2014 Pengkalan Kubor by-election explained

A by-election was 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 represented Barisan Nasional.[4] Pakatan Rakyat was 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.

Notes and References

  1. News: The Malaysian Insider. Pengkalan Kubor by-election on September 25. 29 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140902003618/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/pengkalan-kubor-by-election-on-september-25. 2 September 2014.
  2. News: The Malaysian Insider. Pengkalan Kubor rep dies in China. 20 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140823041607/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/pengkalan-kubor-rep-dies-in-china. 23 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Keputusan PRU13 Kawasan Kelantan . my undi . ms . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140829082041/http://www.myundi.com.my/pru13/kelantan.aspx . 2014-08-29 .
  4. Web site: Three-cornered fight for Pengkalan Kubor Free Malaysia Today . 2014-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913195005/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/09/13/three-cornered-fight-for-pengkalan-kubor/ . 2014-09-13 . dead .
  5. Web site: Wan Rosdi is PAS' man in Pengkalan Kubor - the Rakyat Post - the Rakyat Post . 2014-09-13 . 2014-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913201752/http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2014/09/11/wan-rosdi-pas-man-pengkalan-kubor/ . dead .
  6. Web site: Three-cornered fight for Pengkalan Kubor state seat Malay Mail. 27 October 2022 .

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