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2000 Telok Kemang by-election
← 1999 10 June 2000 2004 →
Seat of Telok Kemang in Dewan Rakyat
Registered66,646
Turnout68.18%
  First party Second party
 
BN
PKR
Candidate S. Sothinathan Ruslan Kasim
Party Barisan Nasional (MIC) PKR
Popular vote 24,500 18,528
Percentage 66.64% 33.16%
Swing Decrease 4.09% Increase 43.06%
MP before election

S. A. Anpalagan
Barisan Nasional

Elected MP

S. Sothinathan
Barisan Nasional

The 2000 Telok Kemang by-election was a by-election that was held on 10 June 2000 for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Telok Kemang, Negeri Sembilan. It was called following the death of its Member of Parliament, S. A. Anpalagan on 28th April 2000. Anpalagan won the seat on 1999 Malaysian general election with a 9,942 majority.[1][2][3]

S. Sothinathan of Barisan Nasional won the seat against PKR candidate Ruslan Kasim with a majority of 5,972 votes.The seat have 66,646 registered voters.[4]

Nomination

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Nomination day is on 30th May 2000. Barisan Nasional nominated MIC president political secretary, S. Sothinathan. PKR nominated its information chief and Negeri Sembilan chairman, Ruslan Kasim.[5][6]

Results

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Malaysian general by-election, 10 June 2000: Telok Kemang
upon the death of incumbent, S. A. Anpalagan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN S. Sothinathan 24,500 0 0
PKR Ruslan Kasim 18,528 0 0
Total valid votes 44,079 0 0
Total rejected ballots 1,051 0 0
Unreturned ballots 0 0 0
Turnout 44,079 0 0
Registered electors 66,646 0 0
Majority 5,972 0 0
BN hold Swing ?


References

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  1. ^ Salleh, Kamarulzaman (2000-06-09). "Barisan only looking at the margin of victory in Telok Kemang". New Straits Times. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  2. ^ "Mohd Isa satisifed with the victory". New Straits Times. 2000-06-11. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  3. ^ "Chembong, Linggi undergoing transformation". New Straits Times. 2000-06-09. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  4. ^ "Barisan's Sothinathan wins seat". New Straits Times. 2000-06-11. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  5. ^ "Sothinathan thanks voters for having confidence in him". New Straits Times. 2000-06-11. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  6. ^ Akmar, Shamsul (2000-06-11). "Telok Kemang defeat a bitter pill for opposition to swallow". New Straits Times. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
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