1976 Pekan by-election
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The Pekan by-election is a parliamentary by-election that was held in February 1976 in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. The Pahang seat fell vacant following the death of its member of parliament Abdul Razak Hussein of Barisan Nasional (UMNO) in Pahang.[1] Razak won the seat in 1974 Malaysian general election uncontested.
His son, Mohd Najib Abdul Razak of Barisan Nasional won the by election uncontested, as he was the sole nominee during nomination day on 21 September 1976. He become the youngest Member of Parliment (MP) of Malaysia at that time, at 22 years old.[2] The seat have 22,000 voters.
Nomination
[edit]Prior the by-election, Partai Rakyat announced it will not contest the seat. Five independent candidate announced their interest in competing for the seat, along with Najib of Barisan Nasional. They intend to nominate one of them to fight for the seat. However, by the end of nomination day, none of the five appear hence giving the seat to Najib.[3]
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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| On the nomination day, Mohd Najib Abd Razak won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Mohd Najib Abd Razak | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
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| BN hold | Swing |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Tun Razak is dead". New Straits Times. 1976-01-15. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ Abdul Rahman, Kamaruddin (1976-02-20). "Najib get dad's seat to become youngest MP". New Straits Times. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Najib is tipped to stand as candidate". New Straits Times. 1976-02-20. p. 28. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
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