The
MCA delegates has make a decision to drop
Ong Tee
Kiat, & Dr.
Chua Sooi Lek in today's
EGM.
This a the worse decision for
MCA.
This may reflected the Central Delegate's disappointment over
MCA effectiveness in politics.
They have voice out that they have feud up with
MCA performance with the vote to drop BOTH President & Deputy President.
Even the Central Delegates has make a decision to kill
MCA future in Malaysia Politics.
A decisions that confirm
MCA irrelevance in Malaysia Politics.
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MCA EGM: MCA delegates make dramatic decisions (Update 8)
thestar.com.my, 10/10/2009
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KUALA LUMPUR: MCA delegates made dramatic decisions at the party EGM on Saturday.
The vote of no confidence against Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat got through by 14 votes.
His suspended deputy, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, failed to be reinstated as deputy president but was voted back as a member.
Party officials said the dramatic decisions of the delegates at the EGM would mean that they now need to look at the party constitution.
Under the Constitution, a party president can only be removed by a two-thirds of the delegates' votes.
Ong told reporters that he respected the results of the EGM.
He also said that the MCA Central Committee and Presidential Council will have to discuss the results.
Results of the voting on the three resolutions:
Resolution 1: That the members of the general assembly have no confidence in the leadership of president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.
Adopt: 1155
Reject: 1141
Resolution 2: That the presidential council's decision on Aug 26 in accepting the recommendation of the disciplinary board and the subsequent decision of the central committee (if any) to expel or suspend Dr Chua is annulled.
Adopt: 1204
Reject: 1095
Resolution 3: That Dr Chua be rightfully restored as MCA deputy president.
Adopt: 1110
Reject: 1184
Earlier Saturday, of the 2,307 delegates who registered for the EGM, only 2,304 cast their votes from 10.30am to 11.55am. Three did not collect their ballot papers.
The total turnout of delegates was at 96.93% attendance rate.
Delegates had to show their party membership card and MyKad to collect the ballot papers
No photographers and reporters were allowed in the hall.
The EGM decided that only the first three resolutions be put to vote and the remaining two resolutions deemed irrelevant.
After opening the EGM, speaker Datuk Yik Phooi Hong put the suggestion to the delegates, who accepted this through the show of hands.
Resolution 4 and 5 were scrapped as no appointment of deputy president had been made as Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek was not sacked.
No disciplinary action would be taken against those who called for the EGM.
The registration process for the EGM began on Friday and closed at 10.30am Saturday.
Dr Chua, who arrived at 8.10am, told reporters that he would accept any decision made at the end of the day.
Vice-presidents Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai and Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha also arrived early for the meeting.
Liow said he hoped the delegates would show maturity and make decisions in the best interests of the party.
Ong, who arrived at about 9.15am, was instantly greeted by his supporters, who cheered him on and gave him words of encouragement.
EGM guidelines state that any recount of votes would be allowed only if there was a difference of 1% of the total votes cast.
In the event of a draw, the speaker may exercise his right by casting an extra vote as provided for in Article 169 of the party constitution. But if the speaker elects not to vote, then lots would be drawn.
