One less vote doesn't matter? Data: Only three votes are needed to rewrite history

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The coming of elections is also the time for us to become the "bosses of the people" and use our votes to elect the new government in our hearts and decide the future of the country or state. However, as the national and state elections are not held simultaneously, the upcoming six state elections are expected to have a low voter turnout. Judging from the results of previous elections, some candidates have won by a narrow majority and thus influenced the political situation.

On August 12, six states in Malaysia will be holding state elections, namely Selangor, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu.

At this time, Xiao Ming, a post-90s voter living in Petaling Jaya, asked curiously: "Didn't we vote last November? Why do we have to vote again?"

The 15th general election held on November 19 last year only involved Parliament and three states (Perlis, Perak and Pahang). At that time, Sabah, Malacca, Sarawak and Johor had already completed their state elections ahead of schedule, while the remaining six states decided not to dissolve their state assemblies at the same time and postponed their state elections to this year on the grounds of dealing with floods.

It is not common for parliamentary and state elections to be held separately. Throughout the country’s electoral history, Sarawak state elections have always been held separately from the national elections, and Sabah has also had state and national elections that were not held simultaneously.

How many people will vote if the state election is held separately?

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