2010 Galas by-election

2010 Galas by-election in Kelantan, Malaysia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Galas by-election was an election for the Galas seat in the Kelantan state legislative assembly to replace the incumbent, who died in office. Polling was held on 4 November 2010. Nominations were held on 26 October 2010. The Galas state seat fell vacant following the death of assemblyman Che Hashim Sulaiman on 27 September due to cancer. Previously, PAS won the seat during the 2008 General Election by a 646-vote majority over Barisan Nasional's Saufi Deraman. [1][2] A total 11,553 registered voters were eligible to vote in this by-election, including 127 postal voters. The electorate is made of 61.63% Malays, 20.08% Chinese, 16.37% Orang Asli, 1.6% Indians, 0.09% others.[3][4] Barisan Nasional's candidate won the by-election.

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2010 Galas by-election

 2008 4 November 2010 2013 

Galas seat in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
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Candidate Abdul Aziz Yusoff Zulkefli Mohamed
Party BN (UMNO) PAS
Alliance PR
Popular vote 5,324 4,134
Percentage 56.29% 43.71%

Galas assemblyman before election

Che Hashim Sulaiman
PAS

Elected Galas assemblyman

Abdul Aziz Yusoff
BN (UMNO)

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The by-election was held on the same day as the 2010 Batu Sapi by-election.

Results

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Kelantan state by-election, 4 November 2010: Galas
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Che Hashim Sulaiman.
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdul Aziz Yusoff5,32456.29Increase 10.25
PASZulkefli Mohamed4,13443.71Decrease 10.25
Total valid votes 9,458 100.00
Total rejected ballots 132
Unreturned ballots 3
Turnout 9,59383.03
Registered electors 11,553
Majority 1,19012.58
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Source(s)
"Pilihan Raya Kecil N.45 Galas". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
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