Mohd Kamri Kamaruddin Explained

Mohd Kamri Kamaruddin
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Office:Deputy Speaker of the
Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Term Start:19 September 2023
1Blankname:Menteri Besar
1Namedata:Amirudin Shari
2Blankname:Speaker
2Namedata:Lau Weng San
Predecessor:Hasnul Baharuddin
Constituency:Bukit Antarabangsa
Constituency Am1:Bukit Antarabangsa
Assembly1:Selangor State Legislative
Term Start1:12 August 2023
Predecessor1:Azmin Ali
(PHPKR)
Majority1:16,280 (2023)
Birth Name:Mohd Kamri bin Kamaruddin
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:People's Justice Party (PKR)
Otherparty:Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Occupation:Politician

Mohd Kamri bin Kamaruddin is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since September 2023 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Antarabangsa since August 2023. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Political career

Deputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)

On 19 September 2023, Mohd Kamri of PH was nominated by Pelabuhan Klang MLA Azmizam Zaman Huri and supported by Teratai MLA Yew Jia Haur as the Deputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. Mohd Kamri was elected to the position with 34 votes, defeating his opponent Sungai Ramal MLA Mohd Shafie Ngah of Perikatan Nasional (PN), the candidate who was nominated by Sabak MLA Sallehen Mukhyi and supported by Gombak Setia MLA Muhammad Hilman Idham with 22 votes from the assembly.[1]

Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)

2023 Selangor state election

In the 2023 Selangor state election, Mohd Kamri made his electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest the Bukit Antarabangsa state seat. Mohd Kamri won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Bukit Antarabangsa MLA for the first term after defeating Sasha Lyna Abdul Latif of PN and Melanie Ting Yi-Hlin of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) by a majority of 16,280 votes.[2]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2023N19 Bukit Antarabangsa (PKR)30,77265.86%bgcolor= Sasha Lyna Abdul Latif (BERSATU)14,49231.01%46,72616,28067.23%
Melanie Ting Yi-Hlin (MUDA)1,4623.13%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-Banting assemblyman Lau Weng San appointed Selangor speaker. New Straits Times. 19 September 2023. 28 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Selangor polls: Official Results. New Straits Times. 13 August 2023. 28 September 2023.