Rompin by-election, 2015

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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's Mohd Nuridah Salleh.[3]

The Rompin by-election was a straight contest between ruling party 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

Dewan Rakyat: Rompin by-election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Barisan Nasional Hasan Arifin 23,796 61.50 Decrease5.31
Pakatan Rakyat Nazri Ahmad 14,901 38.50 Increase5.31
Rejected ballots 501
Majority 8,895 23.00 Decrease10.62
Turnout
Barisan Nasional hold Swing Decrease5.31

References

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