'Since the poll indicates that the people's support has swung back to BN, why don't you call for state elections and show everyone who is the legitimate government of Perak.'

Survey: BN to win if snap polls held in Perak

Kgen: First of all, taking a survey in one rural area is not indicative of the whole state. The sample selection is very important in surveys and there are scientific guidelines to follow.

Secondly, you can assume that most of those who say "don't know" support Pakatan Rakyat. In this country, you shout your support for BN but whisper your support for the opposition. But if BN thinks they can win why don't they dare hold snap elections? This speaks for itself.

2nd Class 1Malaysian: I don't understand why we should recognise a government which was formed without the support of the people. Pakatan should now work out potential candidates for the Perak elections. Ensure that there are no frogs. Go to the ground and conduct more ceramah.

Loyal Malaysian: Dare BN put it to the tests of fire? Of course not. But for the survey to base its findings on one constituency hardly qualifies it to be representative of the whole state of Perak.

Yuvan: Well, BN leaders will be happy with the survey. The BN culture is to feel elated and support anything that is said or done in their favour. They do not worry or care much for truth or merit.

BN should take Ilham Centre's survey seriously and proceed to call for snap elections in Perak. And it can seek the support of Perkasa for a sure win in the elections.

Ngawangjimpa: Come on Zambry, what're you waiting for? Since the poll indicates that the people's support has swung back to BN, why don't you call for state elections and show everyone who is the legitimate government of Perak.

Chipmunk: "In a poll of 1,031 people in the Kuala Sepetang state constituency last month, the centre surveyed Malays (59.96%), Chinese (31.67%), Indians (8.34%) and 'Others' (0.03%) to mirror the Perak population closely."

This is the population census of Perak: Malays (911,069/48.5%); Chinese (660,964/35.2%); Indians (257,424/13.7%); Others (48,014/2.56%); Total:1,877,471.

So may I know how in the world did independent think-tank Ilham Centre claim that public support has swung back to BN?

Justice Seeker: No, the survey is wrong. The majority of the Perakians are behind Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin. They know he is the true leader of the rakyat and is overwhelmingly qualified to be the MB. All races love him. He is the champion of the rakyat and hence if there is a snap election Pakatan will triumph and Nizar will be back as the MB.

I still remember when Nizar contested the Bukit Gantang by-election - DPM Muhyiddin Yassin was very confident BN will win. But the result speak volumes - mind you, it is a Malay majority area and never a PAS candidate had won there before him.

By the way, if BN thinks it can win a snap election in Perak, I am sure they would have dissolved the state assembly and would have called for a snap election - they wouldn't have chickened out. Mark my word, Nizar will one day be PM of Malaysia.

Jessrb: I'm not surprise as the Pakatan representatives, instead of serving the people, keep on harping on petty issues which reflects their immaturity. Everyone knows that BN is not fair.

Pakatan should accept the court's decision wholeheartedly and start serving the people to prove that Pakatan is better than BN, while soliciting new charismatic leaders that will help them to win back Perak with two-thirds majority in the next election.

I strongly believe that with the current approach, PKR will not be able to secure two-thirds majority, immaterial of when the election is going to be.

Amaso: Though the Kuala Sepetang population racial composition may reflect the whole of Perak state population closely, it does not mean that Kuala Sepetang population's thinking reflect those of all the population in the whole Perak state. Nobody knows what happens when a voter casts his vote even though he may appear to be a strong supporter of a particular party.

DMH: It's too bad they didn't interview me. I live in Selangor but I vote in Perak. I'm sure there are many young people like me who are currently working in Kuala Lumpur/Selangor but go back to Perak to vote.

I'll keep it that way so that I can kick the BN out of Perak comes next election.

Giri: This study is flawed as the sample population was not randomised and spread throughout Perak and hence cannot be generalised to cover the whole state. Because of this reason, the large sample size of 1,000 is also negligible.

Not confused: As someone else has said here, the results of any survey can be determined in advance by crafting the questions in the right way, to elicit the responses that you want. However, this should be good for Pakatan, as it will help to keep them sharp and on their toes and encourage them to re-double their efforts to win the much needed votes in the upcoming by-election, and of course the big test at GE13.

SKT: The survey is probably flawed. Perak is one of the states that has the highest number of its people working somewhere else due to lack of job opportunities in Perak. This situation is very common in Kuala Sepetang.

Of course, they can argue that the ‘balik kampung' voters are not guaranteed to be Pakatan supporters, but we all know which side this group of people will be backing.

Eugene: First of all, the number of people surveyed is too low to be considered a credible result. Secondly, if another survey were made to determine how many of those people actually knew what really happened - the forcible removing the legal speaker, the judicial distortion of the law in BN's favour, the sabotage from the state secretary - I can safely bet that a very high percentage of the people who agreed with BN's legitimacy knows nothing of the truth.

Perakian: Seriously, how many of the respondents have read the Perak constitution?

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