IPOH, Aug 28 ― The people of Penang must give Gerakan candidates in the 14th General Election a chance to represent them in the State Assembly, said Gerakan President Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong.

He said the absence of elected representatives from the Barisan Nasional component party made it difficult to provide check-and-balance in the state government led by the DAP.

"I expect there is a big possibility the DAP will retain Penang, that is why I appeal to the people to give Gerakan a chance to have representatives in the state assembly.

"At present, there are no state assemblymen from Gerakan, and this means we cannot ‘check and balance’,” he told reporters after officiating the Perak Gerakan’s Delegates Conference 2016 here today.

In the 13th General Election, Gerakan contested 13 seats in Penang but lost all as well as three Parliamentary seats,  Batu Kawan, Bukit Bendera and Tanjung. ― Bernama