Election Petition Malaysia, 2

The manner in which the malaysian judiciary is dealing with election petitions is shocking and disappointing.

England 2019 election results. I refer to the report on free malaysia today dated 5th june 2013 titled impossible to win election petition. Federal level and state level. Appointment and powers of election judge 34.

If cases are struck out on technicalities then it just creates disaffection amongst those trying to access justice asserts charles hector. Avoidance of election on election petition part vii election petitions 33. Laws of malaysia act 5 election offences act 1954 arrangement of sections part i preliminary and interpretation section 1.

It may be recalled that jeyakumar lost the parliamentary seat by 5200 votes to the incumbent s samy vellu. Relief which may be claimed. Who may present petition 35.

There were four election petitions jasin sipitang rantau an kimanis that cost the government rm400000 as the ec had to engage the services of lawyers from the private sector he said. In the bukit bintang case wee choo keong left won the election but this was contested by dr lee chong meng of the mca. Suruhanjaya pilihan raya 2000 2 mlj 550 high court kuala lumpur where augustine paul j referred to his own judgment in lee chong meng no.

This election petition is filed by the parti sosialis malaysia psm member dr jeyakumar devaraj who stood on a dap ticket because psm had been refused registration. Federal level elections are those for membership in the dewan rakyat the lower house of parliament while state level elections are for membership in the various state. The eps were filed to the court by the partys lawyers well placed sources told the vibes.

Elections in malaysia include elections to public office of the political entities that since 1963 have comprised the federation of malaysiaat present elections in malaysia exist at two levels. One example of a petition being filed is that of sungai siput. Among the candidates who will be filing the petitions are.

172 election petition no pp 1 2000 per augustine paul j. 1 saying that the election commission is not an appropriate party to be made a respondent in an election petition. Kota kinabalu barisan nasional bn and perikatan nasional pn have filed four election petitions ep to nullify the poll results for sindumin darau kukusan and petagas.

Short title and application 2. Lee lost his appeal and wee later lost the seat after he was fined. Election petitions or any applications in court should never be dismissed on technicalities.

If there are procedural non compliance. I have written before on the standard of proof in election petitionsthus i will not comment on yb rafizis.