Rompin by-election, 2015
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barisan Nasional | Hasan Arifin | 23,796 | 61.50 | 5.31 | |
Pakatan Rakyat | Nazri Ahmad | 14,901 | 38.50 | 5.31 | |
Rejected ballots | 501 | ||||
Majority | 8,895 | 23.00 | 10.62 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Barisan Nasional hold | Swing | 5.31 |
References
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- ↑ http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2015/04/05/chopper-crash-bodies-of-rompin-mp-jamaluddin-jarjis-pms-aide-azlin-alias-identified/
- ↑ http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1128302
- ↑ http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/straight-fight-between-bn-and-pas-in-rompin
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