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Aby-election was held for theKelantan State Assembly seat ofPengkalan Kubor on 25 September 2014 following the nomination day on 13 September 2014.[1] The seat fell vacant after the death of the incumbent three-term assemblyman,Noor Zahidi Omar from liver cancer inGuangzhou,China on 20 August 2014.[2] Zahidi was an assemblyman from theUnited Malays National Organisation, a component party of the oppositionBarisan Nasional coalition. In the2013 general election, he defeatedPakatan Rakyat (PKR) candidate Saharun Ibrahim and an independent candidate by 1,736 votes.[3]
Mat Razi Mat Ail fromUMNO represented Barisan Nasional.[4] Pakatan Rakyat was represented by Wan Rosdi Wan Ibrahim fromPAS.[5] Independent candidate Izat Bukhary Ismail Bukhary will also be contesting the seat.[6] A total of 24,039 voters can vote in the by-election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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| BN | Mat Razi Mat Ail | 9,961 | 57.49 | |||
| PAS | Wan Rosdi Wan Ibrahim | 7,326 | 42.29 | |||
| Independent | Izat Bukhary Ismail Bukhary | 38 | 0.22 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,325 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 230 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 3 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,558 | 73.04 | ||||
| Registered electors | 24,039 | |||||
| Majority | 2,635 | |||||
| BNhold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.01 Pengkalan Kubor".Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived fromthe original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.01 Pengkalan Kubor for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 415/2014]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 15 September 2014. Retrieved2018-09-19.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of N.01 Pengkalan Kubor [P.U. (B) 429/2014]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 September 2014. Retrieved2018-09-19.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
