2022 People's Justice Party leadership election explained
| Election Name: | 2022 People's Justice Party leadership election |
| Candidate1: | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Posttitle: | President of PKR after election |
| Before Election: | Anwar Ibrahim |
| President of PKR |
| Percentage1: | 100% |
| Popular Vote1: | Won Uncontested |
| Party1: | Parti Keadilan Rakyat |
| Image1: | Anwar Ibrahim (cropped 1).jpg |
| Flag Image: | Parti Keadilan Rakyat logo.svg |
| Election Date: | 11 April–17 July 2022 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Next Election: | 2026 People's Justice Party leadership election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Previous Election: | 2018 People's Justice Party leadership election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
| After Election: | Anwar Ibrahim |
A leadership election was held by the People's Justice Party (PKR) in Malaysia from April to July 2022 to elect new leadership on the central level. [1] [2]
For the party presidency, it was highly unlikely for incumbent president Anwar Ibrahim to face any potential opponents and being defeated and he would hence remain as the party president given to his prominent and dominant position in the party and politics following the departure of former deputy president Azmin Ali, his followers and a number of founding members aligned to Azmin whom they were embroiled in splits and fallouts with Anwar and eventually resulted in the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis which overthrew the democratically elected Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration. 2018 PKR election was repeated with Anwar remaining as the party president after he was elected by walkover as he was the sole candidate for the party presidency in the election. [3]
For the party deputy presidency, it was expected to see a heated contest and fight between Rafizi Ramli, former candidate and loser to Azmin in 2018 and the incumbent vice-president, who announced his return to active politics on 15 March 2022, and Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, also a former candidate and loser to Azmin in 2014, the loyalist to Anwar and the incumbent secretary-general. Subsequently, on 29 May 2022, Rafizi defeated Saifuddin with an unexpected landslide victory in the unofficial results revealed. Saifuddin then conceded defeat and congratulated Rafizi on winning the PKR deputy presidency at night on the same day. [4] On 4 July 2022, the results of the forensic audit of the unofficial results were revealed with a major change of the overturn of the victory in the contest for the position of Women Chief with initial winner Rodziah Ismail being edged out extremely narrowly by her opponent Fadhlina Sidek by a majority of mere 32 votes. Fadhlina was then declared the new Women Chief-elect. The rest of the results remained almost the same as the initial ones and no other major changes took place. The audit was done following complaints and allegations of the lack of freedom, fairness and transparency by some of the candidates. [5]
Timeline
!Dates!Events| 11 April 2022 | Nominations opened |
| 13 April 2022 | List of initial candidates revealed |
| 14–15 April 2022 | Declines of nominations |
| 16 April 2022 | Results of declines revealed |
| 17–19 April 2022 | Appeals for results |
| 20 April 2022 | List of final candidates revealed |
| 21 April 2022 | Deadline for virtual voters to update their mobile applications of voting |
| 13–22 May 2022 | Physical voting |
| 17 May 2022 | Virtual voting for overseas members |
| 18–20 May 2022 | Virtual voting |
| 29 May 2022 | Unofficial results revealed |
| 4 July 2022 [6] | Results of the forensic audit of the unofficial results revealed |
| 15 July 2022 | Youth National Congress |
| 16 July 2022 | Women National Congress |
| 17 July 2022 [7] | Central National Congress and official results revealed | |
Nominations & Results
Deputy President
| Candidates | Other positions | Votes of members | Status |
|---|
| Rafizi Ramli | None | 59,678 (58.12%) | Elected |
| Saifuddin Nasution Ismail | MP for Kulim-Bandar Baharu, MLA for Pantai Jerejak, Secretary-General of Pakatan Harapan | 43,010 (41.88%) | Defeated | |
Vice Presidents
| Candidate | Other positions | Votes of members | Status |
|---|
| Amirudin Shari | Menteri Besar of Selangor, MLA for Sungai Tua | 46,075 | Elected |
| Chang Lih Kang | MP for Tanjong Malim | 34,939 |
| Nik Nazmi | MP for Setiawangsa | 34,496 |
| Aminuddin Harun | Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan, MLA for Sikamat | 33,230 |
| G. Manivannan | None | 29,117 | Defeated |
| Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak | 27,015 |
| Fahmi Fadzil | MP for Lembah Pantai | 24,351 |
| Fuziah Salleh | MP for Kuantan | 22,534 |
| Chan Ming Kai | MP for Alor Setar | 22,344 |
| Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid | MP for Kapar | 20,761 |
| Gunaraj George | MLA for Sentosa | 20,164 |
| Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin | MP for Hang Tuah Jaya | 16,269 |
| S. Thiban | None | 15,155 |
| M. A. Tinagaran | 11,086 |
| Azan Ismail | 5,699 |
| R. Summugam | MLA for Bukit Selambau | 5,313 |
| Mustaffa Kamil Ayub | None | 5,620 | |
Women Chief
| Candidates | Other positions | Votes of members | Status |
|---|
| Fadhlina Sidek | Senator For Dewan Negara | 18,923 | Elected |
| Rodziah Ismail | MLA For Batu Tiga | 18,891 | Defeated | |
Deputy Women Chief
| Candidates | Other positions | Votes of members | Status |
|---|
| Juwairiya Zulkifli | MLA For Bukit Melawati | 15,693 | Elected |
| Napsiah Khamis | None | 12,043 | Defeated |
| Faizah Arifin | 9,763 | |
Youth Chief (AMK)
| Candidates | Other positions | Votes of members | Status |
|---|
| Adam Adli | None | 12,301 | Elected |
| Fahmi Zainol | MBSP City Council Councillor | 9,850 | Defeated | |
Deputy Youth Chief
| Candidates | Other positions | Votes of members | Status |
|---|
| Kamil Munim | None | 11,526 | Elected |
| Chua Wei Kiat | MLA For Rawang | 10,389 | Defeated | |
Central Leadership Council (MPP)
| Candidates | Other positions | Votes of members | Status |
|---|
| Maszlee Malik | MP For Simpang Renggam | 1091 | Elected |
| Akmal Nasir | MP For Johor Bahru | 956 |
| Romli Ishak | None | 878 |
| Fahmi Zainol | MBSP City Council Councillor | 817 |
| Yahya Sahri | None | 804 |
| Nor Azrina Surip | MP For Merbok | 797 |
| Lee Chean Chung | MLA For Semambu | 788 |
| Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail | None | 783 |
| Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh | MP For Ledang | 739 |
| Gerald Hans Isaac | None | 720 |
| Ooi Tze Min | MLA For Bakar Arang | 703 |
| Wong Chen | MP For Subang | 697 |
| Raiyan Abdul Rahim | None | 697 |
| Tan Kar Hing | MLA For Simpang Pulai | 648 |
| Zahir Hassan | None | 642 |
| David Cheong Kian Young | 622 |
| Hey Loy Sian | MLA For Kajang | 619 |
| Amidi Abdul Manan | None | 617 |
| Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping | MLA For Bukit Lanjan | 598 |
| Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik | MP For Balik Pulau | 594 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: PKR polls: Nomination for central leadership, AMK, women councils postponed to May 28 . The Star. 8 April 2022 .
- Web site: Nominations for PKR divisional polls kick off Friday (April 8) . The Star. 8 April 2022.
- Web site: Anwar remains unopposed as PKR president . The Star. 12 April 2022.
- Web site: Saifuddin concedes, congratulates Rafizi on win. The Star. 29 May 2022.
- Web site: Fadhlina becomes PKR Wanita chief after forensic audit. Free Malaysia Today. 4 July 2022. 4 July 2022.
- Web site: PKR polls audit: Rafizi still deputy president, Rodziah Ismail no longer Women wing's chief. The Star. 4 July 2022. 4 July 2022.
- Web site: PKR postpones congress to July 15, will audit party polls results. The Star. 10 June 2022.
