Why did none of Bersama’s candidates reach the 12.5% vote minimum?

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None of Bersama’s candidates hit the 12.5% minimum vote threshold, so all election deposits were lost
None of Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama)’s 15 candidates secured the minimum one-eighth, or 12.5%, of the total votes cast in the constituencies they contested in the 16th Johor state election. The Election Commission’s official results showed that voters continued to favour established parties, leaving Bersama without any seats and causing the party to forfeit deposits for all 15 state seats it contested.
All 15 Bersama candidates fell short in their contested seats
Bersama contested 15 state seats in the 16th Johor state election, and all 15 candidates lost their election deposits. The key threshold they did not meet was 12.5% of the total votes cast in their respective constituencies. The constituencies were Bukit Naning, Mahkota, Tiram, Permas, Larkin, Kempas, Kota Iskandar, Bukit Permai, Johor Jaya, Stulang, Perling, Skudai, Senai, Bukit Batu and Puteri Wangsa.
Election results showed Bersama won no seats
The official results announced by the Election Commission indicated that Bersama failed to win any seats in Johor. In the same election, Barisan Nasional (BN) won 48 of the 56 state seats contested, while Pakatan Harapan (PH) won eight seats. Perikatan Nasional (PN), Bersama, the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda), Parti Orang Asli Malaysia, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) and independent candidates failed to win any seats.
Voters continued to favour established parties
The results coverage stated that voters continued to favour established parties, without detailing specific reasons for Bersama’s underperformance. This meant Bersama’s candidates, despite being described as professionals and community activists, did not reach the 12.5% vote minimum in any of the 15 constituencies. The outcome aligned with the broader seat pattern where BN and PH collectively won all 56 seats contested.
Bersama’s leadership and candidate line-up did not translate into vote share
Bersama entered the election with earlier confidence in its line-up, led by former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli. However, the EC’s official results showed that none of its candidates reached the required 12.5% share in the constituencies they contested. As a direct consequence, Bersama forfeited the deposits for all 15 contested state seats.

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