HULU SELANGOR, May 13 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) maintained its hold on the Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) state seat as its candidate Pang Sock Tao clinched victory in today’s by-election with a majority of 3,869 votes. Pang, the former press secretary to the Housing and Local Government Minister, secured 14,000 votes, defeating Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Khairul Azhari Saut, who garnered 10,131 votes.
Independent Nyau Ke Xin managed 188 votes, while Parti Rakyat Malaysia’s (PRM) Hafizah Zainuddin obtained 152 votes. The turnout, totaling 61.51 percent, saw 40,226 eligible voters participating in the by-election. Pang’s victory marks the continuation of PH’s dominance in KKB since 2013, solidifying the constituency’s status as a PH stronghold.
