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2024 Mahkota by-election

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2024 Mahkota by-election

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N29 Mahkota seat in the
Johor State Legislative Assembly
Turnout53.84%
  First party Second party
  BN PN
Candidate Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah Mohamad Haizan Jaafar
Party UMNO BERSATU
Alliance BN PN
Popular vote 27,995 7,347
Percentage 79.21% 20.79%

Mahkota assemblyman before election

Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain (deceased)
Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

Elected Mahkota assemblyman

Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah
Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

The 2024 Mahkota by-election was a by-election for the Johor State Legislative Assembly seat of Mahkota that was held on 28 September 2024. It was called following the death of incumbent, Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain on 2 August 2024 from internal bleeding.[1][2][3] Sharifah Azizah served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Penawar from 2018 to 2022 and for Mahkota from 2022.

Barisan Nasional's Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah defeated Perikatan Nasional's Mohamad Haizan Jaafar in a landslide, winning by a majority of 20,648 votes, leading in all polling districts, as well as early and postal votes.[4][5]

Nomination

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On 17 August 2024, Pakatan Harapan (PH) Secretary-General Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed that PH would not field a candidate, and instead giving way to Barisan Nasional (BN).[6] On 7 September 2024, BN nominated Kluang UMNO Youth chief Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah as its candidate.[7] On 10 September 2024, Perikatan Nasional (PN) nominated former Johor FA footballer and former Kluang football head coach Mohamad Haizan Jaafar as its candidate.[8]

On Nomination Day, the race was confirmed to be a straight fight between Syed Hussein of BN and Mohamad Haizan of PN after nominations closed.[9]

Timeline

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The key dates are listed below.

Date Event
13 August 2024 Issue of the Writ of Election
14 September 2024 Nomination Day
14–27 September 2024 Campaigning Period
24 September 2024 Early polling day for postal and overseas voters
28 September 2024 Polling Day

Results

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Johor state by-election, 28 September 2024: Mahkota
Upon the death of incumbent, Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah 27,995 79.21 Increase 33.35
PN Mohamad Haizan Jaafar 7,347 20.79 Decrease 0.23
Total valid votes 35,342 98.98
Total rejected ballots 339 0.95
Unreturned ballots 24 0.07
Turnout 35,705 53.84 Decrease 3.50
Registered electors 66,318
Majority 20,648 57.83 Increase 43.56
BN hold Swing ?

Previous results

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Johor state election, 2022: Mahkota
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain 16,611 45.86 Increase 1.75
PH Muhammad Taqiuddin Cheman 11,445 31.59 Decrease 16.65
PN Mohamad Nor Lingan 7,614 21.02 Increase 21.02
Heritage Mohamed Noor Suleiman 555 1.53 Increase 1.53
Total valid votes 36,225 97.08
Total rejected ballots 805 2.16
Unreturned ballots 286 0.77
Turnout 37,316 57.34 Decrease 27.49
Registered electors 65,074
Majority 5,166 14.27 Increase 10.14
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF).

References

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