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马国丹绒比艾补选国阵狂胜1.5万票 敦马：原以为输两千票
马来西亚刚在上周六进行丹绒比艾国会议席补选，不过执政政府希望联盟竞选团队遭到国阵重挫，国阵候选人黄日昇以1万5086张多数票大胜希盟候选人卡敏及另4名候选人，成功重夺该国席。
黄日昇共获得2万5466张票，希盟候选人卡敏仅1万380张票。国阵得票率高达65.60巴仙，希盟候选人仅26.74巴仙。据了解，华裔和巫裔票回流乃是造成希盟惨败的关键，似有“教训”希盟在一些政策不得人心之意。
丹绒比艾总选民共5万2986名，而补选投票率高达74.43巴仙，，总投票人数为3万8815名。黄日昇也是该选区前国会议员。在509大选不敌希盟莫哈末法立（Mohamed Farid Md Rafik）；不过后者在两个月前因心脏病逝世，致使议席悬空需补选。
“未料多数票输这么多”
马国首相兼希望联盟会长敦马哈迪表示，他预计希盟会在该选举败选，原以为国阵的多数票不会超过2000张，孰不知多数票超过预期。
他表示将仔细探讨败北的原因，也接受丹绒比艾选民的决定。
有学者则分析，此次补选失利可能加剧希盟内部的冲突，敦马本身也会面对较大压力，以让位给候任首相安华。
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