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Sat, Mar 08, 2008
The New Straits Times
BN loses Penang Government to DAP, PKR, Pas alliance

PENANG, MALAYSIA - After 36 years of continuous rule, the Barisan Nasional has lost the Penang Government to the loose alliance of DAP, PKR and Pas, according to unofficial results from the polling centres. The loss is the biggest shock in tonight's polls results. The coalition failed to topple Pas in Kelantan and was stunned in Kedah, where Pas will form the next state government.

MAJOR SHIFTS

:: DAP, PKR and Pas win 24 out of 40 state seats in Penang

:: Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon loses Batu Kawan

:: Pas wins 31 out 45 state seats in Kelantan

:: Datuk Awang Adek Hussin loses Bachok parliament and Perupok state seat

:: Datuk S. Samy Vellu lost his long-time sungai Siput parliamentary seat

:: Datuk Zainuddin Maidin lost the Sungai Petani parliamentary seat

:: Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil lost to Nurul Izzah Anwar in Lembah Pantai

:: Khairy Jamaluddin beats PKR's Badrul Hisham Shaharin

 

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STORY INDEX
 
  BN loses Penang, Kelantan & Kedah governments
   
 
  BN big guns win in Pahang but tense moment during recounts
   
 
  Defeat a bitter pill for Samy to swallow
   
 
  Karpal wins Bukit Gelugor
   
 
  BN wins Malacca
   
 
  Abdullah wins Kepala Batas, urges everyone to accept results
   
 
  Wins for Ka Ting, Ka Chuan and Hishammuddin
   
 
  Pak Lah: This is how democracy works
   
 
  Tan Chai Ho loses in Bandar Tun Razak
   
 
  ISA detainee Manoharan wins state seat
   
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