So, Did BN Really Win?
Yes, BN’s candidate P. Kamalanathan won the majority votes to be the Member of Parliament for Hulu Selangor. But the Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yasin was right, BN’s Key Performance Indicator (KPI) should be roughly a 6000-vote majority, based on the fact that BN held all three state seats in Hulu Selangor with a majority of about 6000 votes and previous MIC candidate, Palanivel used to win with majorities of over 9000 votes. Anything less than at least a majority of 6000 votes is an indication that BN has not really “won” back its stronghold. P. Kamalanathan won 1725 votes against PR’s Zaid. Without the hindsight of return sheets data, immediate news analysis showed that both PR and BN managed to increase their votes this round compared to 2008. The voting patterns most likely remained at status quo, with slightly better reception of PR by the Orang Asli community and PR triumphing a bit more in the Chinese-dominated areas of Kuala Kubu Baru, which was already their stronghold. O
