In fact, polling took place on a weekday three times under his premiership, said BNSC deputy director Datuk Eric See-To (pic). “Dr Mahathir's first general election as Prime Minister was held on Thursday, April 22, 1982. Earlier Tuesday, the Election Commission (EC) announced that polling would be on May 9, which falls on a Wednesday. See-To added that he understood the decision made by the EC to declare polling day on a weekday. He noted that even the United States held its presidential elections on Tuesday, Nov 8, 2016.

Source: The Star April 10, 2018 07:21 UTC