2010 Hulu Selangor by-election

Election in Malaysia 2010 Hulu Selangor by-election Malaysia by-election no 2008 Malaysian general election 2008 2013 Malaysian general election 2013 Hulu Selangor seat in the Dewan Rakyat 25 April 2010 File:14-01-27-landtag-brandenburg-RalfR-085.jpg 100px P. Kamalanathan BN (MIC) 24,997 51.79% PKR Zaid Ibrahim PKR PR 23,272 48.21% Hulu Selangor MP Elected Hulu Selangor MP Zainal Abidin Ahmad PKR P. Kamalanathan BN (MIC) The 2010 Hulu Selangor by-election is a by-election for the Dewan Rakyat federal seat of Hulu Selangor, Malaysia that were held on 25 April 2010.Kamalanathan takes Hulu S’gor with 1,725-vote majority https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/kamalanathan-takes-hulu-s’gor-1725-vote-majority The Edge Malaysia 20 March 2025 25 April 2010 It was called following the death of the incumbent, Zainal Abidin Ahmad on 25 March 2010. Background Zainal Abidin Ahmad, a candidate of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) were first elected to the federal seat of Hulu Selangor at the 2008 Malaysian general election, defeating 3-term incumbent from Barisan Nasional (BN), G. Palanivel.MP Hulu Selangor meninggal dunia https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/127514 Malaysiakini 20 March 2025 ms 25 March 2010 A former United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) member before joining PKR in 2005, Zainal Abidin were the assemblyman for Dusun Tua in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for 3-terms from 1990 to 2004, and were the Deputy Menteri Besar of Selangor from 1999 to 2004. On 25 March 2010, Zainal Abidin died at his house in Kajang, because of brain cancer. His death means that his Hulu Selangor federal seat were vacated. This necessitates for a by-election to be held, as the seat were vacated more that 2 years before the expiry of the Dewan Rakyat current term. Election Commission of Malaysia (SPR) announced that the by-election will be held on 25 April 2010, with 17 April 2010 set as the nomination day. Nomination and campaign As the seat was formerly won by BN's component party Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) since 1986, usually the candidate would come from MIC. After the news of Zainal's death, Palanivel, the former incumbent for the seat and MIC deputy president were being announced by MIC president Samy Vellu as their candidate.Pragalath K. Sah: MIC akan calonkan Palanivel https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/127553 Malaysiakini ms 26 March 2010 However, after several discussions involving MIC and UMNO, including naming MIC Youth vice-chief V. Mugilan, BN nominated P. Kamalanathan, MIC information chief and public relations director for Serba Wangi Sdn Bhd as their candidate.#Update* BN names compromise choice for Hulu Selangor contest https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/update-bn-names-compromise-choice-hulu-selangor-contest The Edge Malaysia 20 March 2025 15 April 2010 PKR meanwhile nominated Zaid Ibrahim, a former UMNO member and member of Parliament for Kota Bharu from 2004 to 2008.Zaid Ibrahim Calon PKR Di Hulu Selangor - Semasa mStar https://www.mstar.com.my/lokal/semasa/2010/04/14/zaid-ibrahim-calon-pkr-di-hulu-selangor 20 March 2025 www.mstar.com.my 14 April 2010 ms A lawyer that formerly owned his own law firm Zaid Ibrahim & Co, Zaid were also Minister in the Prime Minister's Department from March 2008 before resigning only 3 months later and sacked from UMNO. He joined PKR in 2009. After nomination closed, it was confirmed there will be a straight fight between BN and PKR for the Hulu Selangor seat.It's PKR vs BN for Hulu Selangor https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/its-pkr-vs-bn-hulu-selangor The Edge Malaysia 20 March 2025 19 April 2010 There were 2 independent candidate nominations that were accepted by SPR on nomination day,Two former BN men stand as independents in Hulu Selangor https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/two-former-bn-men-stand-independents-hulu-selangor 21 March 2025 The Edge Malaysia 17 April 2010 but the candidates withdrew before the nomination deadline, 2 days later. Timeline The key dates are listed below. DateEventIssue of the Writ of Election17 April 2010Nomination Day17 - 24 April 2010Campaigning Period Early polling day for postal and overseas voters25 April 2010Polling Day Results Election result 2010 Malaysia 25 April 2010 yes Hulu Selangor (federal constituency) Hulu Selangor yes yes Upon the death of incumbent, Zainal Abidin Ahmad Barisan Nasional P. Kamalanathan 24,997 51.79 2.00 People's Justice Party (Malaysia) Mohd Zaid Ibrahim 23,272 48.21 2.00 Total valid votes 48,269 100.00 Total rejected ballots 731 Unreturned ballots 67 Turnout 49,067 76.07 0.83 Registered electors 64,500 Majority 1,725 3.58 3.16 Barisan Nasional People's Justice Party (Malaysia) ? http://www.spr.gov.my/ms/pilihan-raya-kecil-p94-hulu-selangor Pilihan Raya Kecil P.094 Hulu Selangor Election Commission of Malaysia 2018-09-19 2018-09-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20180919211413/http://www.spr.gov.my/ms/pilihan-raya-kecil-p94-hulu-selangor dead Previous result Malaysia 2008 Hulu Selangor (federal constituency) Hulu Selangor yes yes People's Justice Party (Malaysia) Zainal Abidin Ahmad 23,177 50.21 50.21 Barisan Nasional G. Palanivel 22,979 49.79 17.82 Total valid votes 46,156 100.00 Total rejected ballots 1,466 Unreturned ballots 223 Turnout 47,845 75.24 2.47 Registered electors 63,593 Majority 198 0.42 34.80 People's Justice Party (Malaysia) Barisan Nasional ? Aftermath Notes References Malaysia Politics Category:By-elections in Malaysia Category:Elections in Selangor