2011 Kerdau by-election

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2011 Kerdau by-election
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 200826 February 20112013 

Kerdau seat in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
 BNPAS
CandidateSyed Ibrahim Syed AhmadHassanuddin Salim
Party BN (UMNO) PAS
Alliance PR
Popular vote5,0602,336
Percentage68.42%31.58%

Kerdau assemblyman before election

Zaharuddin Abu Kassim
BN (UMNO)

Elected Kerdau assemblyman

Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad
BN (UMNO)

The 2011 Kerdau by-election is a state by-election that was scheduled held on 6 March 2011 in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. The nomination of candidates was done on 26 February 2011. The Kerdau seat fell vacant following the death of its state assemblyman Datuk Zaharuddin Abu Kassim of United Malays National Organisation, part of the Barisan Nasional coalition from a heart attack at his home. [1] [2] Previously Zaharuddin Abu Kassim won the Kerdau seat with a 1,615 vote majority, beating PAS' Hassanuddin Salim at the 2008 Malaysian general elections. [3] The state assembly seat has 8,721 voters registered compromising of 88.36% Malays, 3.6% Chinese, 3.4% Indians and 2.98% other races. [4] For the by-election PAS picked as its candidate, Hassanuddin Salim while Barisan Nasional picked Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad. [5]

Results

Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad, the Barisan candidate won by polling 5,060 votes against the 2,336 garnered by Hassanuddin Salim of PAS. [6]

Pahang state by-election, 6 March 2011: Kerdau
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Zaharuddin Abu Kassim.
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad5,06068.42
PAS Hassanuddin Salim2,33631.58
Total valid votes7,396 100.00
Total rejected ballots90
Unreturned ballots1
Turnout7,48783.20
Registered electors8,999
Majority2,724
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"Pilihan Raya Kecil N.28 Kerdau". Election Commission of Malaysia . Retrieved 2018-09-19.

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