Orang Asli set to play kingmaker in 6 Perak parliamentary seats

GE15 | Perak has the second highest Orang Asli population in the country after Pahang, consisting primarily of people from the Temiar, Semai, Jahai, Kintaq and Lanoh tribes.

According to the Election Commission's latest voter register for GE15, a total of 41,210 Orang Asli are eligible to vote in the state.

This is only approximately two percent of the total 2.036 million eligible Perak voters, but it is enough for the community to play kingmaker in six parliamentary seats.

A Malaysiakini survey found that the Orang Asli community may prove to be...