PKR polls: Only 12 per cent of members go out to vote

SHAH ALAM - Only 12 per cent or 136,000 of the PKR members came out to vote in the party’s 2022 election which wrapped up on Sunday.

PKR Elections Committee (JPP) chairman Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the percentage of the voter turnout was lower compared to the last election.

However, she said there were still election in some divisions that were postponed on the day of the incident and the voting for the divisions needed to be re-held before the end of May.

"Overall, the physical voting process throughout the country ran smoothly, except in some places like Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Selangor where some divisions need to go through re-voting due to several reasons that had been identified.

“In Selangor and Sabah, which comprised many divisions categorised as ‘hot areas’ have also completed the voting process well without any untoward incidents except for a few technical problems in Sabah," she said in a statement on Tuesday.

In the meantime, she said 76,932 members have registered as online voters through the ADIL application for the first time in PKR’s history.

“This means that about 90.84 per cent of the members who voted online have made their choice on the leadership.

“It is a meaningful achievement as the online voting process was first introduced for the PKR 2022 elections, she said.

Meanwhile, in regards with the re-voting process in several divisions, Zaliha said JPP will hold a meeting and will announce the new date for the re-voting soon.

“The full results for the PKR 2022 election for the leadership level in the divisions and key positions at the central level, such as the deputy president and vice presidents will be announced after all of the voting processes are completed," she said.

The next phase for the election was the nomination process for candidates who were interested in offering themselves as candidates for the election.

The nomination date has now been set on May 29.