisoners, while 129,643 were convicted inmates. Of the remand group, 176,625 were Malaysians and 49,336 were non-citizens, while among the convicted inmates, 86,787 were Malaysians and 42,856 were non-citizens. "As for 2025, 174,356 were remand prisoners and 103,916 were convicted inmates. "Among the remand group, 132,030 were Malaysians and 42,326 were non-citizens, while for convicted inmates, 67,433 were Malaysians and 36,483 were non-citizens." - NST, 18/11/2025

If we estimate, about 5 per lock-up, then it is about 3,500, and if about 10 per lock-up, it will be about 7,000 or more??? ALL who have the right to VOTE but maybe could not exercise to vote because they could not go to the election centres to vote.. 

Malaysia operates a network of over 700 police lock-ups across the country...The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) operates 15 officially gazetted lock-ups across Malaysia. Other than that, there are  Immigration Department, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), Customs Department, and National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) lock-ups too...

THUS, all in all we are talking of about 140,000 or maybe more LEGITIMATE VOTERS who were not able to exercise their RIGHT TO VOTE

Would it influence the OUTCOME of elections if they VOTED > YES, Definitely as a few votes can vary the RESULTS...and thus even change governments 

Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has officially won the Tambun parliamentary seat with a 5,328-vote majority. Up to midnight, the PKR president secured 32,026 votes, defeating Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu of Perikatan Nasional (PN), who polled 26,698 votes. Barisan Nasional candidate Datuk Aminuddin Md Hanafiah garnered 16,275 votes and Parti Pejuang Tanah Air's Abdul Rahim Tahir got 656 votes.

P203 Lubok Antu and P032 Gua Musang was won with less than 200 majority. P075 Bagan Datuk (Perak), the seat that Zahid Hamidi won had just a 348 vote majority> thus if those QUALIFIED VOTERS in remand detention were allowed to vote > the outcome may CHANGE.

POINTS:-

A person who is being detained in Malaysia, who has not yet been CONVICTED and serving a prison sentence, is a QUALIFIED VOTER and thus have the RIGHT TO VOTE

A person on the date of Elections, is being detained as a suspect for the purposes of investigation be it in police lock-ups, MACC or other law enforcement detention places is a QUALIFIED VOTER who must be accorded the RIGHT to VOTE

ONLY Convicted Criminals serving out their prison sentence, like former PM Najib Razak, is DENIED by the Federal Constitution of his RIGHT TO VOTE.

Can persons not yet convicted and sentenced in places of Detention be allowed to VOTE in Malaysia. YES, they can - they could be allowed to vote by POSTAL Votes, or the Election Commission can allow them 'early voting' at their places of Detentions > or for those in police/MACC or other law enforcement detention places > arrangements can be so easily made to ensure that they have the ability to exercise the RIGHT to VOTE..

Same too persons detained or with movement restriction orders preventing them from moving out of a District/Area, they are also may NOT be able to VOTE because they have to some other State or District to cast their votes... 

NOW, the Election Commission has the POWER and ABILITY to ensure that all these 140,000 Malaysians are able to exercise their RIGHT TO VOTE in upcoming elections > and END the DENIAL OF THE RIGHT TO VOTE, a fundamental right in a DEMOCRACY like Malaysia -- simple too since we know where they are > Just like police, armed forces, election commission officers, etc - their RIGHT to be able to VOTE can be ensured...

Should those who have been advocating FREE and FAIR elections now LOBBY that ALL Qualified Voters can exercise their RIGHT TO VOTE - because it matters as it may determine the outcome of elections, more so, since the ability and freedom to go VOTE is now restricted by the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, now the PM Anwar led PH led MADANI government... 

I did an AI search to see which MPs in GE15 secured the LARGEST Majority, Highest VOTE Share Percentage, and the MPs with the LOWEST Vote Share Percentage for FUN > Interestingly, Zahid Hamidi and our current PM Anwar Ibrahim was listed with the LOWEST Vote Share Percentage in GE15 > now our Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister...

The Top 10 MPs with the Largest Majorities 

1. Gobind Singh Deo (P106 Damansara) Majority: 124,619 votes

• 2. Wong Chen (P104 Subang) Majority: 115,074 votes
•  3. Ganabatirau Veraman (P110 Klang) Majority: 91,801 votes
•  4. Mohamad Sabu (P111 Kota Raja) Majority: 73,998 votes
•  5. Syahredzan Johan (P102 Bangi) Majority: 69,701 votes
•  6. Teresa Kok Suh Sim (P122 Seputeh) Majority: 67,187 votes
•  7. Lim Lip Eng (P114 Kepong) Majority: 61,081 votes
• 8. Tan Kok Wai (P123 Cheras) Majority: 60,294 votes
• 9. Liew Chin Tong (P162 Iskandar Puteri) Majority: 60,036 votes
•  10. Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan (P117 Segambut) Majority: 59,684 votes 

 The Top 5 MPs with the Highest Vote Share Percentage

1. Teresa Kok Suh Sim (P122 Seputeh) Vote Share Percentage: 83.74%

 2. M. Kulasegaran (P065 Ipoh Barat) Vote Share Percentage: 81.57%

3. Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan (P117 Segambut) Vote Share Percentage: 80.05%

4. Lim Lip Eng (P114 Kepong) Vote Share Percentage: 72.1%

5. Wong Chen (P104 Subang) Vote Share Percentage: 69.8%

 

The 5 MPs with the Lowest Winning Vote Share

• 1. Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (P075 Bagan Datuk) Vote Share Percentage: 39.65%
• 2. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (P063 Tambun) Vote Share Percentage: 39.77%
• 3. Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (P026 Tanah Merah) Vote Share Percentage: 40.92%
• 4. Roy Angau Gingkoi (P203 Lubok Antu) Vote Share Percentage: 41.44%
•  5. Datuk Adnan Abu Hassan (P129 Kuala Pilah) Vote Share Percentage: 41.76%

 ## In the 2018 Port Dickson By-Election, Anwar Ibrahim got a 71.32% vote share, but in the last elections in 2022 General Election (GE15)P063 Tambun he won the seat with a career-low 39.77% vote share