2015 Rompin by-election explained

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]

Notes and References

1. News: The Star (Malaysia). Rompin by-election: It's veteran versus youth . 22 April 2015.
2. Web site: Chopper crash: Bodies of Rompin MP Jamaluddin Jarjis, PM's aide Azlin Alias identified - The Rakyat Post - The Rakyat Post . www.therakyatpost.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150405235638/http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2015/04/05/chopper-crash-bodies-of-rompin-mp-jamaluddin-jarjis-pms-aide-azlin-alias-identified/ . 2015-04-05.
3. Web site: BERNAMA - Nomination Process For Rompin Parliamentary By-Election Opens . www.bernama.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131020/http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1128302 . 2016-03-04.
4. Web site: Straight fight between BN and PAS in Rompin Malaysia Malay Mail.
5. News: The Malaysian Insider. BN retains Rompin, majority reduced by almost half. 5 May 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150507171655/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/bn-set-to-retain-rompin. 7 May 2015.