Johor polls: BN garners 43.11 pct popular votes, PN in second
Barisan Nasional (BN) led the popular vote in the Johor state election yesterday with 599,753 votes or 43.11 pct.
Sun Mar 13 2022
Biden 'confident' he will emerge victorious, campaign winning in enough states
Biden told the press conference that he and his running mate Kamala Harris were on track to break the record in the popular vote in the United States.
Wed Nov 04 2020
Trump or Biden? Understand the differences in the journey of the US Presidential Election
The maximum number of votes or the popular vote does not determine a candidate wins the presidency.
Wed Nov 04 2020
Donald Trump says 'millions' voted illegally, decries recount
President-elect Donald Trump asserted Sunday that he would have won the US popular vote were it not for "millions of illegal" ballots.
Mon Nov 28 2016
Political calculation: the math behind the US election
The US election -- taking place on November 8 -- is not an exercise in direct democracy where a nationwide popular vote determines the result through a simple majority.
Tue Nov 08 2016
BN's share of popular vote increased to 63.72 percent
In the 2006 state election, Barisan Nasional received 61.8 percent of the popular vote.
Sun May 08 2016
Expect rebound in popular vote from all races for BN - Analysts
More voters will back popular Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem who is leading BN in a state election for the first time after taking office two years ago.
Thu May 05 2016
Najib: Despite Mukhriz's popular votes, UMNO abide by election rules
UMNO has to abide by its own election rules eventhough Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir winning slightly more in popular votes(54,020) compared to Hishamuddin Tun Hussein's 53,529.
Sun Oct 20 2013
BN turns the tables on Pakatan on popular votes
Barisan Nasional today argued that the ruling coalition won the popular vote in more states than Pakatan.
Wed Jun 26 2013
Popular vote not needed to govern -- Khairy
Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar admitted the matter of Barisan Nasional of not getting popular votes should be taken seriously.
Thu May 16 2013
EC: Popular votes does not make you government
A higher percentage in popular votes obtained by Pakatan Rakyat (50.9%) compared to Barisan Nasional (47.4%) does not mean that the former can form the government.
Fri May 10 2013