1974 Sungei Bahru by-election

1974 Sungei Bahru by-election Melaka by-election no 1969 Malaysian state elections 1969 1974 Malaysian state elections 1974 N11 Sungai Baharu seat in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly 18 May 1974 All Johari Yusoff 000080 UMNO Alliance 4,568 77.24% PKS Abdul Ghani bin Long PEKEMAS PEKEMAS 8C001A 2,319 28.00% MLA Abdullah bin Samad Alliance (UMNO) Johari Yusoff Alliance (UMNO) 71.39% The Sungei Bahru state by-election is a state by-election that was scheduled to be held on 18 May 1974 in the state of Malacca, Malaysia. The Sungei Bahru seat fell vacant following the death of its state assemblyman Tuan Haji Abdullah bin Samad of United Malays National Organisation in Malacca. Abdullah won the seat in 1969 Malaysian state elections against Ali bin Md Salleh of PAS with majority of 2,063.Penyata pilehanraya umum Dewan Raʻayat dan Dewan Undangan Negeri bagi Negeri² Tanah Melayu, Sabah dan Sarawak, tahun 1969 Surohanjaya Pilehanraya Malaysia 1972 Kuala Lumpur 102 Malay Report on the Parliamentary (Dewan Ra'ayat) and State Legislative Assembly General Elections 1969 of the state of Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak Johari Yusoff of Alliance, won the by election, defeating Abdul Ghani bin Long of Malaysian Social Justice Party with a majority of 3,222 votes. The state assembly seat has some 8,434 voters consisting of 500 Malays and 2,000 Chinese.Alliance confident of polls victory 1974-05-17 https://books.google.com/books?id=Id0qAAAAIBAJ 2024-11-29 New Straits Times 8 en Nomination On 1 May 1974, Alliance nominated Johari Yusoff, a lecturer with Universiti Malaya until his retirement and former chairmen of UMNO Pengkalan Balak. Malaysian Social Justice Party nominated business man from Ramuan China and former Alliance district councillor, Abdul Ghani bin Long. He was also chairmen of PEKEMAS Ramuan China Kecil and a member of party state liaison committee. On Nomination Day, the race was confirmed to be a straight fight between Johari Yusoff of Alliance and Abdul Ghani bin Long of PEKEMAS after nominations closedStraight fight for Melaka State seat 1974-05-01 https://books.google.com/books?id=Gt0qAAAAIBAJ 2024-11-29 New Straits Times 7 en Results Johari Yusoff Alliance Party 4568 Abdul Ghani bin Long Malaysian Social Justice Party 1346 107 8434 3222 Alliance hold Official Year BookMalaysia 1974: Official Year Book https://books.google.com/books?id=v3cuAQAAIAAJ&dq=Parti+Keadilan+Masyarakat+Malaysia&pg=PA55 2024-11-27 Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia 57 EnglishBN Man pledges to work for the poor 1990-07-20 https://books.google.com/books?id=qVlPAAAAIBAJ&dq=Johari+Yusoff+1974&pg=PA2&article_id=4854,1191765 2024-11-29 New Straits Times 2 en References Category:1974 elections in Malaysia 1974 Sungei Bahru by-election Category:Elections in Malacca