Mohsin Fadzli Samsuri is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia

Parliament of Malaysia

The Parliament of Malaysia is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The King as the Head of State is the third component of Parliament....

 for the Bagan Serai

Bagan Serai

Bagan Serai is a small town in Perak, Malaysia. It is located in Kerian district and is an important collecting and processing location for the paddy plantation of the Kerian scheme. Bagan Serai is also the name of the parliamentary constituency in which the town is located.The word “Bagan” in...

 constituency in Perak

Perak

Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

. He sits in Parliament as an independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

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Mohsin was elected to Parliament 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...

, winning the seat of Bagan Serai from UMNO deputy Minister Zainal Abidin Zin. He was elected on the ticket of the People's Justice Party

Parti Keadilan Rakyat

The People's Justice Party , often known simply as KeADILan) is a centrist political party in Malaysia formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party...

 (PKR) but quit the party in March 2010 to sit as an independent, saying he felt "betrayed and sabotaged". His resignation from PKR followed the resignations of fellow PKR Members of Parliament Zahrain Mohamed Hashim

Zahrain Mohamed Hashim

Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohamed Hashim is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Bayan Baru constituency in Penang, Malaysia. He holds the seat as an Independent.-Politics:...

 and Tan Tee Beng

Tan Tee Beng

Tan Tee Beng is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Nibong Tebal constituency in Penang, Malaysia. He holds the seat as an Independent....

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Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

Dewan Rakyat

The Dewan Rakyat is the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. All bills must usually be passed by both the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara , before they are given Royal Assent by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong...

: P59 Bagan Serai

Bagan Serai

Bagan Serai is a small town in Perak, Malaysia. It is located in Kerian district and is an important collecting and processing location for the paddy plantation of the Kerian scheme. Bagan Serai is also the name of the parliamentary constituency in which the town is located.The word “Bagan” in...

, Perak

Perak

Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

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!|Opposition
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Barisan Nasional
!|Votes
!|Pct
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|2008

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...

| | (PKR)
| align="right" |18,943
| |53%
| |Zainal Abidin Zin (UMNO)
| align="right" |15,530
| |44%