1997 Pulai Chondong by-election

By-election in Malaysia in 1997 1997 Pulau Chondong by-election Kelantan by-election no 1995 Kelantan state election 1995 1999 Kelantan state election 1999 N32 Pulai Chondong seat in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly 6 January 1997 PAS Zulkifli Mamat 008000 PAS 4,778 50.20% BN Yusoff Hamzah UMNO BN 000080 4,660 48.96% MLA Noor Ahmad BN(UMNO)Noor Ahmad was a member of the Parti Melayu Semangat 46 and won the seat as S46 member prior to the party dissolution. At the time of his death, he is a member of UMNO. Zulkifli Mamat PAS 75.40% The 1997 Pulai Chondong by-election was a by-election that was held on 6 January 1997 for the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly seat of Pulai Chondong. It was called following the death of its Parti Melayu Semangat 46 assemblyman Noor Ahmad, who recently moved to UMNO about a month before. Ahmad won the seat on 1995 Malaysian general election under Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah banner against Nooruddin Hassan of Barisan Nasional with a majority of 1,461.Laporan pilihanraya umum Malaysia 1995 1997 Report of the general election Malaysia 1995 Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia ms Zulkifli Mamat of PAS won the seat against Barisan Nasional Yusoff Hamzah with a slim majority of 118 votes. The constituency have 12,238 registered voters.Pulau Chondong: PAS wins by 118 votes 1997-01-07 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19970107&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2024-12-04 New Straits Times 1 en Nomination On nomination day, two candidate were confirmed. Barisan Nasional nominated local candidateUphill task for Pas to wrest control of Pulai Chondong Mahzan Badrul Hisham 1997-01-06 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19970105&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2024-12-04 New Straits Times 4 en which is former Kelantan South Development Authority deputy general manager, Yusoff Hamzah.Support BN Man, Anwar to voters 1997-01-06 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19970105&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2024-12-04 New Straits Times 4 en PAS nominated former senior lecturer with the Kelantan branch of Universiti Teknologi MARA, Zulkifli Mamat.Nik Aziz: Victory due to well-oiled election machinery 1997-01-07 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19970107&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2024-12-04 New Straits Times 2 Timeline The key dates are listed below. DateEvent16 December 1996Issue of the Writ of Election24 December 1996Nomination Day25 December 1996- 5 January 1997Campaigning Period 2-5 January 1997Early polling day for postal and overseas voters6 January 1997Polling Day Results Election result 1997 Kelantan 6 January 1997 yes Pulai Chondong Pulai Chondong yes yes upon the death of incumbent Noor Ahmad Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Zulkifli Mamat 4,778 50.20 50.20 Barisan Nasional Yusoff Hamzah 4,660 48.96 9.26 Total valid votes 9,438 100.00 Total rejected ballots 80 Unreturned ballots 0 Turnout 9,518 75.40 3.65 Registered electors 12,635 Majority 118 1.24 91.9 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Parti Melayu Semangat 46 ? References Notes Pulau Chondong 1997 Pulau Chondong by-election Category:Elections in Kelantan