UNOFFICIAL: PKR’s Ginie fails to make Machap Jaya comeback
The Wanita PKR information chief is set to be defeated by MCA’s Ngwe Hee Sem, who gains a second consecutive term as Machap Jaya assemblyman.
Pekan Agong Ginie Lim, a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), appears set to lose her political comeback bid for the Machap Jaya assembly seat, according to early vote counts. Lim, who was once elected to the seat in 2018, has failed to secure a victory in the current contest. The Barisan Nasional candidate, Ngwe Hee Sem, is expected to retain the seat along with Bersama's B Prasanth Kumar. Ngwe first won the Machap Jaya seat in the 2021 state polls with a substantial majority of 938 votes.
Machap Jaya is a diverse constituency, with Malay voters forming 47% of the electorate, followed by Chinese (36%) and Indian (13.7%) voters. Lim, a former Melaka executive council member, secured a significant 1,336-vote majority in her 2018 win. However, she was subsequently dropped as the PKR candidate in the 2021 state polls, a decision she attributed to internal party factional infighting.
Lim was also suspended from the party in 2024 but remained loyal, eventually being elected a member of the Wanita PKR leadership and appointed as the party's information chief.
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