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A leadership election was held by the People's Justice Party (PKR) in Malaysia on 26 May 2007. It was won by incumbent President of PKR, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
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Candidate | Delegates' votes | |
---|---|---|
Hishammuddin Ismail | won uncontested | |
Candidate | Delegates' votes | |
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Khazizi Ahmad | 642 votes | |
Munawir Mahmud | 342 votes | |
Invalid votes | 57 votes |
Candidate | Delegates' votes | |
---|---|---|
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail | won uncontested | |
Anwar Ibrahim | withdrawn | |
Abdul Rahman Othman | withdrawn |
Candidate | Delegates' votes | |
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Syed Husin Ali | won uncontested | |
Candidate | Delegates' votes (max. 3) | |
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Mohamed Azmin Ali | 724 votes | |
Lee Boon Chye | 630 votes | |
Mustaffa Kamil Ayub | 604 votes | |
Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam | 486 votes | |
Fuziah Salleh | 478 votes | |
Jeffrey Kitingan | withdrawn | |
Invalid votes | 21 votes |
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