KUALA LUMPUR, November 19 – Polling has been completed in Malaysia’s 15th General Election (GE15), and counting of the ballots has begun. Polling for GE15 has begun officially at 7.30 am in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan, and at 8 am in Peninsular Malaysia this morning. They closed in stages between 11am and 5:30pm in Sabah and Sarawak and at 6pm in the peninsula.
The results of the contests for 220 of the 222 parliamentary seats and 116 of the 117 state seats will be announced tonight as and when they are declared.According to the Election Commission (EC) the voter turnout had reached 70 per cent as at 4 pm.
