1995 Gua Musang by-election explained

Election Name:1995 Gua Musang by-election
Country:Malaysia
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1995 Malaysian general election
Previous Year:1995
Next Election:1999 Malaysian general election
Next Year:1999
Seats For Election:P032 Gua Musang seat in the Dewan Rakyat
Election Date:29 August 1995
Image1:File:Tengku-razaleigh (closeup).jpg
Candidate1:Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Color1:FFFF00
Party1:Semangat 46
Alliance1:Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah
Popular Vote1:13,144
Percentage1:61.02%
Candidate2:Hussein Ahmad
Party2:BN
Alliance2:UMNO
Popular Vote2:4,746
Percentage2:38.98%
MP
Before Election:Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (disqualified)
Before Party:Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (Semangat 46)
After Party:Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (Semangat 46)
Turnout:77.72%

The 1995 Gua Musang by-election was a by-election that was held on 29 August 1995 for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Gua Musang. It was called following the void result of 1995 Malaysian general election for the seat by the High Court on 1 August 1995.[1] [2] [3] The petition was filed by Barisan Nasional candidate, Hussein Ahmad due to rejection by returning officer.[4]

Tengku won the seat in 1995 Malaysian general election in a straight fight against Nik Ismail Wan Idris of KITA with majority of 8,980.

Tengku defended the seat, defeating Hussein Ahmad of Barisan Nasional with a reduced majority of 4,746 votes.[5] The seat is the largest seat in Kelantan with 28,105 voters with 90 percent Malay voters.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Decision on Gua Musang election today . Mahzan . Badrul Hisham . 1995-08-01 . 2024-12-02 . . 3 . en.
  2. News: Gua Musang: New Polls ordered . Mahzan . Badrul Hisham . 1995-08-02 . 2024-12-02 . New Straits Times. 1 . en.
  3. News: Mohamed Rahmat : Decision not surprising . 1995-08-02 . 2024-12-02 . . 2 . en.
  4. News: Election petition hearing : Razeligh ordered to pay cost . 1996-07-02 . 2024-12-04 . . 4 . en.
  5. News: Nik Aziz: Voters want strong opposition party . 1995-08-31 . 2024-12-02 . . 2 . en.
  6. News: Gua Musang largest seat in Kelantan . 1995-08-02 . 2024-12-02 . . 2 . en.