On The Ground At The Cameron By-Election

John Bunyan, Journalist, The Malay Mail

28-Jan-19 09:30

On The Ground At The Cameron By-Election

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On Saturday (Jan 26), Barisan Nasional Ramli Mohd Nor became the first orang asli to be elected as an MP after winning the Cameron Highlands by-election. He won the seat by a 3,238-vote majority in a four-cornered contest against Pakatan Harapan candidate M. Manogaran and independent candidates Sallehudin Ab Talib and Wong Seng Yee.

John shares his on the ground experience covering the Cameron Highlands by-election. Did the voters vote based on personality or party? Did bread and butter issues or national issues influence the votes? We discuss these with him.

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Categories: Social Issues

Tags: Cameron Highlands, by-election, politics, 1MDB, Felda, Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan,

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