LIVE REPORTS 4.47pm: Unofficial results from BN sources:

LIVE REPORTS

4.47pm: Unofficial results from BN sources:

Semop
BN: 3134
PKR: 468
Ind: 280

Saribas
BN: 2,105
PKR: 814

4.35pm: According to a BN source, the latest unofficial seat tally:

BN: 12 seats
Pakatan: 1 seat

4.34pm: Latest results for Saribas is as follows:

BN: 2,054
PKR: 773

BN majority 1,281

4.24pm: In Batang Ai BN is leading about 200 votes out of the polling districts that have been counted.

However more than half of the polling districts are still pending, notably those with higher voter populations and located at Lubok Antu town.

This means PKR still stands a chance to turn the results around.

Iban-majority Batang Ai was last contested exactly two years ago in a by-election following the death of the incumbent assemblyperson. It was won by PRS Malcom Mussen Lamoh, who is defending the seat in this state election. 

4.18pm: Unofficial results: BN has won the Malay/Melanau-majority seat of Semop.

PBB: 3,138
PKR: 426
Independent: 324

Majority: 2,712

It is leading in five other Malay/Melanau-majority seats - Tanjung Datu, Muara Tuang, Sadong Jaya,Beting Maro, Saribas.

It is also leading in Iban-majority Layar, which is held by DCM Alfred Jabu.

4.15pm In Beting Maro PAS trails 965 to BN’s 1,541.
 

4.10pm: In Saribas, PKR has been defeated in all 12 polling districts counted so far. Another 10 polling districts are unknown.

BN's majority in almost all 12 polling districts has increased compared with the 2006 polls.

It was said that PBB retained the seat in the last polls with only a 94-vote majority because its fielded a unpopular candidate.

The initial result shows PBB's strategy to replace incumbent Wahbi Junaidi with young novice, Muhammad Razi Sitam, has helped to party to regain lost support.

4.09pm: According to PAS the results at 4pm at the following:

Muara Tuang
PAS: 200
BN: 381
Bebas: 0
           
Sadong Jaya
PAS: 223
BN: 672
Ind: 77

3.53pm: A PKR source says BN is leading with some 700 votes in Layar and there are only a few polling stations yet to close. It is going to be very difficult to overturn BN's majority, says the source.

The Iban-majority semi-rural seat of Layar is the stronghold of deputy chief minister Alfred Jabu, who is seeking his eight consecutive term in this election.

He is challenged by PKR's new face Stanny Embat.

3.58pm: DAP says it is on its way to retain Meradong, which was won by spunky 27-year-old Teng Tze Fui four years ago. She is leading by 459 votes.

During the campaigning, DAP has expressed fears that she could be defeated.

DAP: 1,072
SUPP: 613 

3.50pm: According to Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching, there appears to be a swing to the opposition inRepok which DAP hopes to wrest from SUPP.

In one polling station during early count, DAP won 165 votes against BN’s 135.

“During 2006 (state elections), we lost by 23 votes,” she says. DAP lost by 576 votes in the last state elections.

3.45pm: PKR sources say BN is leading with some 400 votes at N28 Engkilili.

The Iban-majority seat, said to be a 'grey' seat for BN, sees a four-way fight amongst BN-SUPP, PKR, Snap and an Independent.

3.42pm: Latest unofficial figures from Ba'Kelalan. PKR has increased its lead to 477.

PKR: 1,747
SPDP: 1,270

3.38pm: In N30 Saribas BN is leading with 1,638 to PKR's 601, majority 1,037.  

3.35pm: According to DAP sources, the party is leading in two seats - Meradong (near Sibu),Kidurong (Bintulu) - in early count. DAP is the incumbent in both Meradong and Kidurong.

There appears to be a close fight in Bawang Assan, which is held by Sibu SUPP strongman Wong Soon Koh. He is being challenged by Alice Lau, a new face from DAP.

3.28pm: PKR deputy president Azmin Ali says that Baru Bian is still leading by 300 votes in Ba'Kelalanas the vote count continues.

Baru's campaign manager Paul has earlier claimed victory.

3.05pm: In N30 Saribas BN is leading with 872 out of some 2,000 votes cast.

3.01pm: Selangor exco Xavier Jayakumar, who is in Krian, tells Malaysiakini that PKR has won the state seat.

With one more ballot box to go, PKR is leading SPDP:

PKR: 2,335
SPDP: 1,185

He says that the PKR lead in this Iban-majority seat is so big that the final ballot box will not make any difference to the overall result.

3pm: The latest unofficial results for the following seats:

Sebuyau

PAS: 612
BN: 1,409
Ind: 37

Tanjong Datu

PAS: 127
BN: 636
Ind: 11

2.46pm: Paul Bian, campaign director for Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian in N70 Ba'Kelalan claims that PKR has captured the seat.

He says PKR is leading with about 200 votes, with the results of a few ballot boxes left to be known due to absence of network coverage.

However, those ballots belong to PKR stronghold areas, he says, so Bian is expected to win.

All polling stations in the hilly rural seat closed by 1pm at the latest.

2.40pm: BN is leading in N36 Semop, according to unofficial results.

BN: 2,972
PKR: 454
Ind: 274

BN’s majority is 2,518.

2.25pm: As at 2pm, PKR operations centre reports that they are leading in 7 seats: N34 Krian, N70Ba'Kelalan, N53 Kakus, N52 Tamin, N58 Jepak N18 Tebedu, N42 Meluan.

Meanwhile, BN is claiming to be leading in four seats - N3 Tanjung Datu, N20 Sadong Jaya, N24Beting Maro and N36 Semop - which PAS is contesting.

Based on this very preliminary results, there appeared to be a swing among the Iban to Pakatan, while a swing among Malay/Melanau to BN.

2.10pm: According to BN sources, PBB is also leading in Bukit Saban:
 
PBB: 89
PKR: 1
Independent: 0

1.55pm: In Saribas, PBB is leading 594 out of some 1,400 votes counted.

1.50pm: According to PKR, the vote is really close in Ba'Kelalan. The unofficial result shows PKR's Baru Bian still in the lead by a whisker:

PKR: 596
BN: 525

1.30pm: According to BN, PBB is leading PAS in Beting Maro 288 against 144.

1.10pm: PKR says they are also leading in Jepak (PKR - 91, PBB - 81).

12.54am: PKR says they are also leading in early vote count in Layar and Meluan.

However, in Saribas, BN is leading by 343 votes from six polling stations that have been counted. They consist about 10 percent of the total votes.

Saribas is considered as one of the seats that PKR has the highest chance to win. BN's majority in the last state polls was only 94 votes.

12.49am: Other unofficial results from PKR headquarters:

Kakus

PKR: 122
BN: 70
PCM: 1
Independent - 5, rosak 1

Tamin

PKR: 113
BN: 38

As both are Iban-majority seats, there appears to be a swing among the Iban to Pakatan. But these are very early unofficial results.

12.30pm: Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian is facing a tough fight with his nephew Willie Liau inBa'Kelalan, a hilly area which borders Indonesia's Kalimantan.

Ba'Kelalan is the smallest seat in Sarawak in terms of voter numbers - it has 6,958 registered voters.

The vote count has already begun in those polling stations which have already closed. The unofficial results so far:

PKR: 245 votes
SPDP: 223 votes