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]
Results edit
| 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] | ||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Three-cornered fight for Pengkalan Kubor | Free Malaysia Today". Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- ^ "Wan Rosdi is PAS' man in Pengkalan Kubor - the Rakyat Post - the Rakyat Post". Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- ^ "Three-cornered fight for Pengkalan Kubor state seat | Malay Mail". 27 October 2022.