2010 Batu Sapi by-election
The 2010 Batu Sapi by-election in the Malaysian state of Sabah was held on 4 November 2010. The nomination of candidates was done on 26 October 2010. The Batu Sapi parliamentary seat fell vacant when its Member of Parliament; Datuk Edmund Chong Ket Wah of United Sabah Party or Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), was killed after his 750cc motorcycle accident in Sabah on 9 October 2010. Previously PBS won the seat during the 2008 General Election by a 3,708-vote majority over Independent candidate Chung Kwong Wing.[1][2][3] A total 25,720 registered voters eligible to vote in this by-election. The electorate is made of 50.61% Bumiputera, 40.22% Chinese and 3% others.[4][5]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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| BN | Tsen Thau Lin | 9,773 | 64.22 | |||
| PKR | Umsery @ Ansari Abdullah | 3,414 | 22.43 | |||
| SAPP | Yong Teck Lee | 2,031 | 13.35 | |||
| Total valid votes | 15,218 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 372 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 23 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,613 | 61.03 | ||||
| Registered electors | 25,582 | |||||
| Majority | 6,359 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s)
"Pilihan Raya Kecil P.185 Batu Sapi". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19. | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ [1] Batu Sapi polls on Nov 4, too
- ^ [2] DAP: Same polling date not to our advantage
- ^ "Batu Sapi by-election same day as Galas' | Malay Mail Online". Archived from the original on 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2010-10-19. Batu Sapi by-election same day as Galas'
- ^ http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newspolitic.php?id=535541 Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine SAPP likely to put candidate for Batu Sapi by-election
- ^ http://www.mysinchew.com/node/46538 Simultaneous by-elections for Batu Sapi, Galas
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