GE15: Permatang Pauh falling on Nurul Izzah's birthday a massive blow for PH
Kon Yeow (five from left) with PH supporters at the GE15 PH Monitoring Centre in Penang.
But that was what happened as the PKR vice president and Pakatan Harapan candidate left supporters dumbfounded as she lost to Perikatan Nasional's Md Fawwaz Md Jan by a majority of 5,961 votes. Nurul Izzah garnered 27,753 votes to Md Fawwaz's 33,714.
Chow said that by losing the legacy seat of the People's Justice Party (PKR), PH's chances to win 11 seats it targeted in the state was also lost.
Apart from Permatang Pauh, PH also lost in Kepala Batas and Tasek Gelugor.
"We contested 13 parliamentary seats and aimed to win 11 seats. Along with Nurul Izzah's loss in Permatang Pauh, we also lost in Tasek Gelugor and Kepala Batas. There were flaws in our planning to achieve this target, but this was a decision that had already been made," said Chow in a press conference at the 15th General Election Results Monitoring Centre (GE15) here on Sunday.
Chow, who is also Penang Chief Minister, himself contested the Batu Kawan seat in place of incumbent Kasthuri Patto and won after garnering 50,744 votes, far outperforming his four opponents, Tan Lee Huat (BN) who garnered 7,145 votes, Wong Chia Zhen (PN) with 10,344 votes, Ong Chin Wen (Warisan) with 450 votes and Lee Ah Leong (PRM) with 148 votes.
