2014 Pengkalan Kubor by-election
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mat Razi Mat Ail | 9948 | 56.28 |  1.18
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| Pakatan Rakyat | Wan Rosdi Wan Ibrahim | 7322 | 41.43 |  3.75
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| Independent | Izat Bukhary Ismail Bukhary | 38 | 0.21 | 0.14
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| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Majority | 2626 | 14.86 | 5.57
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| Turnout | 17674 | 73.52 | 5.42
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| BN hold | Swing | 3.00
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References
- ^ a b "Pengkalan Kubor by-election on September 25". The Malaysian Insider. 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Pengkalan Kubor rep dies in China". The Malaysian Insider. 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Keputusan PRU13 Kawasan Kelantan" (in Malay). my undi.
- ^ 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
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