{
  "id": 20110277,
  "title": "Bekas Ahli Parlimen Bersatu timbang pertahan Bukit Gantang guno logo PKR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/bekas-ahli-parlimen-bersatu-timbang-pertahan-bukit-gantang-guno-logo-20110277",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T03:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/15/bekas-ahli-parlimen-bersatu-pertimbang-pertahan-bukit-gantang-guno-logo-pkr"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal, the current Member of Parliament for Bukit Gantang, is considering whether to retain his parliamentary seat under the PKR ticket for the upcoming general election. The MP, who has previously been a member of Umno and Bersatu, suggested that there are two possible scenarios. One is to contest the 2016 general election as an independent candidate, while the other is to run alongside Anwar Ibrahim through the PKR ticket. Syed Hussin expressed his desire to see how the current electorate values a representative based on their services, rather than merely their party symbol. He further stated that for him, the party is merely a platform for the struggle, and the real struggle returns to the individual. Syed Hussin acknowledged that it is not easy for an independent candidate to win, as voters still perceive the party's strength. Among the other Bukit Gantang MPs considering their future, Azizi Abu Naim (Gua Musang), Dr Zulkafperi Hanapi (Tanjong Karang), Zahari Kechik (Jeli), Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid (Kuala Kangsar) and Suhaili Abdul Rahman (Labuan) are among those who have previously been Umno members and were first elected as MPs for Bukit Gantang in 2018 under the Barisan Nasional banner with a majority of 4,089 votes. They left Umno after the party lost federal power that year and joined Bersatu in June 2020. At the 2022 general election, Syed Hussin retained his seat with the Perikatan Nasional ticket and won with a large majority of 12,756 votes.",
  "summary": "Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal kali pertama dipilih sebagai wakil rakyat pada 2018 atas tiket BN dan pertahankan kerusi itu pada 2022 bawah PN.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}