A by-election was 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 represented Barisan Nasional. [4] Pakatan Rakyat was 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]
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. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. 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.[ permanent dead link] "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.[ permanent dead link] |
A by-election was 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 represented Barisan Nasional. [4] Pakatan Rakyat was 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]
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. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. 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.[ permanent dead link] "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.[ permanent dead link] |