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
Party Candidate Votes % ยฑ%
Pakatan Rakyat Nazri Ahmad
Barisan Nasional Hasan Arifin
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout

References