2009 Bukit Selambau by-election

A by-election was held for the Kedah State Assembly seat of Bukit Selambau on 7 April 2009 following the nomination day on 30 March 2009.[1] The by-election was held on the same day as the Batang Ai state seat by-election and the Bukit Gantang federal seat by-election.

Background

The seat was vacated after the incumbent assemblyman and State EXCO, V. Arumugam resigned of both his positions on 9 February 2009.[2] Arumugam was an assemblyman from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), a component party of Pakatan Rakyat. He won the seat, then as an independent, by a majority of 2,362 votes against Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, S. Krishnan in the 2008 Kedah state election. He later joined PKR after his victory, and were the party's state deputy chairman and Merbok PKR deputy chief at the time of his resignation as an MLA.[3] Arumugam has alleged that his resignation were the result of harassment towards him and his family to leave PKR by BN, an allegation that were refuted by BN.[4][5]

Candidates

S. Manikumar of PKR has been nominated as Pakatan Rakyat candidate in the by-election. BN, which forms the opposition in the Kedah Assembly, named S. Ganesan from MIC as their candidate. 13 other independent candidates were registered on nomination day, making this election one on the most number of candidates contesting ever recorded in Malaysia election history (15).[6]

Results

The by-election was won by Manikumar from PKR with a majority of 2,403 votes.

Kedah state by-election, 7 April 2009: Bukit Selambau
Upon the resignation of incumbent, V. Arumugam[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Manikumar Subramanian 12,632 52.23 Increase 52.23
BN Ganesan Subramaniam 10,229 42.31 Decrease 2.79
Independent Anuar Abdul Hamid 528 2.18 Increase 2.18
Independent Husaini Yaacob 257 1.06 Increase 1.06
Independent Mohd Fazil Abdul Wahab 83 0.34 Increase 0.34
Independent Tan Hock Huat 78 0.32 Increase 0.32
Independent T Chandrarajan Thanasagaran 73 0.30 Increase 0.30
Independent Abdul Rahim Abu 60 0.25 Increase 0.25
Independent Sarala Loganathan 49 0.20 Increase 0.20
Independent Moganakumar Subramaniam 46 0.19 Increase 0.19
Independent Jayagopal Adaikkalam 35 0.14 Increase 0.14
Independent Venason Micheal 32 0.13 Increase 0.13
Independent Loganathan Ramachandran 31 0.13 Increase 0.13
Independent Khamis Awang 29 0.12 Increase 0.12
Independent Radzi Md Lazim 25 0.10 Increase 0.10
Total valid votes 24,187 100.00
Total rejected ballots 415
Unreturned ballots 9
Turnout 24,611 70.04
Registered electors 35,140
Majority 2,403
PKR hold Swing
Source(s)
"Pilihan Raya Kecil N.25 Bukit Selambau". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

References

  1. ^ "Pilihan raya kecil". Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Arumugam quits; by-election in Bkt Selambau, Kedah". 9 February 2009.
  3. ^ MAJID, EMBUN. "Former Bkt Selambau assemblyman Arumugam returns". The Star.
  4. ^ "PKR's Arumugam quits as assemblyman and exco member". The Star.
  5. ^ "BN suspicious over way Bukit Selambau rep resigned". 11 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Record 15 candidates in Bukit Selambau". The Edge Markets. 29 March 2009.
  7. ^ "Borang" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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