A by-election was held for the Dewan Rakyat seat of P93 Sungai Besar, a parliamentary seat located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia on 18 June 2016 following the nomination day on 5 June 2016.[1] The seat fell vacant after death of member of parliament Noriah Kasnon, who died in a helicopter crash on May 5, 2016 while campaigning in the Sarawak state election.[2] Noriah Kasnon was also the Plantations Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister.[3] In the 2013 general election, Noriah Kasnon won the seat with a majority of 399 votes beating Mohamed Salleh M Hussin of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).[4] This by-election was held concurrently with the Kuala Kangsar by-election for the same reason.
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Constituency of Sungai Besar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 42,655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 74.37% ( 13.89%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Barisan Nasional candidate was Budiman Mohd Zohdi from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) who is also the Sungai Panjang state assemblyman.[5] The PAS candidate is Abdul Rani Osman who is also the state assemblyman for Meru.[6] The opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan has chosen Azhar Abdul Shukor from the National Trust Party (AMANAH) as its candidate.[7]
Some of the issues that will be brought up during the by-election campaign are the Goods and Services tax, the rising cost of living and electricity tariffs.[8]
Results edit
Budiman Mohd Zohdi retained the seat for Barisan Nasional with a majority 9,191 votes beating both candidates from Amanah and PAS.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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| BN | Budiman Mohd Zohdi | 16,800 | 53.66 |  3.12
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| Amanah | Azhar Abdul Shukur | 7,609 | 24.30 | N/A | ||
| PAS | Abdul Rani Osman | 6,902 | 22.04 | 27.42
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| Total valid votes | 31,311 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 379 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 31 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,721 | 74.37 | ||||
| Registered electors | 42,655 | |||||
| Majority | 9,191 | 29.36 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.093 Sungai Besar". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the Dewan Rakyat of P.093 Sungai Besar for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 270/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-12. 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 P.093 Sungai Besar [P. U. (B) 299/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2016-06-27. | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Sungai Besar, K Kangsar by-elections on June 18". Malaysiakini. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Sungai Besar, Kuala Kangsar set for by-elections". Malaysiakini. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Confirmed: Noriah Kasnon among six on board missing chopper". New Straits Times. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Hisham: BN doesn't take Sungai Besar, Kuala Kangsar by-elections lightly". Malaysiakini. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "BN's Sungai Besar candidate Budiman prefers to be underdog". The Star Online. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Dr Abdul Rani is Pas candidate for Sungai Besar". Bernama. Astro Awani. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Local boy Azhar Shukur is Amanah's pick for Sungai Besar". Malay Mail Online. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "GST and cost of electricity main causes of concern for Sungai Besar residents".
- ^ "BN retains Sungai Besar with huge majority". Free Malaysia Today. 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2016.