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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

NEW MP for Permatang Pauh on May 7 - EC

NEW MP for Permatang Pauh on May 7 - EC
PUTRAJAYA - The Permatang Pauh by-election will be held on May 7 following Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's disqualification as its MP, the Election Commission (EC) announced today.
EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said the nomination date for candidates will be held on April 25, and early voting will be held on May 3.
“The EC received an official notice from the Speaker on April 1,” Abdul Aziz told a news conference here.
In the 2013 general election, Anwar retained the Permatang Pauh seat by defeating BN's Dr Mazlan Ismail by 11,721-vote majority.
The Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat was declared vacant last Wednesday by Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia after Anwar's petition for a royal pardon was rejected.
“The total cost for this by-election is estimated to be around RM 1,973,816,” Abdul Aziz added.
He said there are currently 71,890 registered voters in the federal constituency, including 627 early voters and 11 overseas voters.
Anwar is currently serving a five-year jail term after the Federal Court upheld his sodomy conviction on February 10.
His family submitted a petition seeking a royal pardon on his behalf on February 24.
Anwar remained Permatang Pauh MP and opposition leader until the Dewan Rakyat speaker declared his disqualification last week after the Prisons Board’s rejected the pardon petition.
PKR has held the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat for 17 years since Anwar’s first incarceration in 1998.
Prior to that, Anwar held the seat for four terms, under the Umno ticket, since 1982.
His wife and PKR president, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, led the newly formed PKR in 1998 to win the seat and she held it for three terms until she made way for her husband in 2008.
Anwar then held it for two terms under PKR until he was disqualified last week. - Malay Mail

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