mobilising prayer for general elections 2013

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P R AY E R U N I T E D
GE13
MOBILISING PRAYER FOR
GENERAL ELECTIONS 2013
“I know that you can do all things,
and that no purpose of yours can
be thwarted.” ~Job 42:2 (ESV)
For private circulation only
CONTENTS
Section
Page
1. 
Ideas for Prayer Mobilisation
4
2. 
General Prayer Points
9
3. 
Appendices
Election information to aid informed prayer
20
A practical guide to voting
53
“If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and
pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear
from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
~ 2 Chronicles 7:14 (ESV)
2
THE CHALLENGE –
PREPARING FOR THE SPIRITUAL RESET OF THE
NATION THIS JUBILEE YEAR
• 
PRAYER UNITED is calling all churches in Malaysia to mobilise
prayer for the approaching general elections. This call to prayer is
embodied in the principles laid out in the recent circular from the
Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) dated 18th July, 2012
entitled “VOTE WISELY; VOTE FOR A BETTER MALAYSIA.”
• 
This guide serves to provide guidance and ideas to encourage
every Christian, network, intercessory group and church to take an
active part in upholding our country, MALAYSIA, in prayer, as the
nation prepares itself towards the imminent general election
(GE13).
• 
We appeal to all Christians to remain faithful, that in our exercise
of leadership and stewardship in obedience to God’s Word, that
we exercise our duty to nation building to vote as well as to soak
in prayer the nation’s well being; ahead, during, and after the
general elections.
• 
We believe that this election season is one of the most critical of
our nation’s history as it will be held during the Jubilee year, a
spiritual reset for the nation. This is not a coincidence.
3
SUGGESTED SEASONS OF PRAYER IN THE RUN-UP
TO GENERAL ELECTIONS 2013
1
•  From now until the announcement of the dissolution of
Parliament;
2
•  From the dissolution of Parliament to the announcement of
nomination and polling dates;
3
4
•  From nomination day to eve of polling day;
•  The polling day;
5
•  From the close of polling, right through counting of votes up
to tallying of final results
6
•  From results announcement to the setting up of stable
federal cabinet and state governments
4
SECTION 1
IDEAS FOR PRAYER MOBILISATION
5
MOBILISE PRAYER NOW!
• 
The following are some suggestions of what you and your church can
do right now to mobilise prayer:-
• 
Be an Example. Set aside a minimum of 5 minutes daily in your
personal prayer times to pray for our nation and GE13.
• 
Cell Group/Home Fellowships. Get your cell groups and/or home
fellowship groups to uphold the nation and the GE13 in faithful prayer
every time you meet.
• 
Sunday Services and Sunday Prayer Watch. Consider setting aside
time during the Sunday service to pray for the nation and GE13 – for
peace, righteousness and justice to prevail.
• 
Weekly Prayer Meetings. Mobilise the congregation to come pray
together at your regular prayer meetings to uphold the nation in
prayer.
• 
Combined Inter-Church Prayer Meetings.
Bring parishes/
congregations/denominations together in the same constituency or
town and come together to pray prior to the dissolution of
Parliament.
6
CREATIVE PRAYER IDEAS
• 
Fast for the nation. Set aside special times or days of prayer and fasting
for the nation.
• 
Set up a 24-7 Prayer Room or 24-7 Prayer Watch. Set aside a prayer
room (e.g. in your church) to pray around the clock 24-7 in continuous
unbroken prayer for the nation. Decorate the room with pictures and
maps to help in prayer. Consider mobilising 24-7 prayer chains by
getting groups or individuals to pray every hour through creating a
virtual prayer room, and pass the “prayer baton” on.
• 
Meet the nomination candidates, your future “ADUN” and “MP”,
both the incumbent and contenders. Mobilise a group of Christians in
your constituency to pray for your parliamentary and/or state seat by
praying at the service centres of various political parties. Do offer prayer
for the various incumbents and potential candidates selected for
running in GE13. Offer to pray for the candidates.
• 
Organise prayer walks or prayer drives. Organise prayer walks or
prayer drives around our vicinity, constituency, local government
buildings, schools, polling centres, around the town or city.
• 
Organise inter-church 24-7 combined prayer meetings on the week
of the election. Organise or participate in inter-church combined
prayer meetings in our town or constituency, mobilising more Christians
to pray continuously.
• 
Pause for a short "closing prayer" each time after you finished reading
or listening to news connected to the GE 13.
7
HISTORICAL TREND OF CAMPAIGN PERIODS
ELECTION
YEAR
NO. OF CAMPAIGN DAYS
1986
10
1990
10
1995
10
1999
9
2004
8
2008
13
According to the Elections Commission, GE13 is expected to
have a campaign period of at least 10 days. We suggest that
prayer teams be ready to soak the nation in 24-7 prayer for at
least 10 days and longer (possibly up to 21 days).
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PRAYER IDEAS DURING CAMPAIGN PERIOD
• 
Once the campaign period is set, we suggest that Christians to
rally together in prayer in the following manner:
•  As polling day is very likely to fall on a Saturday, we suggest
that congregations spend time to pray for GE13 on the
preceding Sunday.
•  During the campaign period, assuming from Monday to
Thursday, churches are encouraged to hold nightly prayer
meetings, either in small groups or in church. We suggest
that churches come together during that week for an interchurch gathering in all cities and suburbs – perhaps every
night in a different church but all Christians praying in unity.
•  On the eve of the polling day, (e.g. Friday) we suggest a
24-7 prayer cover on an inter-church basis until the
counting is completed.
•  Churches are also encouraged to organise or manage
online sign-ups or prayer vigils so that Christians leaving to
their hometowns to vote or having to serve at the polling
stations, can participate in prayer as well.
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SECTION 2
GENERAL PRAYER POINTS
10
PRAYER FOR PEACEFUL ELECTIONS & FOR GOD’S
PURPOSES TO BE FULFILLED
• 
Pray that God's plans and purposes for our nation will be
established during this election season.
• 
Pray that we will be a nation that follows God and is a blessing to
the nations of the earth.
• 
Pray for harmony and peace during and after elections, and for the
safety of all candidates, officials and voters during the entire
elections.
• 
We ask God to overrule and stop any attempt at stirring up
violence and rioting before, during and after the elections, and
that peace and harmony will prevail for the well-being of all
communities and for the nation.
• 
Pray that the powers of darkness will be bound and have no
freedom to advance the cause of evil, injustice, and extremisms of
various forms during the election.
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PRAYER AT NATIONAL & STATE LEVEL
"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people."
~ Proverbs 14:34
1.  Pray that the man and woman of righteousness, the person of God's
choosing, will be elected in every parliamentary seat and every
office at the state [ADUN – Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri] level.
2.  Pray that every appointment as state, city and town councilors,
members of Parliament, senator, mayor, minister and to the office
of the Prime Minister, will also be persons of God’s choosing, men
and women who uphold truth, justice and righteousness.
3.  Pray for the formation of a government that respects people’s
rights, upholds justice, incorruptibility, ethics and freedom to
believe.
4.  Pray for the formation of a government that upholds good
stewardship, quality education, and wise management of national
debt.
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PRAYER AT NATIONAL & STATE LEVEL (Cont’d)
"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people."
~ Proverbs 14:34
5.  Pray for the election of men and women who are peacemakers able
to foster unity, reconciliation and prosperity for all.
6.  Pray for men and women of righteousness to be elected who possess
the moral and political will to implement the breaking of
institutionalized racism, oppression of indigenous peoples and
mistreatment of migrants and refugees.
7.  Pray against the election of any extremists of any kind who incite
hatred and mischief and all forms of racial and religious divide.
8.  Pray for members of the media, that they will publish news truthfully
and with integrity, provide factual information and provide equal
opportunity for all political parties to speak of their manifesto. Pray
for unity-forming opinions to be delivered by the media – that they
will choose to play a key role in peace and reconciliation, and not to
stir up hatred or submit to rumour-mongering.
13
PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH
"The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this." ~ Isaiah 9:7
1.  Pray that the Church will be fully awakened, engaged and
empowered during this critical season and understand the
urgency and importance of this election and its implications for
the advancement of God's purposes in our nation and around the
world.
2.  Pray for a zealousness to uphold God’s name and His glory to be
lifted up in this nation.
3.  Pray for the Church to be united, and to show love for one another
during this season of prayer.
4.  Pray for the Church to be a good corporate citizen, and encourage
all members to do their national duty to vote and participate in
the nation-building process.
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PRAYER FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS
AND SECURITY OFFICERS
"The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his
delight." ~ Proverbs 11:1
1.  Pray that every official involved in the election process –
including the election officials, appointees, police, RELA and
army - will serve with honesty and integrity of heart. Pray that
they will exercise wisdom and act justly during the course of
the campaigning, and uphold peace and order until after the
elections are over.
2.  Pray also for all elections officials, including polling and
counting agents, as well as election observers, to serve
diligently and honourably, ensuring accuracy and integrity in
the entire election process.
3.  Pray that the security forces will be impartial and provide
protection towards all political parties, act fairly and maintain
peace in the nation.
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PRAYER FOR VOTERS
"And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and
understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the
fear of the Lord. And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge
by what his eyes see, or decide ... by what his ears hear.” ~ Isaiah 11:2-3
1.  Pray that each citizen will be convicted to vote for the man and
woman of righteousness, the person of God's choosing.
2.  Pray for every Christian voter to exercise his stewardship in
nation building and duty to the country by coming to vote.
3.  Pray that God's Spirit will overshadow each one as he or she
makes a decision when casting their vote.
4.  Pray for a spirit of wisdom, discernment and courage to fall on
every voter, and not be unduly affected or influenced by
irresponsible parties bent on distorting truth or cause fear, or fall
prey to rumours, lies or money. Pray for a spirit of justice, for
courage, and for love of the nation to be impressed on every
heart queuing to vote on polling day.
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PRAYER FOR PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES
• 
There are 222 parliamentary constituencies up for contest this
GE13. The following parliamentary constituencies are divided
according to states which are provided in this section.
• 
We encourage you to pray for righteous men and women to be
raised in this GE13, by doing the following:
1.  Cover your own state and the various constituencies in your
state in prayer;
2.  Adopt one state which is not your own to pray for;
3.  Pray for constituencies in Sabah and/or Sarawak;
4.  Pray for the constituencies in the Federal Territories of Kuala
Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, where the Federal
Government sits.
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PRAYER FOR STATE CONSTITUENCIES
• 
There are 13 state governments in Malaysia.
Usually state
government elections are held alongside parliamentary elections.
However, in GE13, only 12 states are up for contest, i.e. Sarawak
state is excluded.
• 
Currently, of the 13 state governments, 4 are controlled by
Pakatan Rakyat - Selangor, Penang, Kedah and Kelantan - Selangor
and Penang being the richest states per capita in Malaysia.
• 
We encourage you to pray for righteous men and women to be
raised in this GE13 in every state government, so that state
resources can be managed for the benefit of the people wisely and
with integrity, and that the people will be cared for justly.
• 
Please mobilise prayer in the following manner –
1.  Cover your own state and the various constituencies in your
state in prayer;
2.  Adopt one state which is not your own to pray for;
3.  Uphold Sabah and/or Sarawak;
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SECTION 3
APPENDICES
ELECTION INFORMATION
TO AID INFORMED PRAYER
19
STATE GOVERNMENTS IN MALAYSIA
20
RESULTS MAP OF PARLIAMENTARY RESULTS IN
GE12 IN 2008
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GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS THROUGH THE YEARS
No of Seats Won (%)
Chart 1: On 100% stacked basis
100%
80%
2/3 Majority
60%
40%
20%
0%
Chart 2: Actual no. of seats won
No of Seats Won
250
21
200
19
150
100
50
0
30
74
24
22
29
30
53
45
82
15
49
89
95 135 130 132 148 127 162 148 198 140
Barisan Nasional
Opposition
** Excludes Sabah & Sarawak
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GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS THROUGH THE YEARS
Chart 3: On Popular Votes Basis
% Popular Vote
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Election Year
GOVT
OPPOSITION
23
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya
WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR & PUTRAJAYA
Jumlah Parlimen
12
Jumlah Dewan Undangan Negeri
TIADA
Jumlah Saluran
1349
Jumlah Pusat Mengundi
209
Jumlah Pusat Mengundi Awal
21
Komposisi Pemilih
Kategori Pemilih
Komposisi
Peratusan
Melayu
36.62%
Jumlah
292,659
Pemilih Biasa
Pengundi Awal (Tentera)
758,026
Cina
India
BP Sabah
BP Sarawak
Orang Asli
Lain-lain
51.42%
10.51%
0.34%
0.36%
0.02%
0.73%
410,969
83,985
2,755
2,913
121
5,864
799,266
Pengundi Awal (Polis)
Pengundi Tidak Hadir (Luar Negara)
24,979
Jumlah
15,845
416
799,266
Bilangan Petugas
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Pegawai Pengurus
Penolong Pegawai Pengurus
Ketua Pasukan Penguat Kuasa Kempen Pilihan Raya
Ahli PP-KPR
Pembantu Pilihan Raya
Kerani PP-KPR
Kerani Pembantu Pilihan Raya
Penyelia Pusat Mengundi
Ketua Tempat Mengundi
Kerani Pengundian Mengira Undi
Kerani Penyemak Daftar Pemilih
Kerani Undi Pos
Pemandu Arah Pusat Mengundi (PAPM)
Penyambut Tetamu
Jurutaip
Pemandu
Buruh
Jumlah
Source: The Elections Commission of Malaysia
12
32
24
39
42
36
74
230
1,349
5,396
1,320
328
1,239
36
48
24
204
10,433
24
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya
25
Terengganu
N EGERI T EREN GGAN U
J um la h Pa rlim e n
J um la h De w a n U nda nga n N e ge ri
J um la h Sa lura n
J um la h Pusa t M e ngundi
J um la h Pusa t M e ngundi Aw a l
K om posisi Pe m ilih
K a t e gori Pe m ilih
Bila nga n Pe t uga s
26
Terengganu
27
Selangor
N EGERI SELAN GOR
J um la h Sa lura n
Pe m i l i h T i d a k H a d i r (L u a r N e g a r a )
28
Selangor
29
Sarawak
N EGERI SARAWAK
J um la h Sa lura n
30
Sarawak
31
Sabah & Labuan
N EGERI SABAH & LABU AN
J um la h Sa lura n
32
Sabah & Labuan
33
PU LAU PI N AN G
Penang
J um la h Sa lura n
34
Penang
35
N EGERI PERLI S
Perlis
Jum lah Parlim en
Jum lah Dew an U ndangan N egeri
Jum lah Saluran
Jum lah Pusat M engundi
Jum lah Pusat M engundi Aw al
K om posisi Pem ilih
K at egori Pem ilih
36
Perlis
37
N EGERI PERAK
Perak
J um la h Sa lura n
K o m p o s i s i Pe m i l i h
B i l a n g a n Pe t u g a s
38
Perak
39
N EGERI PAH AN G
Pahang
J um la h Sa lura n
40
Pahang
41
Negri Sembilan
N EGERI SEM BI LAN
J um la h Sa lura n
42
Negri Sembilan
43
N EGERI M ELAK A
Melaka
J um la h Sa lura n
44
Melaka
45
Kelantan
N EGERI K ELAN T AN
J um la h Sa lura n
46
Kelantan
47
N EGERI K EDAH
Kedah
J um la h Sa lura n
48
Kedah
49
N EGERI J OH OR
Johor
J um la h Sa lura n
50
Johor
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SECTION 3
APPENDICES
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO VOTING
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DO YOU KNOW
WHERE’S YOUR
CONSTITUENCY?
• 
http://www.pru13.gov.my
To: 15888
• 
http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/
DaftarjBM.aspx
New message:
• 
SMS: Type SPR SEMAK <IC
Number without space or
dash> and send to 15888.
SPR SEMAK <IC
Number without
space or dash>
• 
Find out which STATE
( D U N – D E W A N
UNDANGAN NEGERI) and
PARLIAMENTARY
constituency you will be
voting in.
send
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WRITE THE DETAILS OF
YOUR CONSTITUENCY
HERE!
• 
Once you know which
constituency you fall
under, do the following:
•  Find out the contenders
for both the MP and
ADUN – get to know
their background and
details
•  Pray for God’s leading
on the man or woman of
righteousness of His
choice for your
constituency
•  Pray for your state and
parliamentary
constituencies
• 
My Constituency:
Parliament:
P____ _____________
State:
N____ _____________
Voting Centre:
___________________
DON’T FORGET TO VOTE
ON POLLING DAY!
54
Pray for Peace and Integrity in the Election
Process at the Voting Centres
55
USE OF INDELIBLE INK
GE13 will see the introduction of
indelible ink for the first time, which
will see the use of the indelible ink
to put a marking of the left index
finger of the voter before being
given the ballot paper. Its use is to
prevent repeated voting.
This procedure will happen only
when inside the polling station and
will be done by the polling clerk
before you are given the ballot
paper.
DO NOT allow anyone to put the ink
on your finger prior to entering the
polling station of your voting centre
to cast your ballot.
56
BALLOT PAPERS
All voters will be given two ballot
papers – one for parliamentary
and another for state
constituency, with the exception
for federal territories and Sarawak,
which will only have one ballot
paper for parliamentary elections
only.
DO NOT let your vote become a
spoilt vote by putting in wrong
markings. PENS will be provided
(no longer pencils). Mark an “X”
CLEARLY in the box provided for
the party you wish to vote for.
DO NOT let the voting clerk put
markings on your ballot paper, or
accidentally stain the ballot paper
with indelible ink from your finger,
as this could result in a spoilt vote.
Caption: Samples of the ballot paper
57
VOLUNTEER AS ELECTION OBSERVERS
• 
The following NGOs have been accredited by the Elections
Commission as independent observers:
•  the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS);
•  Merdeka Centre;
•  Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (Asli);
•  Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M);
•  Association for the Promotion of Human Rights (Proham).
• 
Among others participating as independent elections observers
are Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections (MAFREL) and Pemantau
Pilihan Raya Rakyat (PEMANTAU)
• 
We encourage all Christians to be actively participating in the
election process by also volunteering for any of these
organisations. Bring your smartphones along on polling day to
help video or take pictures and send directly to these
organisations in your reporting and monitoring.
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P R AY E R U N I T E D
Prayer United is a movement of
the leading prayer networks,
denominational prayer
networks and pastors’
fellowships in the nation.
JOINT SECRETARIES: Chrisanne Chin (CCM)
Andy Chi (NECF)
NETWORKS IN PRAYER UNITED:
(in alphabetical order)
1.  24-7 Prayer Malaysia
2.  AG Prayer Commission
3.  Council of Churches of Malaysia (Youth
Network)
4.  Kota Kinabalu Pastors’ Fellowship
5.  Kuching Ministers’ Fellowship
6.  Methodist Church Prayer Network
7.  Malaysia National Prayer Nurturing
8.  NECF Prayer Commission
9.  Penang Ministers’ Fellowship
"Your kingdom come, your will be
done, on earth as it is in heaven."
~ Matthew 6:10 (ESV)
Kindly contact your immediate prayer network for assistance or queries. For
further matters, please contact the Prayer United Secretariat at
[email protected].
If you require any other support, please contact:
Rev Andy Chi| +6016-2030561 |
Chrisanne Chin | +6012-2376102 |
[email protected]
[email protected]
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