Category: Election Commission

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP State Convention held at Shangrila Hotel, Penang on Sunday. 2nd September 1990 at 10 a.m.

Call on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to deny that he has decided to disallow the Commonwealth observer mission because the Barisan Nasional wants to cheat in the next general elections

When the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, returned from Venezuela early last month, he said that he would be meeting me again on the Commonwealth Observer mission for the next general elections before he communicates with the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyasoku. He also said he would meet with different groups on the matter. Continue reading Call on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to deny that he has decided to disallow the Commonwealth observer mission because the Barisan Nasional wants to cheat in the next general elections

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at a buffet reception to welcome the entry into DAP Of 27 Chinese educationists and human rights activists held at DAP Hqrs in PJ on Sunday, 26th August 1990 at 8 pm.

DAP candidates may boycott the putting up of Rocket posters and banners in next general elections to protest against the new local council poster by-laws.

The next general elections will be a historic political opportunity for the people of Malaysia to bring about great political changes in Malaysia unthinkable in the past 33 years of Malaysian political history, whether to remove the two-thirds parliamentary majority of the Barisan Nasional or even to replace theBarisan Nasional government with a new and alternative government led by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. Continue reading DAP candidates may boycott the putting up of Rocket posters and banners in next general elections to protest against the new local council poster by-laws

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 11th August 1990.

Why should the Election Commission be on a 24-hour a day printing rush to produce the new 1990 Electoral Roll to meet the Prime Minister’s deadline if the Commission is independent.

One of the key factors for the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to decide whether to call general, elections in September will be the availability of the new 1990 Electoral Roll, which the UMNO Baru Supreme Council and the Barisan Continue reading Why should the Election Commission be on a 24-hour a day printing rush to produce the new 1990 Electoral Roll to meet the Prime Minister’s deadline if the Commission is independent

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Sunday, July 29, 1990:

Kit Siang sends letter to Dr. Mahathir asking for a second meeting as even Deputy Prime Minister, Ghafar Baba, has not been properly briefed on their meeting of July 9

I am very surprised at the various statements that are being made by Cabinet Ministers, including the Deputy Prime Minister, Ghafar Baba, on the Commonwealth Observer Mission, which shows that the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, had not properly briefed them on what Dr. Mahathir had agreed with me at our meeting on July 9. Continue reading Kit Siang sends letter to Dr. Mahathir asking for a second meeting as even Deputy Prime Minister, Ghafar Baba, has not been properly briefed on their meeting of July 9

Speech (Part II) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Alor Star Ceramah held at Tou Moo Kong, Alor Star on Friday, 27th July 1990 at 9 p.m.

Kit Siang to ask for another meeting with Dr. Mahathir on Commonwealth Observer Mission as the Prime Minister seems to have gone back on his commitments given at our meeting of July 9

I will be asking for another meeting with the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed on the Commonwealth Observer Mission, as Dr. Mahathir seems to have gone back on his commitments given at our meeting on July 9. Continue reading Kit Siang to ask for another meeting with Dr. Mahathir on Commonwealth Observer Mission as the Prime Minister seems to have gone back on his commitments given at our meeting of July 9

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim, Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, 26th July 1990:

Dr. Mahathir should consult the Opposition parties before sending the terms of reference for the Commonwealth Observer Mission to the Commonwealth Secretariat

I welcome the Cabinet decision yesterday to proceed with the invitation to the Commonwealth Secretariat to send an observer team for the coming general elections. Continue reading Dr. Mahathir should consult the Opposition parties before sending the terms of reference for the Commonwealth Observer Mission to the Commonwealth Secretariat

Speech (Part II) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP State ‘Towards Tanjung 2’ Lunch held in Penang on Sunday, July 22, 1990 at 1.30 p.m.

There is no good reason or ground for Dr. Mahathir to have second thoughts about the Commonwealth Observer Mission

When the radio, television and the UMNO-owned or controlled mass media gave extensive coverage to the statement by the five-man Group of Concerned Citizens (GOCC) headed by former Senate President, Tun Omar Yoke Lin Ong, expressing total opposition to any observer group, whether foreign or local, for the coming general elections, I immediately suspected that this was the beginning of an orchestrated campaign against the Commonwealth Observer Mission. Continue reading There is no good reason or ground for Dr. Mahathir to have second thoughts about the Commonwealth Observer Mission

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 21st July 1990:

Dr. Mahathir seems to be trying to back out of his commitment to invite the Commonwealth Observer Mission through Tun Omar and the formation of the Group of Concerned Citizens (GOCC)

The formation of the five-man Group of Concerned Citizens (GOCC), headed by the former Senate President, Tun Omar Yoke Lin Ong, is clearly the Barisan Nasional Government’s counter to the six-man Election Watch headed by former Lord President, Tun Mohamad Suffian. Continue reading Dr. Mahathir seems to be trying to back out of his commitment to invite the Commonwealth Observer Mission through Tun Omar and the formation of the Group of Concerned Citizens (GOCC)

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Ipoh on Saturday, June 2, 1990:

How can the Election Commission use the new system of counting at individual polling stations in Sabah when the new regulations on counting system have not been gazetted

The Election Commission Chairman, Tan Sri Haji Abdul Kadir Talib, has directed all election officers to get polling stations and ballot boxes ready for a general election “any time from now”. Continue reading How can the Election Commission use the new system of counting at individual polling stations in Sabah when the new regulations on counting system have not been gazetted

PRESS Conference Statement (3) by Parliametary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Friday, 4th May 1990 at 11.30 a.m.:

Call on Election Commission to explain the discrepancy of 26,000 voters in two sets of figures it released in a matter of two weeks on the number of new voters registered in March

Penolong Setiausaha Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya, Encik Abdul Hamid Ali, was reported in the Berita Harian 25th April as saying that the Election Commission registered 411,482 new voters in the 27-day snap voters’ registration exercise from March 1 to 27. Continue reading Call on Election Commission to explain the discrepancy of 26,000 voters in two sets of figures it released in a matter of two weeks on the number of new voters registered in March