1959 Plentong by-election
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The Plentong by-election was a state assembly by-election that was held on 23 November 1959[2] in the state of Johor, Malaysia. The Plentong seat fell vacant following the resignation of its UMNO MLA Mohamed Noah Omar due to his appointment as the first Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat.[3] He won the seat in 1959 Malayan general election, with a 3,434 majority.[4]
Fatimah Abdul Majid of Alliance, won the by election, defeating Mat Zain of Socialist Front with a huge majority of 2,320 votes.[5]
