PN Suffers Complete Loss in Johor State Election

Johor: Perikatan Nasional (PN) suffered a crushing defeat in the 16th Johor State Election after failing to win any of the 33 state seats it contested.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, PN fielded 33 candidates comprising 16 from Bersatu, 11 from PAS, five from the Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP), and one from Pejuang. Despite the broad representation, the coalition was unable to secure a victory, losing even the three seats it had previously won in the 2022 Johor state election: Bukit Kepong, Maharani, and Endau.

In Bukit Kepong, former menteri besar Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal was defeated by Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Ahmad Syar'e Yusof in a three-cornered contest that also involved Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate C. Subramani. Similarly, in Maharani, PN candidate Mohamad Anuar Hayan failed to retain the seat previously won by Abdul Aziz Talib in the last state election.

au witnessed PN candidate Hasnul Hakimi Hussein failing to reclaim the seat from Alwiyah Talib, who represented BN in this election. Notably, Alwiyah had won the Endau seat in the 2022 state election when she contested under the PN banner.

Upon the completion of vote counting, BN successfully retained the Johor State Government by winning 48 state seats, while PH secured eight. Other parties, including Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama), the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA), Parti Orang Asli Malaysia, Parti Sosialis Malaysia, and Independent candidates, also failed to win any seats.