List of parliamentary by-elections in Malaysia
This is a list of by-elections and scheduled by-elections for the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) from its creation in 1959 until the present day.
Casual vacancies in the Dewan Rakyat are filled by by-elections, which may occur when a member of the Dewan Rakyat dies, resigns or for some other reason. When a member of the Dewan Rakyat resigns, he or she would normally tender the resignation to the Speaker, who has a discretion as to whether and when to call a by-election. The Speaker may choose not to call one at all, if, for example, a general election is imminent.
Brackets around a date indicate that the candidate was unopposed when nominations closed. These candidates were declared "elected unopposed" with effect from the date of the closing of nominations, and there was no need to hold a by-election.
Contents
- 1 13th Parliament (2013–present)
- 2 12th Parliament (2008–13)
- 3 11th Parliament (2004–08)
- 4 10th Parliament (1999–2004)
- 5 9th Parliament (1995–99)
- 6 8th Parliament (1990–95)
- 7 7th Parliament (1986–90)
- 8 6th Parliament (1982–86)
- 9 5th Parliament (1978–82)
- 10 4th Parliament (1974–78)
- 11 3rd Parliament (1971–74)
- 12 2nd Parliament (1964–69)
- 13 1st Parliament (1959–64)
- 14 Federal Legislative Council (1955–59)
13th Parliament (2013–present)
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Sungai Besar | 18 June 2016 | Noriah Kasnon | BN (UMNO) | Death (helicopter crash) in Sarawak. | ||||
Kuala Kangsar | 18 June 2016 | Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad | BN (UMNO | Death (helicopter crash) in Sarawak. | ||||
Permatang Pauh | 7 May 2015 | Anwar Ibrahim | PKR | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail | PKR | Disqualification (found guilty of sodomy) |
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Rompin | 5 May 2015 | Jamaluddin Jarjis | BN (UMNO) | Hasan Arifin | BN (UMNO) | Death (helicopter crash) in Semenyih, Selangor. | ||
Telok Intan | 31 May 2014 | Seah Leong Peng | DAP | Mah Siew Keong | BN (Gerakan) | Death (bladder cancer) | ||
Bukit Gelugor | 25 May 2014 | Karpal Singh | DAP | Ramkarpal Singh | DAP | Death (car accident) |
12th Parliament (2008–13)
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Titiwangsa | Cancelled | Lo' Lo' Mohd Ghazali | PAS | NA | NA | Death (cancer) | ||
Batu Sapi | 4 November 2010 | Edmund Chong Ket Wah | BN (PBS) | Linda Tsen Thau Lin | BN (PBS) | Death (motorcycle accident) | ||
Sibu | 16 May 2010 | Robert Lau Hoi Chew | BN (SUPP) | Wong Ho Leng | DAP | Death (liver cancer) | ||
Hulu Selangor | 25 April 2010 | Zainal Abidin Ahmad | PKR | Kamalanathan Panchanathan | BN (MIC) | Death (brain cancer) | ||
Bukit Gantang | 7 April 2009 | Roslan Shaharum | PAS | Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin | PAS | Death (heart attack) | ||
Kuala Terengganu | 17 January 2009 | Razali Ismail | BN (UMNO) | Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut | PAS | Death (heart attack) | ||
Permatang Pauh | 26 August 2008 | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail | PKR | Anwar Ibrahim | PKR | Resignation |
11th Parliament (2004–08)
No by-elections held |
10th Parliament (1999–2004)
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Gaya | 12 October 2002 | Yong Teck Lee | BN (SAPP) | Liew Teck Chan | BN (SAPP) | Disqualification (found guilty of election offences) |
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Pendang | 18 July 2002 | Fadzil Noor | PAS | Othman Abdul | BN (UMNO) | Death (heart attack) | ||
Telok Kemang | 10 June 2000 | S. A. Anpalagan | BN (MIC) | Sothinathan Sinna Goundar | BN (MIC) | Death (heart attack) |
9th Parliament (1995–99)
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Arau | 4 July 1998 | Kamarudin Ahmad | BN (UMNO) | Hashim Jasin | PAS | Death (stroke) | ||
Kuala Selangor | 29 May 1997 | Abu Hassan Omar | BN (UMNO) | Jamaluddin Adnan | BN (UMNO) | Resignation (to contest in a Permatang by-election) |
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Telok Intan | 17 May 1997 | Ong Tin Kim | BN (Gerakan) | Kulasegaran Murugeson | DAP | Death (cancer) | ||
Lipis | (14 January 1997) | Abu Dahari Osman | BN (UMNO) | Amihamzah Ahmad | BN (UMNO) | Death (colon cancer) | ||
Bagan | 9 September 1995 | Patto Perumal | DAP | Lim Hock Seng | DAP | Death (heart attack) | ||
Gua Musang | 29 August 1995 | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah | S46 | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah | S46 | Election declared null and void | ||
Bukit Bintang | Cancelled | Wee Choo Keong | DAP | Lee Chong Meng | BN (MCA) | Election declared null and void. However, SPR did not hold a by-election. |
8th Parliament (1990–95)
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Jerai | 4 March 1992 | Ghazali Ahmad | BN (UMNO) | Badruddin Amiruldin | BN (UMNO) | Death |
7th Parliament (1986–90)
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Bentong | 13 May 1989 | Chan Siang Sun | BN (MCA) | Lim Ah Lek | BN (MCA) | Death (heart attack) | ||
Ampang Jaya | 28 January 1989 | Lim Ann Koon | BN (MCA) | Ong Tee Keat | BN (MCA) | Resignation | ||
Johor Bahru | 25 August 1988 | Shahrir Abdul Samad | BN (UMNO) | Shahrir Abdul Samad | Independent | Resigned to recontest | ||
Gopeng | 16 May 1987 | Tan Koon Swan | BN (MCA) | Ting Chew Peh | BN (MCA) | Resignation (Pan-Electric Industries scandal and deposit-taking co-operative scandal; imprisoned in Singapore) |
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Limbawang | 18 April 1987 | Abdul Hamid Mustapha | BN (USNO) | Mustapha Harun | BN (USNO) | Death (heart attack) | ||
Lubok Antu | 4 April 1987 | Andrew Janggi Muyang | BN (PBDS) | Jawah Gerang | BN (PBDS) | Death (car accident) |
6th Parliament (1982–86)
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Ulu Padas | 11–12 October 1985 | Harris Salleh | BN (BERJAYA) | Kadoh Agundong | PBS | Resignation | ||
Padang Terap | 19 January 1985 | Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin | BN (UMNO) | Baharom Abu Bakar | BN (UMNO) | Resignation on appointment as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca |
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Seremban | 19 November 1983 | Lee San Choon | BN (MCA) | Chen Man Hin | DAP | Resignation | ||
Tampin | 24 September 1983 | Mokhtar Hashim | BN (UMNO) | Omar Abdullah | BN (UMNO) | Resignation (convicted of murder) | ||
Ulu Muda | 16 March 1983 | Hashim Endut | BN (UMNO) | Othman Abdul | BN (UMNO) | Resignation (found guilty of offence involving the wholesale of rice) |
5th Parliament (1978–82)
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Sri Gading | 26 September 1981 | Hussein Onn | BN (UMNO) | Mustaffa Mohammad | BN (UMNO) | Resignation | ||
Kimanis | Aliuddin Mohd. Tahir | Independent | Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf | BN (BERJAYA) | Resignation | |||
Paloh | 22 and 23 May 1981 | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | BN (PBB) | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha | BN (PBB) | Resignation | ||
Mukah | 21 February 1980 | Salleh Jafaruddin | BN (PBB) | Edwin Esnen Unang | BN (PBB) | Resignation | ||
Pelabuhan Kelang | 1 December 1979 | V. Manickavasagam | BN (MIC) | V. Govindaraj | BN (MIC) | Death (heart attack) |
4th Parliament (1974–78)
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Pontian | 28 January 1978 | Ali Ahmad | BN (UMNO) | Ikhwan Nasir | BN (UMNO) | Death (MH653 crash) | ||
Keningau | 26–30 July 1977 | Stephen Robert Evans | BN (BERJAYA) | Harris Salleh | BN (BERJAYA) | Resignation | ||
Panti | (24 February 1977) | Syed Jaafar Albar | BN (UMNO) | Saadun Muhammad Noh | BN (UMNO) | Death (terminal illness) | ||
Kimanis | 29 January 1977 | Pengiran Tahir Pengiran Petra | BN (USNO) | Aliuddin Mohd. Tahir | Independent | Death | ||
Kemaman | 8 May 1976 | Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail | BN (UMNO) | Abdul Manan Othman | BN (UMNO) | Death | ||
Pekan | (21 February 1976) | Abdul Razak Hussein | BN (UMNO) | Najib Razak | BN (UMNO) | Death (leukaemia) | ||
Selayang | 14 June 1975 | Walter Loh Poh Khan | BN (MCA) | Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng | BN (MCA) | Death |
3rd Parliament (1971–74)
2nd Parliament (1964–69)
1st Parliament (1959–64)
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Muar Selatan | 28 December 1963 | Sulaiman Abdul Rahman | Alliance (UMNO) | Awang Hassan | Alliance (UMNO) | Death |
Lipis | 20 October 1962 | Mohamed Sulong Mohd. Ali | Alliance (UMNO) | Abdul Razak Hussin | Alliance (UMNO) | Death | ||
Kuala Trengganu Selatan | 19 March 1962 | Onn Jaafar | Parti Negara | Ismail Kassim | Alliance (UMNO) | Death | ||
Telok Anson | 30 May 1961 | Woo Saik Hong | Alliance (MCA) | Too Joon Hing | Independent | Death | ||
Kampar | 18 May 1960 | Leong Kee Nyean | Alliance (MCA) | Chan Yoon Onn | PPP | Disqualification (found guilty of election offences) |
Federal Legislative Council (1955–59)
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Batu Pahat | 14 December 1957 | S. Chelvasingam MacIntyre | Alliance (MIC) | Syed Esa Alwee | Alliance (UMNO) | Resignation on appointment as Malayan High Commissioner to India |
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Ipoh-Menglembu | 23 November 1957 | Leong Yew Koh | Alliance (MCA) | D. R. Seenivasagam | PPP | Resignation on appointment as Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka |
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Sungei Perak Ulu | 26 October 1957 | Mohamed Ghazali Jawi | Alliance (UMNO) | Meor Samsudin Meor Yahya | Alliance (UMNO) | Resignation on appointment as Menteri Besar of Perak |