1976 Pekan by-election

1976 Pekan by-election Malaysia parliamentary no 1974 Malaysian general election 1974 1978 Malaysian general election 1978 P071 seat in the Dewan Rakyat 21 February 1976 Najib Razak 2008-08-21.jpg Mohd Najib Abdul Razak Barisan Nasional UMNO BN Won uncontested Won uncontested MP Abdul Razak Hussein BN (UMNO) Mohd Najib Abdul Razak BN (UMNO) The Pekan by-election is a parliamentary by-election that was held in February 1976 in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. The Pahang seat fell vacant following the death of its member of parliament, and the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdul Razak Hussein of Barisan Nasional (UMNO) in Pahang.Tun Razak is dead 1976-01-15 https://books.google.com/books?id=CEo1AAAAIBAJ 2024-12-02 New Straits Times 1 en Razak won the seat in 1974 Malaysian general election uncontested. His son, Mohd Najib Abdul Razak of Barisan Nasional won the by election uncontested, as he was the sole nominee during nomination day on 21 September 1976. He became the youngest member of parliament (MP) of Malaysia at that time, at 22 years old.Najib get dad's seat to become youngest MP Abdul Rahman Kamaruddin 1976-02-20 https://books.google.com/books?id=IEo1AAAAIBAJ 2024-12-02 New Straits Times 1 en The seat have 22,000 voters. Nomination Prior the by-election, Partai Rakyat announced it will not contest the seat. Five independent candidate announced their interest in competing for the seat, along with Najib of Barisan Nasional. They intend to nominate one of them to fight for the seat. However, by the end of nomination day, none of the five appear hence giving the seat to Najib.Najib is tipped to stand as candidate 1976-02-20 https://books.google.com/books?id=IEo1AAAAIBAJ 2024-12-02 New Straits Times 28 en Results Election result 1976 Malaysia 22 February 1976 yes Pekan (federal constituency) Pekan yes yes Upon the death of incumbent, Abdul Razak Hussein On the nomination day, Mohd Najib Abd Razak won uncontested. Barisan Nasional Mohd Najib Abd Razak Total valid votes 100.00 Total rejected ballots Unreturned ballots Turnout Registered electors Majority Barisan Nasional References Category:1974 elections in Malaysia 1976 Pekan by-election Category:Elections in Pahang