2014 Kajang by-election explained

A by-election was held for the Selangor State Assembly seat of Kajang on 23 March 2014 following the nomination day on 11 March 2014.^{[1] [2]} The seat was vacated after the incumbent assemblyman, Lee Chin Cheh resigned on 27 January 2014.^[3] Lee was an assemblyman from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat, a component party of Pakatan Rakyat. He won by a majority of 6,824 votes against 5 other candidates in the general elections in 2013.^[4]

Federal parliamentary opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had confirmed to stand as the Pakatan Rakyat candidate in the by-election.^[5] However, due to the unusually swift conviction by the Court of Appeal in his sodomy case, his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail replaced him as the PR candidate.^{[6] [7]} Barisan Nasional, which forms the opposition in the Selangor Assembly, named MCA vice president and former Petaling Jaya Utara MP Chew Mei Fun as their candidate.^[8]

The by-election was won by Dr Wan Azizah with a majority of 5,379 votes.^[9] The turnout in this by-election decreased by 16% from the general election in 2013.^{[10] [11]}

See also

• Kajang Move

Notes and References

1. News: Free Malaysia Today. Kajang polls fixed for March 23. 5 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026163144/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/02/05/kajang-polls-fixed-for-march-23/. 26 October 2017. dead. dmy-all.
2. News: The Malaysian Insider. Kajang by-election to be held on March 23, nominations on March 11, says polls body. 5 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006144706/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/kajang-by-election-to-be-held-on-march-23-nominations-set-for-march-11-says. 6 October 2014.
3. News: The Malaysian Insider. Kajang rep quits for by-election, Anwar or Rafizi slated to stand. 27 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006081212/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/kajang-rep-quits-for-by-election-anwar-slated-to-stand. 6 October 2014.
4. News: Channel News Asia. Kajang by-election set for March 23. 5 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140409025417/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/kajang-by-election-set/981466.html. 9 April 2014.
5. News: The Malaysian Insider. PKR confirms Anwar to stand in Kajang. 28 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100221/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/prk-confirms-anwar-as-candidate-for-kajang-state-assembly-seat. 6 October 2014.
6. News: Free Malaysia Today. Wan Azizah for Kajang. 9 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703015822/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/03/09/wan-azizah-for-kajang/. 3 July 2017. dead. dmy-all.
7. News: The Malaysian Insider. Wan Azizah to contest Kajang seat, replaces Anwar. 9 March 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112718/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/wan-azizah-to-contest-kajang-seat-replaces-anwar. 6 October 2014.
8. News: The Malaysian Insider. MCA’s Chew Mei Fun to contest Kajang by-election. 21 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006132622/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/mcas-chew-mei-fun-to-contest-against-anwar-in-kajang-by-election. 6 October 2014.
9. News: Malaysiakini. PKR retains Kajang with reduced majority. 23 March 2014.
10. News: Free Malaysia Today. PKR retains Kajang with lower majority. 23 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026163447/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/03/23/unofficial-pkr-retains-kajang-with-lower-majority/. 26 October 2017. dead. dmy-all.
11. News: The Malaysian Insider. PKR retains Kajang in low-key by-election. 23 March 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141008045658/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/pkr-retains-kajang-in-low-key-by-election. 8 October 2014.