Balingian by-election, 2014

A by-election was held for the Sarawak State Assembly seat of Balingian on 29 March 2014 following the nomination day on 17 March 2014.[1] The incumbent assemblyman and former 33-year Chief Minister, Abdul Taib Mahmud resigned from his post on 28 February 2014. [2] The seat was declared vacant after he took his seat as the new Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak, succeeding Abang Muhammad Salahuddin whose term ended on 28 February.[3] Taib was an assemblyman from the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, a component party of Barisan Nasional. The former chairman of the party, he won by a majority of 5,154 votes against 2 other candidates in the 2011 election.[4]

The election saw a straight fight between Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional. Yussibnosh Balo represented Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu while Abdul Jalil Bujang represented Parti Keadilan Rakyat, a component party of Pakatan Rakyat.[5][6] The by-election campaign was marred by allegations that Chief Minister Adenan Satem abused his power when 4 PKR leaders were barred from entering Sarawak during the campaign period.[7]

Yussibnosh Balo retained the very safe BN seat by a majority of 6,911 votes.[8][9]

Results

Sarawak state by-election, 29 March 2014: Balingian
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Abdul Taib Mahmud
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNYussibnosh Balo8,19486.46+ 10.14
PKRAbdul Jail Bujang1,28313.54+ 2.84
Total valid votes 9,477 100.00
Total rejected ballots 146
Unreturned ballots 1
Turnout 9,62472.00
Registered electors 13,366
Majority 6,911
BN hold Swing {{{3}}}
Source(s)

"Pilihan Raya Kecil N.51 Balingian". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.51 Balingian for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 91/2014]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of N.51 Balingian [P.U. (B) 114/2014]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

References

  1. "Balingian by-election on March 29, says Election Commission". The Malaysian Insider. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06.
  2. "Taib Mahmud: From Sarawak chief minister to governor". The Straits Times. 2 March 2014.
  3. "Taib is Sarawak's new governor". The Star. 1 March 2014.
  4. "Guan Eng: Pakatan sending strong message to Taib". Free Malaysia Today. 16 April 2011.
  5. "Straight fight in Balingian". Free Malaysia Today. 17 March 2014.
  6. "PKR fields Muslim missionary for Balingian by-election". The Malaysian Insider. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20.
  7. "Now PKR Wanita chief denied entry into Sarawak". The Malaysian Insider. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29.
  8. "Barisan retains Balingian seat". The Star. 29 March 2014.
  9. "Barisan retains Balingian with bigger majority – Bernama". The Malaysian Insider. 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29.
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