1998 Arau by-election

Election in Malaysia 1998 Arau by-election Malaysia by-election no 1995 Malaysian general election 1995 1999 Malaysian general election 1999 Arau seat in the Dewan Rakyat 4 July 1998 File:Hashim Jasin sedang duduk di kerusi.jpg 150px Hashim Jasin PAS 12,864 52.71% BN Ismail Kassim BN (UMNO) 11,541 47.29% Arau MP Elected Arau MP Kamaruddin Ahmad BN (UMNO) Hashim Jasin PAS The 1998 Arau by-election is a by-election for the Dewan Rakyat federal seat of Arau, Malaysia that were held on 4 July 1998.Victory to Pas in Arau by-election https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0m40AAAAIBAJ&sjid=3xQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3006%2C6172758 11 April 2025 New Straits Times 5 July 1998 1 It was called following the death of the incumbent, Kamaruddin Ahmad on 25 May 1998.Arau MP dies of stroke https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pfVOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ABUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4939%2C1661026 11 April 2025 New Straits Times 26 May 1998 2 Background Kamaruddin Ahmad were elected to the Parliament of Malaysia federal seat of Arau at the 1995 Malaysian general election, winning the seat as a Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate. He also were a member of Perlis State Legislative Assembly for Sanglang from 1978 until 1986. On 25 May 1998, Kamaruddin died at Kangar Hospital, after being rushed there by his wife following a stroke attack while he were playing badminton.Arau MP Kamaruddin buried at hometown https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pvVOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ABUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1892%2C1990238 11 April 2025 New Straits Times 27 May 1998 2 His death means that his Arau federal seat were vacated, and necessitates for by-election to be held, as the seat were vacated more that 2 years before the expiry of Malaysian parliament current terms.By-election to be held for Arau https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qvVOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ABUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2610%2C3834752 11 April 2025 New Straits Times 31 May 1998 2 Election Commission of Malaysia announced on 3 June 1998 that the by-election for the seat will be held on 4 July 1998, with 24 June 1998 set as the nomination day.Arau by-election fixed for July 4 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rfVOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ABUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4758%2C5449589 11 April 2025 news.google.com 4 June 1998 2 Nomination and campaign After nomination closed, it was confirmed that BN will face Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in a straight fight for the Arau seat.Straight fight between BN, PAS https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ym40AAAAIBAJ&sjid=3xQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2523%2C1261946 11 April 2025 New Straits Times 25 June 1998 2 BN nominated Ismail Kassim, the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) Arau division Youth chief, and the younger brother or Perlis Menteri Besar and Perlis UMNO and BN chief Shahidan Kassim, who announced Ismail's candidacy.Shahidan's brother is BN's man for Arau polls https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yG40AAAAIBAJ&sjid=3xQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3525%2C653184 11 April 2025 news.google.com 23 June 1998 2 PAS meanwhile nominated Hashim Jasin, the party's Perlis state commissioner. Observers such as New Straits Times columnist A. Rahman Osman saw BN will win the by-election convincingly, and PAS can only hope to reduce the majority votes, as no other parties other than BN or its predecessor Alliance won the parliamentary seat in Perlis.Osman A. Rahman Daunting task for Pas in Arau, home turf of MB Shahidan https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zm40AAAAIBAJ&sjid=3xQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6839%2C3524997 11 April 2025 New Straits Times 29 June 1998 2 Timeline The key dates are listed below. DateEventIssue of the Writ of Election24 June 1998Nomination Day24 June - 3 July 1998Campaigning Period Early polling day for postal and overseas voters4 July 1998Polling Day Results Election result 1998 Malaysia 4 July 1998 yes Arau (federal constituency) Arau yes yes Upon the death of incumbent, Kamarudin Ahmad Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Hashim Jasin 12,864 52.71 52.71 Barisan Nasional Ismail Kassim 11,541 47.29 16.24 Total valid votes 24,405 100.00 Total rejected ballots 344 Unreturned ballots 0 Turnout 24,749 70.27 6.24 Registered electors 35,221 Majority 1,323 5.42 21.64 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Barisan Nasional ? Previous result Malaysia 1995 Arau (federal constituency) Arau yes yes Barisan Nasional Kamarudin Ahmad 16,266 63.53 2.10 Parti Melayu Semangat 46 Saad @ Md. Zain Hamzah 9,337 36.47 36.47 Total valid votes 25,603 100.00 Total rejected ballots 891 Unreturned ballots 30 Turnout 26,524 76.51 0.91 Registered electors 34,667 Majority 6,929 27.06 4.20 Barisan Nasional Aftermath Hashim did not defend the seat in the general election the next year; and BN won back the seat defeating another PAS candidate. A retrospective view in 2018 by political analyst Md Shukri Shuib opines that Hashim's win in the by-election were 'lucky', and aided by BN's election machinery weakness and the people's view of the government way of tackling the 1997 Asian financial crisis in the country.Parlimen Arau saksi pertembungan dua tokoh https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/423454 Malaysiakini 15 April 2025 ms 7 May 2018 Notes References Malaysia Politics Category:By-elections in Malaysia Category:Elections in Perlis