Kuala Terengganu by-election, 2009
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The Kuala Terengganu
by-election of 2009 was held on 7 January 2009 after the death of the incumbent Member of Parliament, Razali Ismail
. In the 2008 election
, Datuk Razali won by a slim 628 vote majority, defeating Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party heavyweight Mat Sabu and 89-year-old independent candidate, Maimun Yusuf. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Barisan Nasional was confident that Barisan Nasional
will retain the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat. The Prime Minister has rejected the assumption that there would be a big swing by the voters to the Opposition. Oppostion leader Anwar Ibrahim
stated that Parti Keadilan Rakyat
and DAP
would support any candidate PAS picked. He was optimistic that Pakatan would make it in Kuala Terengganu if all its coalition parties worked hard to face the might of the Barisan Nasional election machinery. In the 2008 election
Razali, a government minister of the UMNO party, defeated a Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) opposition candidate by 628 votes.For the by-election PAS nominated state assemblyman Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut
, while Barisan Nasional monimated Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh. Mohd Abdul won the by-election by 2,631 votes.
Kuala Terengganu
-Transport:The city is connected to other towns via a good network of roads and also some ferries that ply the Terengganu River. The Sultan Mahmud Bridge, a bridge over the Terengganu River, provides a road link to both banks of the river...
by-election of 2009 was held on 7 January 2009 after the death of the incumbent Member of Parliament, Razali Ismail
Razali Ismail
Tan Sri Razali Ismail is a distinguished Malaysian diplomat. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in literature and the humanities from Universiti Malaya and an Honorary Doctorate from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia....
. In the 2008 election
Malaysian general election, 2008
The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March 8, 2008, in accordance with Malaysian laws for national elections, which states that a general election must be held no later than five years subsequent to the previous elections; the previous general election was held in 2004...
, Datuk Razali won by a slim 628 vote majority, defeating Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party heavyweight Mat Sabu and 89-year-old independent candidate, Maimun Yusuf. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Barisan Nasional was confident that Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...
will retain the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat. The Prime Minister has rejected the assumption that there would be a big swing by the voters to the Opposition. Oppostion leader Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar bin Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician who served as Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister from 1993 to 1998. Early in his career, Anwar was a close ally of Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad but subsequently emerged as the most prominent critic of Mahathir's government.In 1999, he was sentenced...
stated that Parti Keadilan Rakyat
PKR
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and DAP
DAP
Dap or DAP may refer to:*Dap greeting, a form of greeting in which two people slap and grasp hands briefly; also called a 'fist bump'*Delivered at Place, one of the rules defined by Incoterms 2010 for general modes of transportation...
would support any candidate PAS picked. He was optimistic that Pakatan would make it in Kuala Terengganu if all its coalition parties worked hard to face the might of the Barisan Nasional election machinery. In the 2008 election
Malaysian general election, 2008
The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March 8, 2008, in accordance with Malaysian laws for national elections, which states that a general election must be held no later than five years subsequent to the previous elections; the previous general election was held in 2004...
Razali, a government minister of the UMNO party, defeated a Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) opposition candidate by 628 votes.For the by-election PAS nominated state assemblyman Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut
Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut
Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kuala Terengganu constituency in Terengganu, and also Member of the State Assembly of Terengganu for the seat of Wakaf Mempelam...
, while Barisan Nasional monimated Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh. Mohd Abdul won the by-election by 2,631 votes.