1963 Pahang Tua by-election

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1963 Pahang Tua by-election

 1959 31 March 1963 1964 

Pahang Tua seat in Pahang State Legislative Assembly
Turnout79.6
  All PMIP SF
Candidate Mohammed Mokhtar Abdul Hamid Tengku Jaafar
Party UMNO PMIP PRM
Alliance Alliance SF
Popular vote 4,101 810 211
Percentage NA NA NA

MLA before election

Ahmad Othman
Alliance (UMNO)

Elected MLA

Mohammed Mokhtar
Alliance (UMNO)

The Pahang Tua by-election was a state assembly by-election that was held on 31 March 1963 in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. The Pahang Tua seat fell vacant following the death of its UMNO MLA Ahmad Othman on 2nd February 1963.[1] He won the seat in 1959 Malayan general election.

Mohammed Mokhtar of Alliance, retained the seat, defeating Abdul Hamid of PMIP and Tengku Jaafar of Socialist Front with an increased majority of 3,291 votes.[2][3]

Results

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