2018 Sungai Kandis by-election

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2018 Sungai Kandis by-election
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N49 Sungai Kandis seat in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
 First partySecond partyThird party
 PHBNIND
CandidateZawawi MughniLokman Noor AdamMurthy Krishnasamy
Party PKR UMNO Independent
Alliance PH BN
Popular vote15,4279,58597
Percentage60.72%38.17%0.39%
Sungai Kandis DUN, Kota Raja.svg
  N49 Sungai Kandis state constituency boundaries within the Kota Raja parliamentary constituency
Sungai Kandis assemblyman before election

Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei (died)
Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

Elected Sungai Kandis assemblyman

Zawawi Ahmad Mughni
Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

A by-election was held on 4 August 2018 for the Selangor State Legislative Assembly seat of Sungai Kandis. [1] The seat became vacant after the death of the former assemblyman, Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei from lymphatic cancer on 2 July 2018. [2] Mat Shuhaimi was a member of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat, a component party of the state ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition. He won his seat after defeating BN, PAS and PRM candidates with a majority of 12,480 votes. [3] It is the first by-election since the historic May 2018 general election that saw the first-ever change of federal government since independence.

Contents

The by-election was won by PKR's Zawawi Mughni amidst a drop in turnout. [4]

Background

The Sungai Kandis constituency contained the polling districts of Seksyen 34 Shah Alam, Sungai Kandis, Teluk Menegun, LLN Connought Bridge, Kampung Pandan, Kampung Jawa, Kota Raja, Taman Seri Andalas 1, Taman Seri Andalas 2, Taman Klang Jaya 1, Sentosa Dato Yusof Shahbuddin, Bukit Jati, Taman Seri Andalas 3, Taman Desawan, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 1, Sentosa Dato Dagang, Jalan Raya Timur, Taman Klang Jaya 2, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 2, Taman Maznah, Taman Menara Maju. [5] It encompassed the southern part of Shah Alam and part of Klang City around Jalan Kebun.

The electoral roll to be used for this by-election was from the first quarter of 2018, last updated on 2 July 2018. The electoral roll contained 51,230 registered voters comprising 51,217 ordinary voters and 13 overseas voters. There was no early voters in the by-election, while the overseas and domestic postal voting applications was opened from 8 to 21 July. The Tanjung Hall of the Shah Alam City Council was used as the nomination centre and the official vote tallying centre. [6]

It was estimated that the by-election would cost RM1.4 million. The EC also made several improvements for this by-election, including setting up two polling lanes for voters aged 60 and above, and adding more polling lanes at polling centres that had many voters. A total of 21 new lanes were created to avoid overcrowding of the voting lanes, making it a total of 109 lanes compared to 88 during the 2018 Malaysian general election. [6]

The polling hours was extended from 8 am to 5.30 pm instead of 5pm in the general election. Any non-governmental organisations meeting the conditions were also allowed to observe the election process from the nomination day until the election results were announced. [6]

Last election result

2018 Selangor state election: Sungai Kandis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PH (PKR) Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei 23,99855.60Decrease2.svg8.83
BN Kamaruzzaman Johari11,51826.68Decrease2.svg5.77
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Mohd Yusof Abdullah7,57317.54N/A
PRM Hanafiah Husin760.18Decrease2.svg1.60
Total valid votes43,165100.00
Rejected ballots3050.71Decrease2.svg0.48
Majority12,48028.91Decrease2.svg3.07
Turnout 43,58585.80Decrease2.svg1.50
Registered electors 50,800
PH hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.53

Timeline

DateEvent
21 July 2018Nomination day
21 July - 4 August 2018Campaigning period
n/aEarly voting for postal and advance voters
4 August 2018Polling day

Nomination

The nomination day for the elections was on 21 July 2018. [7] The nomination for the by-election begun at 9am at Tanjung Hall in Section 19. [8] As initially expected, the by-election was a straight contest between the Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional, with PAS bowing out to make way for BN. [9] Three candidates were contesting the seat. PKR chose Zawawi Mughni as their candidate for the by-election. [10] Barisan Nasional chose Lokman Noor Adam, an UMNO Supreme Council member as their candidate. [11] Independent Murthy Krishnasamy was the third candidate for the by-election. [7]

Candidates

Qualified candidates
#CandidatesPartyAllianceAgeOccupationOther background
1Zawawi Mughni People's Justice Party Pakatan Harapan 47–48Religious teacherPKR Religious Understanding and Consolidation Bureau (BIPPA) secretary
2Murthy Krishnasamy Independent 59–60PensionerFormer Selangor government staff [12]
3 Lokman Noor Adam United Malays National Organisation Barisan Nasional 44–45NGO memberSacked former Finance Ministry's strategic communications director
Founder of NGO Pemantau Malaysia Baru
Former PKR member, joined UMNO in 2007 [13]
Withdrew

Campaign

The Pakatan Harapan candidate used the PKR logo as part of their campaign instead of the Pakatan Harapan logo as this logo was more recognised by the electorate of this constituency. [15] [16]

Result

Zawawi Mughni won the by-election with a majority of 5,842 votes. [4] PAS supporters were split between PH and BN despite PAS leadership's explicit support for the BN candidate. [17]

Selangor state by-election, 4 August 2018: Sungai Kandis
Upon the death of incumbent, Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Zawawi Mughni15,42761.44Increase2.svg 5.84
BN Lokman Noor Adam9,58538.17Increase2.svg 11.49
Independent Murti Krishnasamy970.39N/A
Total valid votes25,109 100.00
Total rejected ballots1730.69Decrease2.svg 0.02
Unreturned ballots21
Turnout25,30349.39Decrease2.svg 36.45
Registered electors51,230
Majority5,84223.27Decrease2.svg 5.64
PH hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.84
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.49 Sungai Kandis for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 430/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-19.[ permanent dead link ]

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of N.49 Sungai Kandis [P.U. (B) 475/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-19.[ permanent dead link ]

Results according to polling districts

Voting District CodeVoting DistrictParty
Post VotesPKR
111/49/01Seksyen 34 Shah AlamPKR
111/49/02Sungai KandisPKR
111/49/03Teluk MenegunPKR
111/49/04LLN Connought BridgePKR
111/49/05Kampung PandanBN
111/49/06Kampung JawaPKR
111/49/07Kota RajaPKR
111/49/08Taman Seri Andalas 1PKR
111/49/09Taman Seri Andalas 2PKR
111/49/10Bukit JatiPKR
111/49/11Taman Seri Andalas 3PKR
111/49/12Jalan Raya TimurPKR
111/49/13Bandar Puteri KlangPKR
111/49/14Jalan KebunPKR
111/49/15Johan SetiaBN
111/49/16Seri GambutBN
111/49/17Kampung Bukit NagaBN
111/49/18Haji Husin Jalan KebunPKR
111/49/19Taman BerjayaPKR

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