The 1997 Pulai Chondong by-election was a by-election that was held on 6 January 1997 for the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly seat of Pulai Chondong. It was called following the death of its Parti Melayu Semangat 46 assemblyman Noor Ahmad, who recently moved to UMNO about a month before. Ahmad won the seat on 1995 Malaysian general election under Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah banner against Nooruddin Hassan of Barisan Nasional with a majority of 1,461.[1]
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N32 Pulai Chondong seat in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zulkifli Mamat of PAS won the seat against Barisan Nasional Yusoff Hamzah with a slim majority of 118 votes. The constituency have 12,238 registered voters.[2]
Nomination
editOn nomination day, two candidate were confirmed. Barisan Nasional nominated local candidate[3] which is former Kelantan South Development Authority deputy general manager, Yusoff Hamzah.[4] PAS nominated former senior lecturer with the Kelantan branch of Universiti Teknologi MARA, Zulkifli Mamat.[5]
Timeline
editThe key dates are listed below.
| Date | Event |
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| 16 December 1996 | Issue of the Writ of Election |
| 24 December 1996 | Nomination Day |
| 25 December 1996- 5 January 1997 | Campaigning Period |
| 2-5 January 1997 | Early polling day for postal and overseas voters |
| 6 January 1997 | Polling Day |
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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| PAS | Noor Ahmad | 4,778 | 50.20 |  50.20
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| BN | Hussein Ahmad | 4,660 | 48.96 | 9.26
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| Total valid votes | 9,438 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 80 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,518 | 75.40 |  3.65
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| Registered electors | 12,635 | ||||
| Majority | 118 | 1.24 | 91.9
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| PAS gain from S46 | Swing | ?
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References
edit- ^ Laporan pilihanraya umum Malaysia 1995 [Report of the general election Malaysia 1995] (Report) (in Malay). Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. 1997.
- ^ "Pulau Chondong: PAS wins by 118 votes". New Straits Times. 1997-01-07. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ Mahzan, Badrul Hisham (1997-01-06). "Uphill task for Pas to wrest control of Pulai Chondong". New Straits Times. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Support BN Man, Anwar to voters". New Straits Times. 1997-01-06. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Nik Aziz: Victory due to well-oiled election machinery". New Straits Times. 1997-01-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-12-04.