2010 Galas by-election

The Galas by-election was an election for the Galas seat in the Kelantan state legislative assembly to replace the incumbent, who died in office. Polling was held on 4 November 2010. Nominations were held on 26 October 2010. The Galas state seat fell vacant following the death of assemblyman Che Hashim Sulaiman on 27 September due to cancer. Previously, PAS won the seat during the 2008 General Election by a 646-vote majority over Barisan Nasional's Saufi Deraman. [1][2] A total 11,553 registered voters were eligible to vote in this by-election, including 127 postal voters. The electorate is made of 61.63% Malays, 20.08% Chinese, 16.37% Orang Asli, 1.6% Indians, 0.09% others.[3][4] Barisan Nasional's candidate won the by-election.

Results

Kelantan state by-election, 4 November 2010: Galas
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Che Hashim Sulaiman.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Aziz Yusoff	5,324	56.29	10.25
	PAS	Zulkefli Mohamed	4,134	43.71	10.25
Total valid votes			9,458	100.00
Total rejected ballots			132
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			9,593	83.03
Registered electors			11,553
Majority			1,190	12.58
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.45 Galas". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

References

1. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/7/nation/7178009&sec=nation Nomination day set for Oct 26
2. http://www.mmail.com.my/content/51443-galas-folks-vote-nov-4 Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Galas folks to vote on Nov 4
3. http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=52596%5B%5D Galas: Polling day on Nov 4, nominations Oct 26
4. http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6957348-election-at-galas-malaysia Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine Election at Galas, Malaysia