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Malaysian politician (born 1947) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dato' Kamarul Baharin bin Abbas (born 12 June 1947) is a Malaysian politician and the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Telok Kemang constituency in the state of Negeri Sembilan for two terms from 2008 to 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
Kamarul Baharin Abbas | |
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قمرالبحرين عباس | |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Telok Kemang | |
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Sothinathan Sinna Gounder (BN–MIC) |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished and renamed Port Dickson |
Majority | 2,804 (2008) 1,579 (2013) |
Personal details | |
Born | Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) | 12 June 1947
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–present) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) |
Occupation | Politician |
Kamarul was first elected to Parliament in the 2008 general election winning the seat of Telok Kemang. In doing so he unseated the incumbent member Sothinathan Sinna Gounder from the then still governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1][2] He was re-elected in 2013 general election. Kamarul was state chief of PKR for both the 2008 and 2013 elections.[3] He did not contest in the 2018 general election when the Telok Kemang constituency was abolished and renamed as Port Dickson.
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot casts | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2008 | P132 Telok Kemang, Negeri Sembilan | Kamarul Baharin Abbas (PKR) | 23,348 | 52.48% | Sothinathan Sinna Gounder (MIC) | 20,544 | 46.17% | 46,613 | 2,804 | 77.45% | ||
Mohd Rashid Arshad (IND) | 601 | 1.35% | ||||||||||
2013 | Kamarul Baharin Abbas (PKR) | 29,848 | 51.01% | Mogan Velayatham (MIC) | 28,269 | 48.31% | 59,984 | 1,579 | 85.05% | |||
Kamarudin Kumaravel Abdullah (IND) | 394 | 0.67% |
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2013 | N14 Ampangan | Kamarul Baharin Abbas (PKR) | 7,101 | 49.69% | Abu Ubaidah Redza (UMNO) | 7,190 | 50.31% | 14,525 | 89 | 85.80% |
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