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N27 Rantau seat in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election was held on 13 April 2019 for the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly seat of Rantau.[1] The seat became vacant after the uncontested election of incumbent Mohamad Hasan of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition was declared null and void.[2][3]
In the 2018 elections, Mohamad Hasan, the 3-term former Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan won the seat uncontested after People's Justice Party (PKR)’s candidate Dr Streram Sinnansamy was not allowed to enter the Nomination Centre to file his papers.[4] However, the Election Court has on the 16 November 2018, allowed the petition by Dr S. Streram and passed a ruling that Mohamad Hasan had not been duly elected.[5] A fresh election was called to be held after Mohamad Hasan's appeal was dismissed by the Federal Court on 18 February 2019.[2]
The nomination day was on 30 March, with a about 2-week campaigning period until election day. The constituency has 20,926 registered voters- 20,804 ordinary voters, 118 early voters and four absentee voters.[6][7]
Barisan Nasional's Mohamad Hasan won the by-election with a 4,510 majority and retained the seat again.[8] It was the third consecutive by-election victory for the BN coalition. The other two being the Cameron Highlands and Semenyih by-elections.
- ^ Mazwin Nik Anis (6 March 2019). "Rantau by-election set for April 13". The Star Online. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Mohamad Hasan's appeal dismissed; Rantau by-election to go on". The Star Online. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ V Anbalagan (16 November 2018). "Court orders fresh election for Rantau seat". Free Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Mohamad Hasan returned unopposed". thestar.com.my. The Star Online. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- ^ "Rantau by-election on after court invalidates BN win - Nation". www.thestar.com.my. The Star Online. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "【晏斗補選】印裔票及游離票左右選情". 東方日報 (in Chinese (Malaysia)). 2019-04-08.
- ^ "Nomination process for Rantau by-election begins". Bernama. The Sun Daily. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Tok Mat wins Rantau by-election with a 4,510 vote majority". The Star Online. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.