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After polls, we can now knock on doors, says Anwar

11.15pm - In his maiden public speech after winning the Port Dickson by-election, Anwar Ibrahim again reiterated that government machinery was not used during the campaign. 

However, he says that now that the polls were over, it was time to make demands to the authorities. 

"I salute the people of Port Dickson because during this campaign, no new schools were announced, there were not 'hospital expansions', there were no allocations for places of worship, the menteri besar didn't give away land... none of that. 

"(But) the people of Port Dickson still chose Pakatan Harapan. 

"Now that the election is over, I will come knocking on the menteri besar's door. I will be knocking on every minister's door and tell them 'Don't forget Port Dickson'," he says. 

Defeated indie candidates speak up

11.00pm - Independent candidate Lau Seck Yan, who placed fifth, congratulated all those who had participated in the by-election.

"They have kept democracy alive," she says.

Another Independent candidate Stevie Chan, who finished in fourth place, congratulates Anwar Ibrahim as the new Port Dickson MP and thanks his opponents for a peaceful campaign.

"It has been a tiring few weeks. I would like to take time off to spend it with my loved ones. It has been a wonderful experience.

"I hope my campaign has contributed in its own small way towards the formation of a more progressive Malaysia Baharu," he says.

Meanwhile, independent candidate Kan Chee Yuen, who came in second-last in the Port Dickson by-election, says he could not have won in the face of a future prime minister and without an election machinery.

"However, I would still like to thank the police, the Election Commission, Port Dickson Municipal Council, the media and new friends from the opposing parties, particularly in Harapan and PAS," he says.

EC chief wants election regulations improved

10.30pm - Election Commission (EC) chief Azhar Harun believes that election regulations need to be improved to close various loopholes.

He told reporters after the by-election that some of the regulations are vague and subject to dispute.  

"In our reform agenda, we may focus on making these regulations clearer so everyone can understand. So, in future there is no room to argue about it," he says. 

For instance, he says, the regulations are silent on treating during an election campaign by a third party. 

He adds that there were party activists who were campaigning even on polling day, but the present regulations do not allow the EC to take action.

Anwar humbled by support from all ethnicities

10.15pm - PKR president-elect Anwar Ibrahim says he is humbled by the broad-based support he received from Port Dickson voters.

"I’m of course extremely pleased and humbled by the results...  We have achieved a remarkable 70 percent of the popular vote," he says.

In the last general election, Harapan won 59 percent of the votes.

"What is astounding to me is that we have managed to garner favourable support from all ethnic groups. 

"The Malays gave me a commanding lead, giving (their) endorsement to Pakatan Harapan. The Chinese and the Indians and even the small numbers of Orang Asli communities gave their total endorsement. I must express my profound appreciation," he said.

Anwar also notes that the armed forces also showed convincing support to Harapan, which was a change from the last general election.

Saiful: This is not the end

10.10pm - Independent candidate Saiful Bukhary Azlan, who came in last in the Port Dickson by-election, says his journey has just begun. 

“This is not the end. My journey has just begun. I will continue forward,  remain steadfast in my struggle and principles,” he says in a statement. 

Saiful took comfort that his entire campaign team - which has 12 people - had crossed the finish line and never gave up. 

Quick analysis: Malay swing to Harapan

10.00pm - Seven out of 32 polling districts in Port Dickson saw an increase in votes for Pakatan Harapan despite a lower turnout.

All of the increases are in Malay-majority polling districts.

They are Kampung Jimah Baru (which comprises 90 percent Malays), Sunggala (57.1 percent), Kampung Bagan Pinang (90 percent), Si Rusa (87.4 percent), Teluk Kemang (74.8 percent), Kampung Sungai Raya (92.7 percent) and Bandar Baru Sunggala (69 percent).

The increase in votes ranged from 4.3 percent to 25.6 percent in these areas.

However, it is worth noting that the results suggested that a substantial number of voters, presumably BN supporters, also did not turn up to vote.

In the remaining 25 polling districts, Harapan won with a higher percentage of the vote share but a smaller number of total votes, which was expected, due to the lower turnout.

Huge crowd at PKR HQ

9.30pm - A huge crowd has gathered in front of Pakatan Harapan's campaign headquarters at PD Waterfront. 

The crowd erupted when it was announced that Anwar Ibrahim had won the Port Dickson by-election. 

Official: Anwar wins by a landslide

9.20pm: Pakatan Harapan's candidate Anwar Ibrahim wins the Port Dickson by-election after garnering 31,016 votes, according to the Election Commission.

He secures a 23,560 majority over his closest competitor Mohd Nazari Mokhtar from PAS, who polls 7,456 votes. Independent candidate Mohd Isa Samad came in third with 4,230 votes.

According to the EC, the turnout rate is 58.25 percent.

Anwar expected to be sworn in on Monday

9.20pm: Following his victory in the PD by-election, Anwar is expected to be sworn in as a member of the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, when the Lower House convenes for its last session of the year.

He is also expected to participate in the debate with regard to the Pakatan Harapan government's inaugural budget.

Anwar arrives at tallying centre, hugs supporters

9.10pm - Port Dickson Municipal Council (MPPD): Anwar arrives at the tallying centre and hugs supporters who have been waiting for him.

He is accompanied by his wife, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang and Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar.

The EC will announce the official result of the by-election soon.

Gerakan Youth chief: Dr M should appoint Anwar as DPM

9.05pm: Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang believes that Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad should appoint Anwar as deputy premier following his victory in the PD by-election.

Congratulating Anwar in a Twitter posting, he says, “Probably the next logical thing for Tun M (Mahathir) to do is appoint him as Deputy PM. Let's have a smooth transition for our next PM next year.”

IDE's survey spot on - Anwar top, PAS second and Saiful bottom

8.50pm: It appears that the survey by Institut Darul Ehsan (IDE) was fairly accurate. It suggested that Anwar Ibrahim will garner 74 percent of the votes. The actual result was closer to 71.27 percent.

The survey also suggested that independent candidate Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan would come in last, which actually happened.

Saiful won only 112 votes which represented only 0.26 percent of the vote share. A third of Saiful’s votes came from early and postal voters.

Except Isa, other independents decimated

8.48pm - Independent candidates Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, Stevie Chan, Lau Seck Yan and Myocho Kan performed miserably in the polls.

All four, who are non-politicians, only managed to garner three digits in votes. None of them won even one percent of the vote share.

The best performer was Chan (337 votes) followed by Lau (243) and Kan (180) while Saiful (112) was at the bottom of the pile.

A fifth independent candidate Mohd Isa Samad - a former Negeri Sembilan menteri besar and Umno vice-president - managed to win 4,224 votes or 9.69 percent of the vote share.

Stevie concedes defeat, hopes Anwar will uphold Harapan agenda

8.45pm – Port Dickson: Independent candidate Stevie Chan concedes defeat and congratulates Anwar.

"Whilst I stand by the argument that the 'PD move' was unethical, unnecessary and untimely, I do believe Anwar will be an asset in our legislative body.

"I hope he will uphold the principles of the Harapan agenda, and safeguard our hope in Malaysia Baru,” he says in a statement.

PAS looks set to keep deposit this time round

8.40pm: PAS candidate Mohd Nazari looks set to keep his deposit after the Port Dickson by-election.

In the last general election, PAS candidate Mahfuz Roslan failed to secure the required 12.5 percent of the votes.

All five independents are set to lose their deposits with Isa Samad performing the best among them.

EC announces final turnout at 58.3 percent

8.30pm: The Election Commission announces that the final turnout for the Port Dickson by-election is at 58.3 percent.

In the last general election, the turnout for the parliamentary constituency was at 83.16 percent.

However, it is still an improvement from the previous three by-elections after the 14th general election.

Independent Kan expected defeat from the onset

8.20pm - Port Dickson Municipal Council: Independent candidate Myocho Kan claims that he does not need to concede defeat because he knew from the onset that he had no chance of winning.

"I expected defeat so there is nothing to concede. I enjoyed the process," he tells Malaysiakini.

Kan says that he has garnered enormous experience from this by-election.

"A lot of people think winning is the only thing, but it is not. The experience, publicity and voicing out what we stand for are actually like winning,” he adds.

Anwar takes four polling districts won by BN in GE14

8.10pm: Anwar captures four polling districts won by BN in the last general election. The four are Kampong Jimah Baru, Si Rusa, Linggi and Kampong Sungai Raya.

Although Harapan's vote share in these four areas are much higher this time around, the number of votes the coalition and PAS received are relatively similar.

For instance, the results for this by-election in Kampong Jimah Baru saw Harapan securing 265 votes followed by PAS (136) and independent candidate Isa Samad (90).

During the May 9 general election, BN secured 367 votes followed by Harapan (211) and PAS (136).

This suggests there is some swing towards Harapan but many more BN supporters decided to boycott the by-election.

Umno sec-gen: Congratulations PM in waiting

8.05pm: Umno secretary-general Annuar Musa congratulates Anwar on his victory in the Port Dickson by-election.

“Congratulations PM in waiting,” he tweets.

However, Annuar says he predicted a 30,000 vote majority for Anwar, but only 30,000 votes were counted.

“It's ok lah, what was received was less than targeted... in a one-sided contest although not obtaining 40 percent of the total voters in PD,” he adds.

Anwar set for bigger majority despite lower turnout

8.15pm: Anwar is on track to secure a bigger majority compared to the 14^th general election despite the lower turnout.

At present, he has 30,525 votes while PAS is in second place with 7,312.

This translates to a majority of 23,213 votes. There are less than 3,000 votes to be counted.

In the last general election, PKR candidate Danyal Balagopal Abdullah won the seat with a 17,710-vote majority.

Harapan had won the previous three by-elections with smaller majorities due to poor turnout.

Malaysiakini estimates that the turnout for the Port Dickson by-election will be better, at around 60 percent. However, it is still lower than the 83.16 percent turnout for the 14th general election.

Harapan won the seat with 59 percent of the votes in the last general election. Anwar's current vote share is at 71.25 percent.

Crowd cheers as emcee announces Anwar wins polls

8.05pm - Pakatan Harapan operations room, Port Dickson Waterfront: The crowd, which has swelled to more than 500, cheers when the emcee announces that Anwar has unofficially won the by-election.

“Let us wait for Anwar to return here to give his first speech as the Port Dickson MP,” says the emcee to a thunderous applause.

PAS fares better than GE14

7.55pm: PAS garners 7,292 votes, surpassing the votes the Islamist party received in the 14th general election. In the last general election, it only received 6,594 votes.

This suggests that it has largely retained its voter base while also making marginal gains in BN's absence.

In the last general election, BN received 18,515 votes.

Barbecue pit set up outside Harapan operations room

7.40pm - Pakatan Harapan operations room, Port Dickson Waterfront: A barbecue pit is being set up at the back of the tents.

One of the men handling the barbecue pit tells Malaysiakini they will be grilling chicken and beef for the public here.

“I think after prayers we will be ready. We are all hungry already,” he quipped.

Asked who is sponsoring the barbecue, he says it is public donations. “It is not from party money,” he adds.

Malaysiakini calls PD by-election for Anwar

7.30pm: The unofficial count indicates that Anwar has passed the vote threshold to win the by-election.

Anwar currently has 22,897 votes. Assuming that the turnout is 60 percent, this lead is unassailable.

There are 75,770 eligible voters in this by-election. An estimated turnout of 60 percent translates to 45,462 voters casting their ballots.

With Anwar already obtaining more than half of the available votes, it is impossible for his opponents to threaten his lead.

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EC chief arrives at MPPD

7.30pm - Port Dickson Municipal Council (MPPD:) Election Commission (EC) chief Azhar Harun arrives at the MPPD, which is the tallying centre.

Anwar takes BN fortress of Sungai Raya

7.25pm: Anwar manages to win 42.73 percent of the votes in the Sungai Raya polling district which BN won during the May 9 general election.

PAS' Mohd Nazari comes in at second place with 32.34 percent of the vote share followed by independent candidate Isa Samad (24.43 percent).

PAS performs significantly better this time round by winning 327 votes, up from 275 votes on May 9.

Anwar poised for clean sweep of all polling districts

7.20pm: Anwar appears to be on track to win in all 32 polling districts in this by-election, along with the postal and early votes.

During the May 9 general election, BN had managed to secure four out of the 32 polling districts.

From the unofficial count, it does not appear that Anwar is in danger of raking in less than 50 percent in any polling district.

Again, the unofficial count also suggests that most BN supporters had shunned the by-election.

Negeri MB confident of Harapan winning with 70 percent of votes

7.15pm - Pakatan Harapan operations room, Port Dickson Waterfront: Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun is confident that Pakatan Harapan will win the Port Dickson by election with 70 percent of the votes.

He also thanks the army voters for casting their ballots in favour of Harapan.

“It is normal. Maybe because we are the ruling government so they are loyal and have no issues. We thank them for their support and hope it continues,” he tells d Malaysiakini.

Meanwhile, some 300 people are gathered under a tent watching the unofficial live results and cheer whenever Anwar Ibrahim's vote count increases.

Anwar storms past competitors with commanding lead

7.10pm: Anwar's share of the votes currently stands at 69.52 percent based on the unofficial count.

His closest challenger is PAS' Mohd Nazari, whose tally currently stands at 18.53 percent.

Two Indian-majority polling districts stick with Harapan

6.55pm: Two Indian-majority polling districts - Ladang Sengkang and Ladang Atherton - vote overwhelmingly for Anwar.

Interestingly, the number of votes for Harapan is almost similar to what the coalition achieved in these two areas during the May 9 general election.

Both polling districts saw independent candidate Isa Samad coming in second, followed by PAS' Mohd Nazari Mokhtar.

The results suggest that most of those who voted for BN during the May 9 election did not turn up to vote.

Anwar captures first polling district

6.40pm: Anwar captures the Sunggala polling district with 96 votes or 70 percent of the total votes, a marked improvement in terms of vote share.

He is followed by PAS' Mohd Nazari with 25 votes (18.25 percent).

Harapan has secured four votes more than during the May 9 general election while the number of votes for PAS is the same.

The results from this polling district suggests that the bulk of the 75 people who voted for BN on May 9 failed to to turn up.

Anwar takes 55 percent of early and postal votes, PAS nips at his heels

6.15pm: Pakatan Harapan candidate Anwar Ibrahim secures 2,576 or 55.65 percent of the early and postal votes. Most early and postal voters are military personnel.

Harapan’s vote share is up 36.3 percent since the May 9 election among early and postal voters.

PAS' Mohd Nazri Mokhtar comes in second by polling 1,843 votes or 39.81 percent of the total votes. PAS' vote share increases by 12.1 percent compared to the May 9 election.

Independent candidate Mohd Isa Samad is at a distant third with 157 votes (3.39 percent) while the remaining four independent candidates secure double digits.

The turnout for postal and early voters combined is approximately 63.7 percent. There are 7,264 eligible postal or early voters, who makes up nearly 10 percent of the total electorate.

During the 14^th general election, BN won 51.88 percent of the early and postal votes followed by Harapan (29.16 percent) and PAS (19.96 percent).

PAS candidate blames Dr M's toll U-turn for low turnout

5.45pm - SK Port Dickson: PAS candidate Mohd Nazari Mokhtar claims the low voter turnout is a sign of protest against the Pakatan Harapan federal government, especially after Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said it is impossible to abolish tolls.

"Mahathir's remarks about tolls may have caused youths to rebel and them not voting could be a sign of protest by them," he tells reporters.

Another possibility, he says, is that outstation voters did not have enough money to make the trip back since it is the middle of the month.

Higher turnout for PD compared to previous by-elections

5.30pm: Polling centres have officially closed. The Port Dickson by-election witnessed a better turnout compared to the three previous by-elections since the May 9 general election.

According to the Election Commission (EC), as of 4pm, 90 minutes before polls closed, the estimated turnout was at 54 percent.

In comparison, as at 4pm, the turnout for the Sungai Kandis by-election was 45 percent while the Seri Setia and Balakong by-elections were at 41 percent and 39 percent respectively.

The final turnout would only be announced later.

The final turnout for the Sungai Kandis by-election was 49.4 percent while the Seri Setia and Balakong by-elections were at 44.1 percent and 43 percent respectively.

However, the final turnout for Port Dickson is still expected to be lower than the general election, when 83.16 percent of voters cast their ballots.