2015 Rompin by-election
A by-election was held for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Rompin, Pahang in Malaysia on 5 May following the nomination day on 22 April 2015.[1] The seat fell vacant after member of parliament Jamaluddin Jarjis, from Barisan Nasional died in a helicopter crash in Semenyih, Selangor.[2] Jamaluddin Jarjis won the seat with a majority of 15,114 votes in the general elections in 2013, beating Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)'s Mohd Nuridah Salleh.[3]
The Rompin by-election was a straight contest between ruling party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)'s Hasan Arifin and opposition PAS's Nazri Ahmad.[4]
BN held the seat, albeit with their majority slashed by almost half.[5]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Hasan Arifin | 23,796 | 61.49 | - 5.32 | ||
PAS | Nazri Ahmad | 14,901 | 38.51 | + 5.32 | ||
Total valid votes | 38,697 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 591 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 64 | |||||
Turnout | 39,352 | 73.84 | ||||
Registered electors | 53,294 | |||||
Majority | 8,895 | 22.98 | ||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.091 Rompin". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the Dewan Rakyat of P.091 Rompin for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 182/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "P. U. (B) 220/2015 Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of P.091 Rompin" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-16.[permanent dead link] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rompin by-election: It's veteran versus youth". The Star (Malaysia). 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Chopper crash: Bodies of Rompin MP Jamaluddin Jarjis, PM's aide Azlin Alias identified - The Rakyat Post - The Rakyat Post". www.therakyatpost.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-05.
- ^ "BERNAMA - Nomination Process For Rompin Parliamentary By-Election Opens". www.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Straight fight between BN and PAS in Rompin | Malaysia | Malay Mail".
- ^ "BN retains Rompin, majority reduced by almost half". The Malaysian Insider. 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015.