2024 Nenggiri by-election
The 2024 Nenggiri by-election is an upcoming by-election for the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly seat of Nenggiri that will be held on 17 August 2024. It was called following the disqualification of incumbent, Mohd Azizi Abu Naim on 19 June 2024 due to his support for the Anwar Ibrahim government.[1][2][3] Mohd Azizi has served as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for Nenggiri since 2023, alongside as being the MP for Gua Musang.
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Background
Mohd Azizi Abu Naim was first elected to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly seat of Nenggiri at the 2023 Kelantan state election. Prior to that, he contested and won the federal seat of Gua Musang at the 2022 Malaysian general election, defeating longtime incumbent Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah of Barisan Nasional.
On 7 November 2023, Mohd Azizi declared support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's government.[4] Due to violating the party's constitution, BERSATU revoked the memberships of his and 5 other politicians who also declared support for Anwar. PN now seeks to vacate the seats of the 6 politicians.[5]
The seat of Nenggiri was declared vacant by the Speaker of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, Mohd Amar Abdullah, on 19 June 2024, the first seat to be declared vacant following the defections.[6]
Timeline
The key dates are listed below.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 28 June 2024 | Issue of the Writ of Election |
| 3 August 2024 | Nomination Day |
| 3-16 August 2024 | Campaigning Period |
| 13 August 2024 | Early polling day for postal and overseas voters |
| 17 August 2024 | Polling Day |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | TBA | ? | ? | ? | ||
| BN | TBA | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Independent | Mohd Azizi Abu Naim | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Total valid votes | ? | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ? | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ? | |||||
| Turnout | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Registered electors | 20,259 | |||||
| Majority | ? | ? | ? | |||
| ? hold | Swing | ? | ||||
Previous results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Mohd Azizi Abu Naim | 6,517 | 53.31 | 8.82 | ||
| BN | Ab Aziz Yusoff | 5,707 | 46.69 | 1.87 | ||
| Total valid votes | 12,224 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 120 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 7 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,351 | 61.09 | 17.19 | |||
| Registered electors | 20,219 | |||||
| Majority | 810 | 6.62 | 2.55 | |||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Notes
- Mohd Azizi was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) of the Perikatan Nasional coalition prior to his sacking from the party.
References
- "Kelantan declares Nenggiri seat as vacant". New Straits Times. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- "Kelantan Speaker declares vacancy in Nenggiri seat held by rogue Bersatu man who declared support for PM Anwar". Malay Mail. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- "Kelantan Speaker declares rogue Bersatu rep's Nenggiri state seat vacant". The Star. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- "Gua Musang MP Azizi becomes latest Bersatu member to declare support for Anwar". New Straits Times. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- "Bersatu says six rogue MPs immediately sacked today". Malay Mail. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- "Bersatu man's Nenggiri seat declared vacant". Free Malaysia Today. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.