2000 Lunas by-election

Election in Malaysia 2000 Lunas by-election Kedah by-election no 1999 Kedah state election 1999 2004 Kedah state election 2004 Lunas seat in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly 29 November 2000 DSSNI 2018.png 100px Saifuddin Nasution Ismail KeADILan BA 10,511 51.17% BN S. Anthonysamy BN (MIC) 9,981 48.59% IND N. Letchumanan Independent 50 0.24% Lunas assemblyman Elected Lunas assemblyman Joe Fernandez BN (MIC) Saifuddin Nasution Ismail KeADILan A by-election was held for the Kedah State Assembly seat of Lunas on 29 November 2000 following the nomination day on 21 November 2000.Tranung Kite Cyberlink 28 February 2017 Pilihanraya Kecil DUN Lunas - BA Mesti Menang http://www.tranungkite.net/lama/berita11/habibu12.htm The seat fell vacant after the incumbent assemblyman, Joe Fernandez, the deputy state chief of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, was assassinated in Bukit Mertajam on 4 November 2000.Yokesun Ching 28 February 2017 Assassination Puts Malaysian Politicians on Alert 30 November 2000 http://www.oocities.org/yoke_sun/0012/MA-assass.html He won a 4,700-vote majority by polling 9,760 votes against three candidates: 5,060 votes for M. Kathiravelo of Democratic Action Party (DAP), Ibrahim Mohamed Rashdi (Independent) 2,158 votes and N. Letchumanan (Independent) 87 votes in the general elections in 1999. S. Anthonysamy of MIC was chosen to be the Barisan Nasional candidate for the by-election, while the opposition Barisan Alternatif coalition chose Saifuddin Nasution Ismail of Parti Keadilan Nasional (KeADILan) as their candidate. The by-election was a three-corner between two of them and independent N. Letchumanan.Utusan Malaysia 28 February 2017 Lunas by-election a three-cornered fight 21 November 2000 http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2000&dt=1121&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Latest_News&pg=lt_01.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20170301005653/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2000&dt=1121&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Latest_News&pg=lt_01.htm 1 March 2017 dead The by-election was won by Saifuddin Nasution Ismail with a majority of 530 votes, polling 10,511 votes.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1046821.stm Mahathir's coalition loses by-election 29 November 2000 BBC News 28 May 2010 A 77.58 percentage turnout of a total 26,746 registered voters came out to vote.http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2000&dt=1130&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Muka_Hadapan&pg=fp_05.htm Keadilan menang pilihan raya kecil Lunas 30 November 2000 OTHMAN MOHAMAD Utusan Malaysia 28 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170228164613/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2000&dt=1130&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Muka_Hadapan&pg=fp_05.htm 28 February 2017 dead Results Kedah 29 November 2000 yes Lunas (state constituency) Lunas yes yes Upon the death of incumbent, M Joseph Philomin Joseph Fernandez People's Justice Party (Malaysia) Saifuddin Nasution Ismail 10,511 51.17 Barisan Nasional S. Anthonysamy 9,981 48.59 Independent politician N. Letchumanan 50 0.24 Total valid votes 20,542 100.00 Total rejected ballots 204 Unreturned ballots Turnout 20,746 77.57 Registered electors 26,746 Majority 530 People's Justice Party (Malaysia) Barisan Nasional N/A References Category:Politics of Kedah Category:2000 state elections in Malaysia 2000 Lunas by-election Category:Elections in Kedah Category:November 2000 in Malaysia