| Election Name: | 2024 Sungai Bakap by-election |
| Country: | Penang |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2023 Penang state election |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Next Year: | Next |
| Turnout: | 63.45% |
| Seats For Election: | N20 Sungai Bakap seat in the Penang State Legislative Assembly |
| Election Date: | 6 July 2024 |
| Image1: | PN |
| Candidate1: | Abidin Ismail |
| Party1: | PAS |
| Alliance1: | PN |
| Color1: | 031e61 |
| Popular Vote1: | 14,489 |
| Percentage1: | 58.63% |
| Candidate2: | Joohari Ariffin |
| Color2: | E21118 |
| Party2: | PKR |
| Alliance2: | PH |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,222 |
| Percentage2: | 41.37% |
| Sungai Bakap assemblyman | |
| Before Election: | Nor Zamri Latiff (died) |
| Before Party: | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| After Election: | Abidin Ismail |
| After Party: | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
The 2024 Sungai Bakap by-election was a by-election for the Penang State Legislative Assembly seat of Sungai Bakap that was held on 6 July 2024. It was called following the death of incumbent, Nor Zamri Latiff on 24 May 2024 due to gastritis.[1] [2] [3] Nor Zamri has served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Bakap since 2023. It is the first Penang state by-election since the 2023 Penang state election.
Abidin Ismail of Perikatan Nasional (PN) defeated Joohari Ariffin of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a significantly increased majority of 4,267 votes compared to the one won by Nor Zamri in the 2023 state election.[4]
On 12 June 2024, Pakatan Harapan (PH) and its component party the People's Justice Party (PKR), representing the government, announced its candidate, Joohari Ariffin, who was making his electoral debut in the election. Barisan Nasional (BN), one of the major political coalitions working with PH to form the coalition governments at the federal and Penang state levels, agreed to actively campaign for the PH candidate.[5]
Three days later on 15 June 2024, Perikatan Nasional (PN) and its component party the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), defending the seat in the election, named Nibong Tebal PAS vice chairman Abidin Ismail, who was also contesting in an election for the first time, as its candidate.[6]
Both Joohari and Abidin were officially nominated on Nomination Day on 22 June 2024. The election saw a straight fight between them as no other candidates were nominated.
The key dates are listed below.
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2024[7] | Issue of the Writ of Election | |
| 22 June 2024 | Nomination Day | |
| 22 June – 5 July 2024 | Campaigning Period | |
| 2 July 2024 | Early polling day for postal and overseas voters | |
| 6 July 2024 | Polling Day |