11th General Elections Malaysia Results – At a glance
October 29, 2007
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My girlfriend asked me, what’s the point of the upcoming rally on 10th November 2007?
I told her about the hanky panky going on in my constituency, Ipoh Timur. I told her and explained about how a sudden influx of 8000 voters seems fishy and is worth a bit of investigation.
I told her that this march will be about people demanding a more transparent process of elections, that elections be free-er and fairer. To demand for our voices to be heard.
I also showed her a summary of the results for the last general elections in Malaysia for the Dewan Rakyat. Some people say numbers speak louder than words, so to those people who believe that to be true, please click to view the table in Wikipedia.Did you see anything odd or wrong with the results? Did you see what I saw?Did you see that only with 64% of the total votes in Malaysia, the current government has secured 91% of seats?
And they call this a landslide victory, when 36% of the voters did not vote for them? 36% is a small number, peanuts, you say? How bout if your company docks your salary by 36% then? 36% of voters in Malaysia are only represented by 9% of members of the parliament. Are you not outraged?
But how did this happen? How can 64% of total votes win you 91% of seats? I believe that this is caused, although not certainly, by the unfair delimitation of seats, whereby rural areas with maybe 5000 voters are accorded one seat in Parliament, while an urban area with maybe 50000 voters are also accorded one seat in Parliament.
We really need better representation of seats in the Parliament that reflect the number of total votes more closely.
Actually, landslide is not too inaccurate a word, going by the explanation in Wikipedia:
Landslides can occur when one candidate or party is perceived as far superior to its opponents, through unfair elections, or as a result of particular voting systems which may produce distorted or disproportionate results.
Did you see that the proportion of seats relative to the number of votes seem to be biased towards one political party/group only?
UMNO – 35.9% of votes, 49.8% of seats (+14%)
MCA – 15.5% of votes, 14.2% of seats (-1%)
MIC – 3.2% of votes, 4.1% of seats (+1%)
Gerakan – 3.7% of votes, 4.6% of seats (+1%)
Did you see that the proportion of seats relative to the number of votes seem to be biased against the opposition?
DAP – 9.9% of votes, 5.5% of seats (-4%)
PAS – 15.2% of votes, 3.2% of seats (-12%)
Keadilan – 8.9% of votes, 0.5% of seats (-8%)
Numbers speak louder than words. These numbers tell me that there is something wrong with the electoral process in this country. Something that needs improvement. Unfortunately, I cannot propose a solution. Those out there who have any ideas should share them if they have any.
All I know I can do is to show up during the rally and make my voice heard. If you feel that there is something wrong with the electoral process in this country as well, join me at the rally this Saturday at 3pm in Dataran Merdeka.
Pic taken from The People’s Parliament
Nazri Interview with NST: M****r*****r you!
October 29, 2007
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Pic from Bernama.com.myFrom nst.com.my:
Interview with Nazri Aziz: The video clip, the walk, the panel
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Q: Do you read blogs?
A: I don’t. I don’t waste my time. The few pieces that people print for me are just rubbish.
I’d rather spend my time to do things that are constructive; that go down directly to the people who are really in need of the help of the government.
Our bloggers are really not up to standard. When they put up something, it’s not something that they want to discuss in a very intellectual way.
It’s more because of their anger – the language they use. Why should I read all this rubbish?
When the standard of our bloggers is upgraded, then probably I will look at what is written.
But anyway, they are a minority. My concern is for the majority.
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Q: Is there anything wrong in walking for your beliefs?
A: No. But that is the way of the opposition. If you are a political party, we can understand. But if you are a respectable society, that’s not an honourable way to do it — not when the government accords you respect.
How can you bring yourself so low? The moment you do that, we don’t respect you.
If I say to you, “M****r*****r you!”, can you say, “Eh, let us sit down, we’ll talk about it.” No!
You are lawyers, man! People respect you. So, do it in an honourable way.
When the president of the Bar Council wants an appointment with the PM, she or he gets it. That’s how it is. That’s what I wanted, and I would have accommodated that.
But they didn’t contact me. I was waiting. Ambiga knows my doors are open.
Discussion:
The ever eloquent Nazri comes up with another gem for the archives! Not only is it alright for ministers to swear in Parliament, it is now alright for ministers to swear during an interview with a newspaper (without even bothering to tell the reporter to take that off the record). Anyway, for someone that complains that he doesn’t read blogs because of the language, he certainly is very polite in the interview isn’t he?
Actually, I can imagine being friends with this guy, because we seem to love swearing so much. Lest this blog be seen as an opposition vehicle to discredit the government, let me be clear that this blog will post anything worthy that comes out from any Malaysian’s mouth. Therefore, to show my neutrality, I would like to stump for the re-election of Nazri for the next elections. With Nazri around, the blog should not be found wanting in quotable material.
And for the chaste ones reading this and trying to figure out what “M****r*****r” means, it’s something to do with a person, usually male, that possesses an excessive loving of the female being that birthed you.
Nazri says the darndest things!
