On 15 November 2022, at IPD Taman Tun Dr Ismail I fulfilled my responsibility as a

Malaysian by going out to vote early. Among the candidates for the P117 parliament
(Segambut) are V. Prabagaran (PN-Gerakan), Datuk Daniel Ling Sia Chin (BN-MCA)
and Hannah Yeoh (PH-DAP). The Segambut Parliament witnessed a three-cornered
clash between Hannah from PH, V Prabagaran (PN) and Datuk Daniel Ling Sia Chin
(BN). In GE14, Hannah won the Segambut parliamentary seat with a majority of 45,702
voters.

At the same time, a total of 118,815 members of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM)
and their spouses across the country carried out their early and postal voting duties in
the 15th General Election (GE15). Nationwide, 118,000 PDRM members participated in
early voting today involving 661 polling stations and 970 channels. The Early Voting
Day will be set by the SPR based on Regulation 3(1A) of the Elections (Conduct of
Elections) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 which is not less than seven days after
Candidate Nomination Day and not less than three days before from the date or dates
Regular Voting Day. Early voting has taken place with 94.72 percent or 212,961 voters
involving security personnel and spouses performing their responsibilities.

Based on my observation, the early voting process is the same as the normal voting
process which involves Ballot Papers, ballot boxes and it is carried out at the respective
Voting Centers or Voting Places (Channels) as has been set. The early voting process
will be conducted by the Head of the Polling Station and some Voting Clerks at the
designated Voting Centers either at military camps for military personnel and spouses
or at Contingent Police Headquarters/District Police Headquarters for police personnel
and spouses to police officers serving with the General Operations Team. Each voter
must show the Service Card/Identification Card to the staff at the Polling Station
(Channel) for verification purposes before the next action is taken.

Every voter is required to smear Permanent Ink on their left index finger before the 9/38
ballot paper is issued to the voter. If the voter refuses to have his left index finger
smeared with Permanent Ink, the ballot paper will not be issued to him by the Head of
the Polling Station. The early voting process is the same as the normal voting process
which involves Ballot Papers, ballot boxes and it is carried out at the respective Voting
Centers or Voting Places (Channels) as has been set. The early voting process will be
conducted by the Head of the Polling Station and some Voting Clerks at the designated
Voting Centers either at military camps for military personnel and spouses or at
Contingent Police Headquarters/District Police Headquarters for police personnel and
spouses to police officers serving with the General Operations Team.

Each voter must show the Service Card/Identification Card to the staff at the Polling
Station (Channel) for verification purposes before the next action is taken. Every voter is
required to smear Permanent Ink on their left index finger before the 9/38 ballot paper is
issued to the voter. If the voter refuses to have his left index finger smeared with
Permanent Ink, the ballot paper will not be issued to him by the Head of the Polling
Station.

When I arrived at the polling place, I checked the name, number of the Polling Station
(Channel) and Voting Center at the EC tent on Early Voting Day if the initial check was
not done beforehand either through the Office of the Director of Elections (PPN) or the
EC Website or Managing Officer's office or through the Short Message System
(SMS).The monitoring found that the atmosphere of the early voting took place in an
orderly manner, the response of the Election Commission (SPR) observers stated that
this year's voting process was one of the most systematic and went smoothly.

In addition, on 19 November 2022, which is the day of voting for the 15th election, I was
not directly involved because I was involved with the real duty of being a security officer
for His Majesty His Majesty the King. During the vote counting process, I was also with
palace officials and the Yang di-Pertuan Agong waiting for the official results of the
election. The polling centers for the 15th General Election (GE15) which opened at 8am
this morning in Peninsular Malaysia closed at 6 pm.

Furthermore, a total of 21,173,638 registered voters are eligible to vote for GE15. The
Election Commission (SPR) stated that approximately more than 70 percent of voters
had gone out to vote at that time. Voting this time involved 221 parliamentary seats
following the Padang Serai parliamentary election held separately following the death of
Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate M. Karupaiya. This GE also saw a total of 117 State
Legislative Assembly (DUN) seats being contested in Perak (59), Pahang (42), Perlis
(15) and one seat in Bugaya, Sabah. However, voting for the Tioman state seat could
not be held that day due to the death of Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Md Yunus
Ramli.

The waiting is full of drama captivating Putrajaya after the 15th General Election (GE15)
marked an important moment for the country when Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was
appointed the 10th Prime Minister, ending his 24-year wait since he was dropped from
the Cabinet and UMNO in 1998. Appointment of Pakatan Chairman Hope (PH) is very
significant in ending the impasse of a hung Parliament that lasted for five days,
something that has never happened in the history of Malaysia.

As long as the Parliament is hanging, the emotions of the people are also affected like
riding a roller coaster following the excitement of wanting to know who the leader will
lead the country's government for the next five years. It all started with the GE15 results
when no party got a simple majority of 112 to form the new Federal Government thus
triggering a clash between Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) for the
10th PM position.

PH led by Anwar won 82 seats while PN led by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin won 73 seats,
followed by Barisan Nasional (BN) 30 seats; Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) 23 seats;
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) six seats; Parti Warisan, three seats and one seat
each for the People's Prosperity Party (KDM) and Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) in
addition to two independent candidates who won.