18 cabinet ministers win, four shown the exit

KUALA LUMPUR: Eighteen cabinet ministers won while four others lost when the results of the 13th General Election (GE13) was announced by the Election Commission ( EC).

Among the major casualties were Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha, Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Senator Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung and Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Tan Sri Benard Giluk Dompok.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who retained the Pekan parliamentary seat led the winning cabinet members with Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, winner of the Pagoh seat after defeating PAS candidate Mohamad Rozali Jamil with a 12,842-vote majority.

Kong, who is the honorary secretary of MCA, failed to defend the Lumut parliamentary seat in Perak which he had won in 2008, after losing to PKR candidate Mohamad Imran Abd Hamid by a 8,168-vote deficit.

Meanwhile, in a three- cornered fight involving Raja Nong Chik (first-timer), incumbent Nurul Izzah Anwar (PKR) and Rusli Baba ( Independent) for the Lembah Pantai parliamentary seat in Kuala Lumpur, Nurul won by a 1,847-vote majority.

The Alor Star parliamentary seat in Kedah saw a four- cornered fight involving Chor as the incumbent, Gooi Hsiao- Leung ( PKR), Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa (Berjasa) and Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid ( Bersama).

However, the MCA vice-president was defeated by the PKR candidate with a majority of 1,873 votes.

Meanwhile, Dompok who is the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation ( Upko) lost to PKR candidate Iginatius Dorell Leiking by 10,216 votes.

Probably one

of the most interesting contests in the GE13 was the win by MIC president Senator Datuk Seri G Palanivel, who is Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, for the Cameron Highlands parliamentary seat in Pahang.

Palanivel who won by only 462 votes, faced a five-cornered fight in Cameron Highlands comprising Mohd Shokri Mahmood (Berjasa), Manogaran Marimuthu ( DAP), Kisho Kumar Kathirveloo ( Independent) and Alagu Thangarajoo ( Independent).

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai who contested the Bentong seat was involved in a close fight before emerging victorious to defend his seat.

LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS WHO WON:

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak ( Pekan)

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin ( Pagoh)

Senator Datuk Seri G. Palanivel (Cameron Highlands)

Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz ( Padang Rengas)

Senator Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom (Jerai)

Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (Sembrong)

Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal (Semporna)

Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed (Jeli)

Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek ( Kemaman)

Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam (Segamat)

Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob ( Bera)

Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah (Tambun)

Datuk Seri Anifah Aman ( Kimanis)

Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas ( Betong)

Datuk Seri Noh Omar (Tanjung Karang)

Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi ( Bagan Datoh)

Datuk Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor (Tampin)

Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai ( Bentong) — Bernama