Merlimau by-election, 2011

The Merlimau state by-election is a state by-election that was scheduled to be held on March 6, 2011 in the state of Malacca, Malaysia. The nomination of candidates was scheduled on February 26, 2011. The Merlimau seat fell vacant following the death of its state assemblyman Datuk Mohamad Hidhir Abu Hasaan of United Malays National Organisation from a heart attack at the Putra Specialist Hospital in Malacca.^[1][2] Previously Mohamad Hidhir won the Merlimau seat with a 2,154 vote majority, beating PAS' Jasme Tompang at the 2008 Malaysian general elections.^[3] The state assembly seat has around 10,400 voters, comprising mainly 64% Malays, 21% Chinese and 14% Indians.^[4] For the by-election PAS picked as its candidate, Yuhaizad Abdullah while Barisan Nasional picked Roslan Ahmad.^[5]

Results

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Pakatan Rakyat – PAS	Yuhaizad Abdullah	2,319	27.4%
Barisan Nasional – UMNO	Roslan Ahmad	5,962	70.6%
Majority		3,643	43.1%
Turnout		8,435	78.9%

Reference

1. ^ http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/154801 March 6 polls for Merlimau by-election
2. ^ http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/1/28/nation/20110128230445&sec=nation Merlimau by-election: Nomination on Feb 26, polling on Mar 6
3. ^ http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/1/25/nation/20110125124711&sec=nation Merlimau by-election: EC meets on Jan 28 to decide on dates
4. ^ http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/02/12/cards-are-staked-against-pas/ Cards are staked against PAS
5. ^ http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/2/27/merlimau_kerdau/8148704&sec=merlimau_kerdau Straight fights in Merlimau and Kerdau by-elections