Nobody wanted this election.It is of no use to anybody.It is a waste of government fund.If only we had a clause saying that in an event of death of an elected person the next on the list who got the highest vote could replace him we could have saved the time and the money of a byelection.This is not so.Harping on the Chinese vote to capture the Parliamentary seat is a political gimmick.The Chinese in this case is not the factor.Out of the 9000, about 2000 will not return to vote.2000 of them will never come out to vote.1000 diehard support the PAS.That means about 4000 people will come out if they are coaxed.If the BN and the PAS were to give each RM1000 it will be RM4000 000; a paltry sum to both the parties.Recently the UMNO/BN had thrown enough money for the Chinese to make them vote but it will not be the case.Chinese voters in Terengganu have changed since the last election and it will be a difficult task for any party to please them.In a Malay dominated area the Chinese will be suspicious of the Malays after winning the election so the best will be the opposition. In reality the election will be more of the Malay voters who will be the deciding factor.The 80 000 voters are equally divided with about 10 000 fence sitters.They will decide the election outcome rather than the Chinese.The problems facing the Malay voters are many.Some of them are:
a) Unemployment

b) Drug addicts and kampong security

c) Distribution of Wang Ehasan(more towards the UMNO people)

d) Public transport at the worst in the city and the neighbourhood.

e) Kampong prostitution due to high divorce rate.

f) State jobs going to UMNO related cronies and their connections.

g) Not abolishing municipality taxes(which can be subsidised by the oil royalty than going to individuals who are connected).

h)Very badly constructed new roads indicating high corruption so that further roadworks can benefit other cronies.

i)Allocation of shoplots by the state government to all their supporters.

j)Parks only maintained in areas where it is controlled by UMNO(very glaring is the Kuala Ibai area where the floating mosque area is developed while the East side is left in disarray with not even a wakaf for people to take shelter during rain; many people use this area for their walks. the roads are neglected.

k) an international 6 star hotel ,a grand show during the last election but not even started after land had been acquired from the poor kampong folks who were poorly compensated along the Chendering area)
l) Schools not fully furnished even though wang ehsan is ample (cannot depend on the Federal government)

m) Million dollar library building with age old books on display;underestimating the Trengganu people’s ability to read.

n)State scholarships going only to those connected with UMNO and the others are asked to apply to the Federal government.

o)Not spending enough money to buy equipment for hospitals and expensive drugs which are needed by the poor(Federal funds are insufficient).

p)Poor maintenance of roads in the Kampongs.

The list will go on to show the poor record of the state government not forgetting the lavish spending on horses and untold buildings which could go to the wellbeing of the rakyat.

The MCA and the DAP can be around to see the fun but the rakyat will decide the election.PAS must change and be humble.UMNO has not channged after the election but it changes during an election.This attitude must change.Nobody once elected must forget the people because they are there because of them.