Asri Out: Kit Siang Loses State Seat
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Bahan asal dari Arkib Negara Malaysia ASRI OUT: KIT SIANG LOSES STATE SEAT THE BARISAN NASIONAL appeared to be heading for a smashing victory in the general election today, and the Opposition for a beating. At press time at 5a.m.. the Barisan had won 41 of the 154 parliamentary seats, Parti Islam (PAS) three and the Democratic Action Party two seats. Two Opposition leaders were defeated — Datuk Haji Asri Muda of Parti Islam (PAS), and Opposition leader Mr Lim Kit Siang of the DAP in his attempt to win a State seat in Malacca. The result of his parliamentary battle in Kota Malacca was not known at 5a.m. when we went to press. The Seremban "battle of the titans" between MCA president Datuk Lee San Choon and DAP chairman Dr Chen Man Hin went into a recount at 4.10a.m. after an objection from Dr Chen on the difference between the total number votes cast in the State seats and the total in the parliamentary seat. • TURN TO PAGE 2 Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad was returned in his Kuhang Pasu seat with an increased majority of 15,762. His deputy, Datuk Musa Hitam, had won in Panti, Johore on nomination day, when he was unopposed. Other Barisan Nasional leaders made swift work of their opposition opponents. Among other Barisan leaders who won were MCA secretary - general Tan Sri Chong Hon Nyan in Malacca; MCA Youth leader Datuk Lee Kim Sai in Selangor; Datuk Paul Leong, the Gerakan deputy president in Taiping; Malacca Chief Minister En- cik Adib Adam with a smashing 20,068 vote vic- tory in a parliamentary seat: MIC deputy president Datuk S Subramaniam in Segamat, Johore wit an 11,007 majority. Opposition leader Mr Lim Kit Siang was defeated handily in his attempt for a State seat in his home State of Malacca. He polled 3,384 votes to lose to the Barisan candidate by a 3,063 majority in the Ban- dar Hilir State seat. Datuk Asri's defeat in Nilam Puri, Kelantan is likely to spell the end of his political career, as PAS had And despite Mr Lim Kit In the Petaling consti- second attempt at the seat. talked about attempting to Siang's loss of a State seat ters and said he was grate- wrest control of the Kelan- tuency. the DAP candi- In I978, when he was still in ful for their support de- in Malacca in Kuala Lum- date, Mr P. Patto lodged a Pekemas (he later joined feating Datuk Asri. He said tan government from the pur, the DAP scored two protest over a broken seal Barisan Nasional. the DAP), he contested his victory cleary showed on the ballosuccessitot box fon irn posta the kel y seatagainss of t the Barisan's Dr that the PAS carmpaign Kuala Lumpur Bandar and votes. The resultHs e of the losTat n Tiongto Hong anUmno'd losts. Datuk Mohamed Haji Ali — who style was not accepted by constituency are expected Dr Tan Tiong Hong won the voters. was already being called a to be declareDAPd deputlate. y secretary a landslide victory in Raub, "giant beater" on Wednes- general Mr Lee Lim Thye Mr Patto, who last stood Pahang today. day in anticipation of vic- In Penang, the charisma easily retained the Kuala in Menglembu, Perak, is Dr Tan Seng Giaw a of Encik Anwar Ibrahim, Lumpur Bandar seat, but attempting to defentord thy e - by a majority the formeofr Ahim leader 1,139 votes. protege of former opposi with a reduced majority. seat for the DAP. Petaling tion leader Tan Sri Dr Tan proved absolutely detail- Today's result is the third Kepong, however, saw a was last won by DAP lead- Chee Khoon, said this ing in the parliamentary defeat in a row for Datuk close race between two er Mr Lim Kit Siang. The morning: "I expected a constituency of Permatang Asri. He lost in a State Barisan'schampion Yeoh Pohs oSaf Chinesn is ewide r margin of victory." He Pauh. election in Kelantan in education — the Barisan's making his second attempt said he had expected per He handily defeated the Mr Kerk Chiw Ting (Gera- to wrest it from 1978the DAP, . wheccnn t of the votesPA. S PASwa candidates , Haji Zabi- crushed at the polls. kan), and the DAP's Dr The battle of KeponDgr Tadi nAli, adde whod tha thad his won in 1979 Later that year, he stiid Tan Seng Giaw. had been one of the most victory was a milestone in by a whopping 14,352 for a parliamentary seat in A recount was ordered hotly contested in this his parly's' history and the majority. Haji Zahidi pol- Kedah — where he was beginninggenera of a lonl electiong politica, becausl lede onl y 4,497 votes. before Dr Tan was declared However, Penang MCA rejected hy the voters again. the winner by a majority of both candidates consider struggle for him. themselves the champions The independent candi- leader Mr Lim Kean Siew 1,205. found hit short State The results of the of Chinese education. date in the constituency Despite Datuk Asri's fai- teacher Ishak Ibrahim, 27, Assembly career ended af- lure in Kelantan, the par- Damansara constituenty Mr Kerk, who joined the ter only two year's when he Gerakan only a few days polled only only 613 votes and ty's deputy president, were still not available at lost his deposit. was narrowly defeated by Datuk Abu Bakar Umar, press time: the Barisan's before the nominations is a the DAP's Teoh-Teik won in Kedah, where he leading membeTan Koor onf Swathe nUn an-d the Damansara made a slow Huat, the man he had he- was re-elected in Kota Star DAP's V. David had been ited Chinese School and late start at the count- ated in a by-election in late. by a reduced 1,403 engaged in a neck and nock Teachers Association. ing station, and the count 1980. majority. battle. Dr Tan was making his continued grinding along at a snail's pace through the night. Mr Lim's victory then had devastated the DAP At 1.30 a.m, less than whivh had up to then half the ballot boxes had claimed to be aiming to been opened. The battle take over the Penang Suite looked like being close. Government in the next Barisan candidate, Tan general -election Koon Swan seemed to have done well, in Segambut, In the bitter internal Sungei Penchala, Bukit DAP bickering that fol- Lanjan and Bukit Bangsar, lowed, a stream of party but not in Kolam Ayer and officials who had won elec- the Tiong Nam settlement, tion in 1978 to Parliament two tradionally-opposition or State Assemblies in voting Chinese areas. Penang and Malacca Bahan asal dari Arkib In Kelantan, "giant switched to either the MCA killer" Datuk Haji or the Gerakan. Negara Malaysia Mohamed Ali thanked vo-.