KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional (BN) led the popular vote in the Johor state election with 599,753 votes or 43.11%.

       Perikatan Nasional (PN) which took 334,457 votes or 24.04% and Pakatan Harapan (Pakatan) with 284,969 votes (20.48%) came in second and third respectively.

       PKR, which contested using its own logo this time, obtained 82,556 votes or 5.93%, while Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda), which went to the polls for the first time, received 48,072 votes or 3.46%.

       Popular vote refers to the total number of votes won by each party or coalition.

       Meanwhile, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) obtained 18,692 votes or 1.34%, followed by Independent candidates with 10,007 votes (0.72%), Warisan (6,523 votes or 0.47%) and Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) with 4,880 votes (0.35%).

       Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) got 997 votes (0.07%) and Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra) received 247 votes or 0.02%.

       On Saturday, BN won a two-thirds majority when it secured 40 state assembly seats, with Umno winning 33 state seats, MCA four and MIC three.

       It is followed by PH (11), PN (three), Muda (one) and PKR (one).

       The Johor state election saw 239 candidates from 15 political parties contesting for 56 state seats, and 1,426,573 people voted or 54.92%. — Bernama