A
hung state legislative assembly might occur in Terengganu if PAS win the Kuala
Besut by-election. It will create an unstable government and uncertain future
for Terengganu.
In
a simple majority system of the government, a hung legislative occur when
neither major political party has an absolute majority of seats in state
legislative assembly. It’s a balanced legislative or under no overall control.
In 13th general
election, BN only secured a slim win in Terengganu with two-seats over
opposition’s 17 seats. As
Malaysia's electoral system is
based on simple majority, should opposition win the Kuala Besut by-election, which
will result the seats locked at 16:16, a hung state legislative which never
happen before.
A hung state assembly might
caused the state to called for a re-election but it might not happen as the
deciding power fall on the speaker as he has the right to vote.
It’s
reported that PAS has adopted the theme “16:16 New Terengganu” as the main
thrust of its campaign in Kuala Besut by-election. However, Kuala Besut has
always been Barisan Nasional’s stronghold and its machinery is working hard to
defend the seat.
The
Barisan Nasional is confident of detaining the seat as the voters appreciate
the good deeds done by the Barisan Nasional government over the years.
The
interesting question remains: Can PAS grab the seat from BN?
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