BARISAN Nasional (BN) claims it was leading in 41 of the 56 seats where votes had begun to be counted, based on unofficial results posted by UMNO party secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki on X.
Its rival, Pakatan Harapan, was ahead in nine seats, also according to unofficial tallies from BN Johor’s operations room.
On the other hand, BN is currently leading in nine out of the 17 seats contested by DAP in the 16th Johor state election.
Based on the website managed by DAP as of 6.15pm, the nine seats are the State Legislative Assemblies (DUN) of Jementah, Bekok, Tangkak, Bentayan, Yong Peng, Mengkibol, Paloh, Johor Jaya, Perling, Bukit Permai, and Pekan Nenas.
Chants of “Maju Johor” rang out among UMNO members as Asyraf Wajdi announced the results.
According to unofficial counts from other sources, BN also appeared to be leading in PH strongholds such as Johor Jaya, Mengkibol and Bentayan. Bentayan and Mengkibol were among the seats BN lost in 2008.
Based on unofficial results, MCA was holding a significant lead in the early vote count in Paloh and Johor Jaya against DAP, with MCA garnering 1,200 votes compared with PH’s 178 votes, while PN trailed with 44 votes.
Meanwhile, in Johor Jaya, BN had garnered more than 1,300 votes against PH’s 387 votes.
It seems that smaller parties did not gain much support in the election, with the battle focused on BN and PH candidates.
The state election was called after the Johor DUN was dissolved by Johor Menteri Besar Johor Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi on June 1.
Based on the Election Commission, a total of 1,693,625 out of 2,682,642 registered voters have fulfilled their respective responsibilities. — July 11, 2026
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