2009 Permatang Pasir by-election
2009 by-election in Penang, Malaysia
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A by-election was held on 25 August 2009 for the Penang State Legislative Assembly seat of Permatang Pasir.[1] The seat fell vacant after the death of the incumbent assemblyman, Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman.[2]
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25 August 2009
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Result
Mohd Salleh Man got 9,618 votes, beating Rohaizat Othman who got 5,067 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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| PAS | Mohd Salleh Man | 9,618 | 65.50 |  0.90 | ||
| BN | Rohaizat Othman | 5,067 | 34.50 |  0.90 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,685 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 83 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 1 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,769 | 72.79 | 9.81 | |||
| Registered electors | 20,290 | |||||
| Majority | 4,551 | 31.00 | 2.80 | |||
| PAS hold | Swing | |||||
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Previous result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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| PAS | Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman | 11,004 | 66.40 | 14.20 | |
| BN | Ahmad Sahar Shuib | 5,571 | 32.60 | 14.20 | |
| Total valid votes | 16,575 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 227 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 1 | ||||
| Turnout | 16,803 | 82.60 | 0.60 | ||
| Registered electors | 20,350 | ||||
| Majority | 5,433 | 33.80 | 29.40 | ||
| PAS hold | Swing | ||||
