Bukit Gantang by-election, 2009
A parliament by-election was held on 7 April 2009 in the parliamentary seat of Bukit Gantang, Perak. There was a turnout of 41,626 voters and whereby there were 456 spoilt votes. PAS candidate and Menteri Besar, Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin defeated BN candidate Ismail Saffian by a majority of 2,789 votes.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pakatan Rakyat | Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin | 21,860 | 52.5 | +1.6 | |
Barisan Nasional | Ismail Saffian | 19,071 | 45.8 | -1.1 | |
Independent | Kamarul Ramizu Idris1 | 62 | 0.1 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 2,789 | 6.7 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 41,626 | 75 | +2 | ||
Pakatan Rakyat hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
1Lost his deposit because of failing to obtain 1/8 of the votes.
References
- ↑ BN takes Batang Ai and Pakatan retains Bukit Selambau, Bukit Gantang http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/8/nation/3655409&sec=nation
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