The Galas by-election was an election for the Galas seat in the Kelantan state legislative assembly to replace the incumbent, who died in office. Polling was held on 4 November 2010. Nominations were held on 26 October 2010. The Galas state seat fell vacant following the death of assemblyman Che Hashim Sulaiman on 27 September due to cancer. Previously, PAS won the seat during the 2008 General Election by a 646-vote majority over Barisan Nasional's Saufi Deraman. [1][2] A total 11,553 registered voters were eligible to vote in this by-election, including 127 postal voters. The electorate is made of 61.63% Malays, 20.08% Chinese, 16.37% Orang Asli, 1.6% Indians, 0.09% others.[3][4] Barisan Nasional's candidate won the by-election.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Aziz Yusoff | 5,324 | 56.29 |  10.25
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| PAS | Zulkefli Mohamed | 4,134 | 43.71 |  10.25
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| Total valid votes | 9,458 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 132 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 3 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,593 | 83.03 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,553 | |||||
| Majority | 1,190 | 12.58 | ||||
| BN gain from PAS | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s)
"Pilihan Raya Kecil N.45 Galas". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19. | ||||||
References
edit- ^ http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/7/nation/7178009&sec=nation Nomination day set for Oct 26
- ^ http://www.mmail.com.my/content/51443-galas-folks-vote-nov-4 Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Galas folks to vote on Nov 4
- ^ http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=52596[permanent dead link] Galas: Polling day on Nov 4, nominations Oct 26
- ^ http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6957348-election-at-galas-malaysia Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine Election at Galas, Malaysia
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