Batu Sapi by-election, 2010

The Batu Sapi state by-election was a state by-election that was held on November 4, 2010. The nomination of candidates was done on October 26, 2010. The Batu Sapi parliamentary seat fell vacant when its Member of Parliament Datuk Edmund Chong Ket Wah of Parti Bersatu Sabah, was killed after his 750cc motorcycle accident in Sabah on October 9, 2010. Previously PBS won the seat during the 2008 General Election by a 3,708-vote majority over Independent candidate Chung Kwong Wing.[1][2][3] A total 25,720 registered voters eligible to vote in this by-election. The electorate is made of 50.61% Bumiputera, 40.22% Chinese and 3% others.[4][5]

Results

Party Candidate Votes  %
Pakatan RakyatPKR Ansari Abdullah 3414 22%
Barisan NasionalPBS Linda Tsen Thau Lin 9773 64%
Independent - SAPP Yong Teck Lee 2031 13%
Majority 6359 0%
Turnout 0 61.5%

References

  1. ^ http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/16/nation/7236479&sec=nation Batu Sapi polls on Nov 4, too
  2. ^ http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/16/nation/7237178&sec=nation DAP: Same polling date not to our advantage
  3. ^ http://www.mmail.com.my/content/52392-batu-sapi-byelection-same-day-galas Batu Sapi by-election same day as Galas'
  4. ^ http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newspolitic.php?id=535541 SAPP likely to put candidate for Batu Sapi by-election
  5. ^ http://www.mysinchew.com/node/46538 Simultaneous by-elections for Batu Sapi, Galas