1966 Bruas by-election
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The Bruas by-election is a parliamentary by-election that was held on 4 June 1966 in the state of Perak, Malaysia. The Bruas seat fell vacant following the death of its member of parliament Mr. Yeoh Tat Beng of Alliance who was killed by road accident. He won the seat in 1959 Malayan general election as an Independent before cross the floor to Alliance. He defended the seat as Alliance candidate in 1964 Malaysian general election with 3,868 majority.[1]
Chew Biow Chuon of Alliance, won the by election, defeating Wong Kok Wek of PPP and Abdul Rahim Salleh of PMIP with a majority of 3,038 votes. The constituency had 27,014 voters.[2]
Nomination
[edit]Alliance nominated businessman, Chew Biow Chuon. PPP nominated clerk, Wong Kok Wek while PMIP nominated self-employed Abdul Rahim Salleh.[3]
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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| Alliance | Chew Biow Chuon | 9,464 | 49.17 |  4.15
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| PPP | Wong Kok Weng | 6,426 | 33.39 |  33.39
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| PMIP | Abdul Rahim Mat Salleh | 3,357 | 17.44 | 17.44
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| Total valid votes | 19,247 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 364 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 19,611 | 72.60 | 6.80
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| Registered electors | 27,014 | ||||
| Majority | 3,038 | 16.31 | 3.17
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| Alliance hold | Swing |
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Legacy
[edit]The by-election marks the end for Malaysian Solidarity Convention due to United Democratic Party decision to not endorse PPP candidate.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "A threeparty contest in Bruas poll". The Straits Times. 1966-05-10. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Solidarity leaders call talks to discuss 'cracks'". The Straits Times. 1966-06-10. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Rain slows down voting in Bruas by-election". The Straits Times. 1966-06-05. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "UDP will have to rethink its policy: Dr. Lim". The Straits Times. 1966-05-02. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "PPP QUESTIONS USEFULNESS OF CONVENTION". The Straits Times. 1966-06-08. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
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