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Monday, September 19, 2016

EC denies redelineation being done in favour of certain parties

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The Election Commission (EC) has denied the allegations that the redelineation exercise is being carried out for the benefit of certain parties.
"Regarding the allegations from several parties that the redelineation exercise is for the benefit of certain parties, those allegations are untrue," EC chairperson Mohd Hashim Abdullah said in a statement today.
He said that their recommendations have not been finalised yet because it needs to undergo the local inquiry process as well as getting the approval of the Dewan Rakyat before it can be implemented.
The EC has performed its duties and responsibilities in accordance with the federal constitution, he said, and the power to approve their recommendations falls under the Dewan Rakyat.
"Every Parliament member can debate on this during its presentation in the Dewan Rakyat," he said.
Mohd Hashim also advised those qualified to do so to lodge their official complaints through the proper channels instead of making wild accusations against the commission over the redelineation exercise.
"It is too early for EC to comment to the public regarding the accusations against the commission because the exhibition process is ongoing and the local inquiry will be done after this to evaluate the complaints and representations from the protesters," he said.
Anyone who is qualified under the law to lodge their complaints or representation should do so within the set time period, he said.
The EC welcomes all protests and representations, he added, though they have to be done through official channels and existing laws.
It was announced last Thursday that the EC will commence a nationwide redelineation exercise.
This has been met with much criticism from the opposition, who had accused the commission of trying to engineer the redelineation in BN's favour.
Much of the criticism was focused on Selangor, where the number of voters in the parliamentary seats were dramatically altered.
The parliamentary seats in Selangor that the opposition won by more than 60 percent of the votes cast, with the exception of Puchong, were all enlarged.

However, all marginal seats won by the opposition with a vote share of between 55 percent and 60 percent were shrunk.
Meanwhile, high risk opposition seats that were won by less than 55 percent, as well as BN seats, were largely unchanged.
BN lost Selangor to Pakatan Rakyat since 2008 where it only won 20 state seats out of 56 in the 2008 polls and 12 state state seats in the 2013 election. -Mkini

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