Pengkalan Kubor by-election, 2014
A by-election will be held for the Kelantan State Assembly seat of Pengkalan Kubor on 25 September 2014 following the nomination day on 13 September 2014.[1] The seat fell vacant after the death of the incumbent three-term assemblyman, Noor Zahidi Omar from liver cancer in Guangzhou, China on 20 August 2014.[2] Zahidi was an assemblyman from the United Malays National Organisation, a component party of the opposition Barisan Nasional coalition. In the 2013 general election, he defeated Pakatan Rakyat (PKR) candidate Saharun Ibrahim and an independent candidate by 1,736 votes.[3]
Mat Razi Mat Ail from UMNO will be representing Barisan Nasional.[4] Pakatan Rakyat will be represented by Wan Rosdi Wan Ibrahim from PAS.[5] Independent candidate Izat Bukhary Ismail Bukhary will also be contesting the seat.[6] A total of 24,039 voters can vote in the by-election.[1]
Results
Kelantan state by-election, 25 September 2014: Pengkalan Kubor The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Noor Zahidi Omar. | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Mat Razi Mat Ail | 9,961 | 57.49 | |||||
PAS | Wan Rosdi Wan Ibrahim | 7,326 | 42.29 | |||||
Independent | Izat Bukhary Ismail Bukhary | 38 | 0.22 | |||||
Total valid votes | 17,325 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 230 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 3 | |||||||
Turnout | 17,558 | 73.04 | ||||||
Registered electors | 24,039 | |||||||
Majority | 2,635 | |||||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||||
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.01 Pengkalan Kubor". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.01 Pengkalan Kubor for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 415/2014]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 15 September 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.01 Pengkalan Kubor [P.U. (B) 429/2014]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-19. |
References
- 1 2 "Pengkalan Kubor by-election on September 25". The Malaysian Insider. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014.
- ↑ "Pengkalan Kubor rep dies in China". The Malaysian Insider. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014.
- ↑ "Keputusan PRU13 Kawasan Kelantan" (in Malay). my undi. Archived from the original on 2014-08-29.
- ↑ http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/09/13/three-cornered-fight-for-pengkalan-kubor/
- ↑ http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2014/09/11/wan-rosdi-pas-man-pengkalan-kubor/
- ↑ http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/three-cornered-fight-for-pengkalan-kubor-state-seat