Datuk LEE Kim Shin VS Dr. Michael Teo : SENADIN SEAT



DAP says BN main tipu! BN says.. 'refers to below article"



ARTICLE:

KUCHING: The Sarawak Election Commission is standing by the decision taken by its returning officer in not ordering a recount of votes for the Senadin seat in the state polls on Saturday. Sarawak EC director Datuk Takun Sunggah said the decision taken by Chai Ko Het in rejecting a request by Parti Keadilan Rakyat for a recount was the right decision and was in accordance to the procedures and rules.

"Dissatisfied parties can file an election petition with the High Court within 21 days after the election results are gazetted," he said in a statement here today.

The Barisan Nasional's candidate Datuk Lee Kim Shin defeated PKR's Dr Michael Teo Yu Keng by a majority of just 58 votes for the Senadin seat. Lee polled 7,334 votes while Teo 7,276 votes. -- Bernama

QUESTION

Question: If the law provides for recount if the majority is less than 4% under what circumstances can the RO reject the request for re-count. 58 votes over 20,000 (?) is well below the 4% rule.

ANSWER:

In accordance with subregulation 25 D (5A) of the R81.

The recount of votes is the proceeding in which the votes cast for every candidates to be counted again by the presiding officer at the polling station in the event of the difference between the number of votes cast for the leading candidate and the number of votes cast for the next leading candidate is four per cent or less of the total number of votes cast.  The recount can only be done once and upon request from a candidate or his election agent or his counting agent at polling station.

At the P.212 Sibu parliamentary by-election, Wong Ho Leng from DAP won with a majority of 398 votes which was less than four per cent of the total votes cast excluding rejected votes.

BN’s candidate Robert Lau of SUPP requested for a recount was rejected by the RO for P.212 Sibu in accordance with subregulation 25 (13) of R81.