2020 Chini by-election

2020 Chini by-election
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N23 Chini seat in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  BN IND IND
Candidate Mohd Sharim Md Zain Tengku Zainul Hisham Tengku Hussin Mohd Shukri Mohd Ramli
Party UMNO Independent Independent
Alliance BN-MN-PN Bersatu Blackout-PH
Popular vote 13,872 1,222 137
Percentage 91.08% 8.02% 0.90%
MLA before election

Abu Bakar Harun (died)
Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

Elected MLA

Mohd Sharim Md Zain
Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

  The N23 Chini state constituency boundaries within the P85 Pekan parliamentary constituency in Pahang.

A by-election was held on 4 July 2020 for the seat of Chini in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.[1] The seat became vacant following the death of the incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, Abu Bakar Harun on 7 May 2020 who had held the seat since 2004.[2] Mohd Sharim Md Zain from BN won the by-election with a 12,650 majority to retain the seat again.[3]

The Election Commission (EC) had set the nomination day on 20 June 2020, early voting on 30 June and polling day for 4 July with a 14-day campaign period.[4]

Chini, one of the four state constituencies within the Pekan federal constituency which is currently held by BN's adviser and former Prime Minister Najib Razak, is a majority Malay seat with 91% Malays. There are 20,990 registered voters for the Chini by-election comprising 20,972 ordinary voters and 18 early voters. The voters comprise 10,269 men and 10,721 women. This will be the first election in the country following the 2020 political crisis and COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The by-election to be conducted under the special standard operating procedure (SOP) imposed by EC due to the New Normal as the country is still observing the recovery phase of Movement Control Order (MCO) for COVID-19.[6]

  1. ^ "Chini by-election on July 4". The Edge Market. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "ADUN Chini meninggal dunia". Sinar Harian. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.23 Chini - Keputusan Penuh PRK". Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06.
  4. ^ "EC sets July 4 for Chini by-election". New Straits Times. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Covid-19 ushers in the new normal for Chini by-election". New Straits Times. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Special SOP for Chini by-election a benchmark for future elections: EC". Bernama. The Sun Daily. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.