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Anwar, DAP and PH learnt nothing from electoral rejections in Sabah and Johor
KUALA LUMPUR, July 12, 2026: The Johor election results should serve as a wake-up call to prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, the DAP and Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Instead, they continue to be deaf, ignoring their former supporters who have vented their frustrations in Sabah and now Johor.
PH leaders continue to only give lame excuses for their losses, instead of acknowledging they have angered their supporters with failing to deliver their 15th General Election (GE15) electoral promises.
They have also shown that they can tolerate and accept the Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) pencuri-pencuri (thieves) but not the racial and religious bigots who seem to receive the sympathy of prime minister Anwar Ibrahim with his inaction on the bigots who threaten national unity and harmony.
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FLASHBACK: A senator has asked why Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh has yet to be investigated for sedition after posting a picture of himself holding a sword on Facebook. Akmal had posted the picture, taken during a recent trip to Japan, on March 14. The picture was captioned: “No matter what, we will not waver from our stance. Better to die standing than live kneeling.”
Above: Clear cut cases of inaction against racial and religious bigots from both PAS and Umno.
PH supporters have also been angered by Anwar failing to deliver his GE15 electoral promises of reforms, instead he chose to embrace Umno’s politics of patronage, kicking out staunch reformists from his PKR leadership.
Anwar, DAP and PH seem to have learnt nothing from the rakyat’s rejection in Sabah and now Johor.
They need to be politically punished for a third time at the Negri Sembilan elections on Aug 1, and more, if needed, to wake them up politically and in federal governance.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the lame excuses of PH leaders for their electoral losses in Johor:
The Coverage/News/Johor 2026 Election: Statistics Prove BERSAMA Did Not Split PH Votes – The Rakyat Rejected PH
Johor 2026 Election: Statistics Prove BERSAMA Did Not Split PH Votes – The Rakyat Rejected PH
12 July, 2026
PH’s narrative that smaller parties like BERSAMA (Parti Bersama Malaysia) split their votes is a convenient excuse to avoid accountability.
The data from the 16th Johor State Election (11 July 2026) shows a clear pattern: PH, particularly DAP, lost seats even in constituencies where BERSAMA did not contest or where BERSAMA’s votes were too marginal to change outcomes. High turnout (around 67-68%, up significantly from 2022) did not save PH—it amplified the rejection.
DAP’s Losses: Not Due to BERSAMA
DAP went from 10 seats in 2022 to just 6 in 2026, losing 4 key seats to BN (MCA/others).
· Jementah and Tangkak: BERSAMA did not contest here. DAP still lost both—seats they previously held. In Tangkak, BN won with a 3,182-vote majority. Without any BERSAMA presence, PH’s collapse was entirely their own.
· Johor Jaya: BERSAMA contested and received 2,051 votes. BN-MCA’s Chan San San won with 35,971 votes against DAP’s Lee Wern Yiing (28,703). Majority: 7,268 votes. Even if every BERSAMA vote went to DAP, the adjusted margin would still be a 5,217-vote loss for DAP. BERSAMA’s share was too small to “split” the seat.
· Perling: This was PH’s closest potential “what-if.” BN won narrowly (majority ~1,611 votes). BERSAMA’s votes here were minimal (part of their overall low single-digit performance). Even adding them wouldn’t guarantee a win, and assuming full transfer to DAP ignores voter behavior—many BERSAMA supporters were disillusioned ex-PH voters who wouldn’t automatically default back.
Conclusion on DAP: In two of four losses, BERSAMA was absent. In the others, their votes didn’t bridge the gap. PH’s vote share dropped despite higher turnout, indicating broad rejection rather than fragmentation.
PKR’s Performance: Even Worse Without Blame-Shifting
PKR lost heavily, including 18 seats and 4 deposits in constituencies where BERSAMA did not contest. They retained Puteri Wangsa despite BERSAMA fielding a candidate there (Maszlee Malik won).
· Bukit Batu: BN-MIC won by a razor-thin 174 votes over PKR’s Arthur Chiong (16,725 vs. 16,899). BERSAMA got only 821 votes. Adding them might create a slim PH majority on paper, but this assumes perfect vote transfer—which is speculative. BERSAMA’s presence was negligible, and PKR’s near-miss reflects overall weakness, not a spoiler.
PH’s losses in dozens of other seats without BERSAMA candidates prove the issue was systemic.
AMANAH: Sharp Decline, Minimal BERSAMA Impact
AMANAH lost deposits in seats like Semarang, Sedili, and Penawar—where BERSAMA did not contest. They barely held Simpang Jeram (only seat won) with a 170-vote majority (down from ~3,000 previously—a massive swing of over 90%). This happened without BERSAMA contesting there.
Voter turnout rose sharply to ~67-68%. Historically, high turnout favored PH. This time, it fueled a BN landslide (48 seats). Voters turned out to punish PH.
PH must own their shortcomings: economic frustrations, loss of trust among core supporters (including Chinese voters in urban/mixed seats), policy failures, and perceived disconnect. Blaming a new party with tiny vote shares that couldn’t save deposits is disingenuous manipulation.
BERSAMA did not split PH votes in any meaningful, outcome-changing way. PH lost because a significant portion of the electorate—including their base—rejected them. Stop the excuses, analyze the data, and address the real issues. Johoreans spoke clearly.
Pakatan Harapan must stop peddling this convenient narrative of vote-splitting. It is an attempt to deflect responsibility and manipulate public sentiment rather than confront uncomfortable facts. The rakyat, including many former PH supporters, came out in larger numbers to punish the coalition for its shortcomings — economic pressures, broken promises, and a growing disconnect with voters.
PH should own its failures, conduct honest introspection, and address the real issues affecting Johoreans. Blaming a fledgling party with negligible impact only further erodes trust. The statistics from Johor 2026 are unambiguous: this was not a story of vote division, but of outright rejection. The people have spoken — it is time for PH to listen.
— Shen Yee Aun
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