Malaysia's opposition coalition Barisan Nasional wins by-election in Semenyih, wresting seat from Pakatan Harapan
2019-03-03 09:44:22 source：The Straits Times
March 3, 2019
SEMENYIH - Malaysia's opposition coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) has narrowly won the Semenyih by-election, wresting the Selangor state ward from the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ruling coalition.
According to the official tally by the Election Commission, the Umno candidate from BN won by a majority of 1,914 votes.
BN's Zakaria Hanafi received 19,780 votes against 17,866 garnered by his nearest rival Muhammad Aiman Zainali from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM), one of the four PH parties.
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