2024 Mahkota by-election
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The 2024 Mahkota by-election was a by-election for the Johor State Legislative Assembly seat of Mahkota that was held on 28 September 2024. It was called following the death of incumbent, Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain on 2 August 2024 from internal bleeding.[1][2][3] Sharifah Azizah served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Penawar from 2018 to 2022 and for Mahkota from 2022.
Barisan Nasional's Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah defeated Perikatan Nasional's Mohamad Haizan Jaafar in a landslide, winning by a majority of 20,648 votes, leading in all polling districts, as well as early and postal votes.[4][5]
Nomination
[edit]On 17 August 2024, Pakatan Harapan (PH) Secretary-General Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed that PH would not field a candidate, and instead giving way to Barisan Nasional (BN).[6] On 7 September 2024, BN nominated Kluang UMNO Youth chief Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah as its candidate.[7] On 10 September 2024, Perikatan Nasional (PN) nominated former Johor FA footballer and former Kluang football head coach Mohamad Haizan Jaafar as its candidate.[8]
On Nomination Day, the race was confirmed to be a straight fight between Syed Hussein of BN and Mohamad Haizan of PN after nominations closed.[9]
Timeline
[edit]The key dates are listed below.
| Date | Event |
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| 13 August 2024 | Issue of the Writ of Election |
| 14 September 2024 | Nomination Day |
| 14–27 September 2024 | Campaigning Period |
| 24 September 2024 | Early polling day for postal and overseas voters |
| 28 September 2024 | Polling Day |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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| BN | Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah | 27,995 | 79.21 |  33.35
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| PN | Mohamad Haizan Jaafar | 7,347 | 20.79 |  0.23
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| Total valid votes | 35,342 | 98.98 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 339 | 0.95 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 24 | 0.07 | ||||
| Turnout | 35,705 | 53.84 | 3.50
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| Registered electors | 66,318 | |||||
| Majority | 20,648 | 57.83 | 43.56
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| BN hold | Swing | ? | ||||
Previous results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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| BN | Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain | 16,611 | 45.86 | 1.75
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| PH | Muhammad Taqiuddin Cheman | 11,445 | 31.59 | 16.65
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| PN | Mohamad Nor Lingan | 7,614 | 21.02 | 21.02
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| Heritage | Mohamed Noor Suleiman | 555 | 1.53 | 1.53
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| Total valid votes | 36,225 | 97.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 805 | 2.16 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 286 | 0.77 | ||||
| Turnout | 37,316 | 57.34 | 27.49
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| Registered electors | 65,074 | |||||
| Majority | 5,166 | 14.27 | 10.14
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| BN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Umno's Mahkota assemblyman Sharifah Azizah dies". New Straits Times. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Mahkota rep Sharifah Azizah passes away". The Star. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Umno's Mahkota rep dies". Free Malaysia Today. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Mahkota by-election: Barisan Nasional retains Johor state seat with landslide win". The Straits Times. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "[OFFICIAL] BN secures Mahkota seat as Syed Hussien wins by a landslide of over 20,000 votes". Malay Mail. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "PH not contesting Mahkota seat - Saifuddin Nasution". BERNAMA. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "BN names Syed Hussien as candidate for Mahkota by-election". Free Malaysia Today. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Mahkota Polls: Former Johor FA footballer Mohamad Haizan Jaafar named as Perikatan's candidate". The Star. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Straight fight between BN, PN in Johor by-election". The Straits Times. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
