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Constituency of Permatang Pauh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 71,890 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 73.93% ( 14.6%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 A map of electoral constituencies within the state of Penang at the time of the by-election, with Permatang Pauh highlighted in yellow. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election was held for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Permatang Pauh on 7 May following the nomination day on 25 April 2015.[1] The seat fell vacant after member of parliament Anwar Ibrahim was disqualified from holding his seat after being found guilty of sodomy in a highly controversial trial.[2] Anwar Ibrahim was a member of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat and leader of the opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat. In the 2013 general election, Anwar won the seat with a majority of 11,721 votes beating Mazlan Ismail of Barisan Nasional.[3]
The Permatang Pauh by-election was contested by 4 candidates, consisting of former opposition leader, Anwar's wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail from PKR, UMNO's Suhaimi Sabudin, PRM's Azman Shah Othman and independent candidate Salleh Isahak.[4] There were reports saying that PRM has denied that Azman Shah Othman is a member of their party.[5][6]
- ^ "Four cornered fight in Permatang Pauh by-election". The Star (Malaysia). 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Anwar no longer Permatang Pauh MP". The Malaysian Insider. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Wan Azizah is PKR candidate for Permatang Pauh by-election". Archived from the original on May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Election Commission expects Permatang Pauh by-election results by 9pm polling day - The Malaysian Insider". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ "Permatang Pauh by-election: PRM says Azman not from their party". 25 April 2015.
- ^ "PRM denies Azman Shah is its member". www.thesundaily.my.