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Almost 50% voter turnout in Mahkota as at 4pm

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The 20 polling centres for the by-election in Johor will close at 6pm.

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There are a total of 66,318 eligible voters in Mahkota for this by-election.

PETALING JAYA:
The voter turnout in the Mahkota by-election stood at 47.16% as of 4pm, according to the Election Commission (EC).

The 20 polling centres in the Johor state constituency are set to close at 6pm.

The total turnout in the constituency during the March 2022 state polls was 57.34%.

There are a total of 66,318 eligible voters in Mahkota for this by-election.

Of this number, 4,437 voters comprise military and police personnel, and their spouses, who participated in the early voting held last Tuesday.

The by-election was called following the death of Umno assemblyman Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain on Aug 2.

Sharifah won the Mahkota seat for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 2022 Johor state polls. She defeated the candidate from Pakatan Harapan (PH) with a 5,166-vote majority in a four-cornered fight, which included candidates from Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Warisan.

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BN’s Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah (left) and PN’s Haizan Jaafar after casting their ballots this morning.

Today’s by-election is a straight fight between BN’s Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah and PN’s Haizan Jaafar. Both candidates are registered voters in the constituency and have also cast their ballots.

Bernama reported EC chairman Ramlan Harun as saying that the election results are expected to be announced as early as 9pm.

He also projected a voter turnout of over 60%, surpassing the 57% turnout recorded in the last election.

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