Rompin by-election, 2015
A by-election will be held for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Rompin, Pahang in Malaysia on 5 May following the nomination day on 22 April 2015.[1] The seat fell vacant after member of parliament Jamaluddin Jarjis, from Barisan Nasional died in a helicopter crash in Semenyih, Selangor.[2] Jamaluddin Jarjis won the seat with a majority of 15,114 votes in the general elections in 2013, beating Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party's Mohd Nuridah Salleh.[3]
The Rompin by-election will be a straight fight between ruling party UMNO's Hasan Arifin and opposition PAS's Nazri Ahmad.[4]
Results
Dewan Rakyat: Rompin by-election, 2015 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ยฑ% | |
Pakatan Rakyat | Nazri Ahmad | ||||
Barisan Nasional | Hasan Arifin | ||||
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References
- โ "Rompin by-election: It's veteran versus youth". The Star (Malaysia). 22 April 2015.
- โ http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2015/04/05/chopper-crash-bodies-of-rompin-mp-jamaluddin-jarjis-pms-aide-azlin-alias-identified/
- โ http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1128302
- โ http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/straight-fight-between-bn-and-pas-in-rompin
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