KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional made a good start in the general election, taking seven parliamentary seats and two state seats uncontested on nomination day.
Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Azalina Othman Said retained her Pengerang seat uncontested for the second time, as did former Sabah deputy chief minister Datuk Abdul Ghapur Salleh in Kalabakan.
PAS won a state seat without a fight when Wan Ubaidah Omar took Kijang in Kelantan after Barisan candidate Mustopha Ahmed was disqualified because he was an undischarged bankrupt.
In 2004, Barisan had a better start when it won 21 seats uncontested.
With the nomination process completed, the scramble for the 10.9 million Malaysian votes began almost immediately.
Many of the candidates went on a walkabout in their constituencies to meet voters and introduce themselves after their nominations were accepted. By evening, many had begun holding ceramah to woo their electorates.
A total of 1,109 nominations for 505 state seats and 479 for 222 parliamentary seats were accepted by the Election Commission.
In the last Parliament, which was dissolved on Feb 13, Barisan controlled 198 of the 219 seats, DAP had 12, PAS seven, PKR one and Independent one.
Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Azalina Othman Said retained her Pengerang seat uncontested for the second time, as did former Sabah deputy chief minister Datuk Abdul Ghapur Salleh in Kalabakan.
PAS won a state seat without a fight when Wan Ubaidah Omar took Kijang in Kelantan after Barisan candidate Mustopha Ahmed was disqualified because he was an undischarged bankrupt.
In 2004, Barisan had a better start when it won 21 seats uncontested.
With the nomination process completed, the scramble for the 10.9 million Malaysian votes began almost immediately.
Many of the candidates went on a walkabout in their constituencies to meet voters and introduce themselves after their nominations were accepted. By evening, many had begun holding ceramah to woo their electorates.
A total of 1,109 nominations for 505 state seats and 479 for 222 parliamentary seats were accepted by the Election Commission.
In the last Parliament, which was dissolved on Feb 13, Barisan controlled 198 of the 219 seats, DAP had 12, PAS seven, PKR one and Independent one.
