2024 Mahkota by-election

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]

  1. ^ "Umno's Mahkota assemblyman Sharifah Azizah dies". New Straits Times. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Mahkota rep Sharifah Azizah passes away". The Star. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Umno's Mahkota rep dies". Free Malaysia Today. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Mahkota by-election: Barisan Nasional retains Johor state seat with landslide win". The Straits Times. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ^ "[OFFICIAL] BN secures Mahkota seat as Syed Hussien wins by a landslide of over 20,000 votes". Malay Mail. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.