PH retains Miri through new face Chiew
MIRI: Pakatan Harapan (PH) has won Miri seat for the third consecutive parliamentary election, but this time around through its newcomer, Chiew Choon Man from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).
Chiew, who replaced incumbent Dr Michael Teo, won with a majority of 6,159 votes. He polled 39,549 votes against Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s Jeffrey Phang Siaw Foong (33,390) and Parti Sarawak Bersatu’s Lawrence Lai Yew Son (5,209). There were 620 spoilt votes and 228 unreturned ballot papers.
According to Election Commission (EC) data, the total voter turnout for Miri parliamentary seat was 55.15 per cent of the total of 143,229 registered voters.
Returning officer Abdul Rahman Taupek announced the official result at 11.25 pm at the Industrial Training Institute (ILP).
None of the candidates were present at the tallying centre when the result was announced.
Chiew, also Angkatan Muda Keadilan chief, only made a brief appearance at ILP after the announcement.
Not expecting his victory, the 31-year-old lawyer was thrilled, revealed his plans to shift his legal practice from Selangor to Miri in order to serve the people in Miri.