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The 2009 Bagan Pinang by-election is a by-election for the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly state seat of Bagan Pinang , Malaysia that were held on 14 July 2009. [1] It was called following the death of the incumbent, Azman Mohd Noor on 22 May 2009.
Azman Mohd Noor, from United Malays National Organization (UMNO), were elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly state seat of Bagan Pinang at the 2008 Negeri Sembilan state election, winning the seat in his first attempt as a Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate. [2] Azman was also vice-chief of UMNO Teluk Kemang division. [2]
On 4 September 2009, Azman passed away at Seremban Hospital after suffering a heart attack. [3] His death means that Bagan Pinang state seat were vacated. This necessitates for by-election to be held, as the seat were vacated more that 2 years before the expiry of Negeri Sebilan assembly current term. Election Commission of Malaysia (SPR) announced on 14 September 2009 that the by-election for the seat will be held on 11 October 2009, with 3 October 2009 set as the nomination day. [4]
After nomination closed, it was confirmed that BN will face PAS in a straight fight for the Bagan Pinang seat. [5] BN nominated Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, the former Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan who held the longest term from 1982 to 2004 (22 years), formar assemblyman for Linggi for the same period, and UMNO's Teluk Kemang division chief. [5] PAS meanwhile nominated Zulkefly Mohamad Omar, the party's Negeri Sembilan state commissioner. [5]
The key dates are listed below.
| Date | Event |
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| Issue of the Writ of Election | |
| 3 October 2009 | Nomination Day |
| 3–10 October 2009 | Campaigning Period |
| Early polling day for postal and overseas voters | |
| 11 October 2009 | Polling Day |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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| BN | Mohd Isa Abdul Samad | 8,013 | 75.66 |  14.58 | ||
| PAS | Zulkefly Mohamad Omar | 2,578 | 24.34 |  14.58 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,591 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 223 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 356 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,170 | 81.75 | 0.16 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,664 | |||||
| Majority | 5,435 | 51.32 | 29.16 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Azman Mohd Noor | 6,430 | 61.08 | 18.23 | ||
| PAS | Ramli Ismail | 4,097 | 38.92 | 18.23 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,527 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 384 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 668 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,579 | 81.59 | 10.00 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,192 | |||||
| Majority | 2,333 | 22.16 | 36.46 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
Muhyiddin Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and UMNO's deputy president, said after BN's victory that the Bagan Pinang win shows BN is making a comeback after losing on all by-elections since the 2008 Malaysian general election except the 2009 Batang Air by-election. [7]
