Johor polls: BN retains Sedili with landslide victory, PH finishes last with just 693 votes

Muszaide polled 18,790 votes to defeat Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Rasman Ithnain, who secured 2,577 votes.

By   SINAR DAILY REPORTER
11 Jul 2026 11:21pm
Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Muszaide Makmor secured a resounding victory in the Sedili state seat. Photo by Bernama
Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Muszaide Makmor secured a resounding victory in the Sedili state seat. Photo by Bernama

JOHOR BAHRU - Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Muszaide Makmor secured a resounding victory in the Sedili state seat, retaining the constituency with an overwhelming majority of 16,213 votes in a three-cornered fight that saw Pakatan Harapan (PH) perform poorly with only 693 votes.

According to the official election results, Muszaide garnered 18,790 votes to comfortably defeat his opponents.

Perikatan Nasional candidate Rasman Ithnain finished a distant second after securing 2,577 votes.

Meanwhile, PH candidate Amirul Huzni Onn took the final spot after capturing just 693 votes.

The dominant performance marks a significant expansion of the majority achieved by the coalition in the previous state election.

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