Kit Siang gets most votes
> Party polls retain 90% of previous lineup, with two new faces in central leadership
SHAH ALAM: Party veteran Lim Kit Siang emerged tops at the reelection of the DAP central executive committee (CEC) yesterday.
The re-election was held after the party on July 17 received notification from the Registrar of Societies (RoS) regarding an order for the party to hold a fresh re-election for its CEC.
The order was issued as RoS had neither accepted nor recognised the election held by DAP on Dec 15, 2012, and the reelection on Sept 29, 2013.
Kit Siang garnered 1,199 votes, defeating runner-up Gobind Singh Deo by one vote.
Party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng emerged third with 1,180 votes, followed by Anthony Loke with 1,175 votes.
The re-election retained 90% of the previous lineup of the party’s CEC, which was elected during another round of reelection held in 2013.
The polls also saw the entry of two new faces in the central leadership, former Selangor exco Ronnie Liu and and Batu Gajah MP V. Sivakumar.
The duo replaced Karpal Singh, who was killed in an accident in 2014, and Skudai assemblyman Boo Cheng Hau.
Surprisingly, Karpal still received a total of 43 votes.
The re-election result was announced by returning officer John Lau from Grant Thornton, an audit firm appointed to supervise the polls.
A total of 1,346 votes were counted in the election held at Ideal Convention Centre, where 1,356 delegates nationwide were eligible to cast their votes. There were 36 spoilt votes. DAP’s election system differs from other political parties in Malaysia as it does not feature a direct contest for top posts.
The 20 top candidates are elected into the CEC, with up to 10 additional members who can be co-opted.
The 20 candidates will then allocate the various posts among themselves .
Meanwhile, DAP members said they hope RoS would leave the party alone.
Many delegates who cast their votes yesterday were generally satisfied with the results but at the same time, pondered whether it would “satisfy” RoS.
Seremban delegate Tee Shuey Ping, 31, expressed hope that the re-election would meet the requirements set by RoS. Tan Kok Wai Gobind Singh Deo Chong Chieng Jen, Chow Kon Yeow, M. Kulasegaran, Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji and Stephen Wong Teresa Kok, Nga Kor Ming and V. Sivakumar Fong Kui Lun Ngeh Koo Ham Loke Tiong Tong
THE NEW LINEUP
Thomas Su and Khoo Poay Yeo Bee Yin and Zairil Khir Johari Liew Chin Ong Kian Ming Lim Guan Eng
Anthony Tony Pua Teo Nie Ching Lim Kit Siang (DAP Parliamentary leader), Chong Eng, Ronnie Liu and Teng Chang Kim.
Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji, Stephen Wong, Thomas Su, Khoo Poay Tiong, Yeo Bee Yin, Ong Kian Ming, Jannie Lasimbang, John Brian, Wong Kah Woh and Hannah Yeoh