MCA EGM: Delegates make dramatic decisions (Update 8)
MCA delegates make dramatic decisions
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
Margin: 14
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
Margin: 109
Resolution 3: That Dr Chua be rightfully restored as MCA deputy president.
Adopt: 1110
Reject: 1184
Margin: 74
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.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Wee: EGM can resolve party crisis
1/9 MCA Youth Chief Wee Ka Siong says EGM is the only way to resolve party crisis; no need for two EGMs as subjects to be discussed are similar.
Blogger: There is a MCA faction saying that Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat should step down and paving the way for a new leadership. Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek's membership should be reinstated. However, Dr Chua should give up his deputy president's position after the reinstatement.
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