“2009 Penanti by-election”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

An election to fill the state assembly seat for Penanti was held on 31 May 2009. Penanti has 15,384 registered voters, with 73% of them Malays, 24% Chinese, 2% Indians and 0.7% of other communities.^[1] Dr Mansor Othman of the People's Justice Party (PKR) party won the election.

Election background

According to the mainstream media, Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim decided to force a by-election to allow his former political secretary Dr Mansor Othman to contest, win and automatically become Penang deputy Chief Minister.^[4] The Election Commission has set the nominations day for 23 May and polling day on 31 May for the Penanti state by-election in Penang.^[5]

Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak declared an election would be a waste of economic resources.^[6] As a result, he conclude that the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) would not contest the election.^[7] It would be the first election uncontested by the ruling coalition since independence.^[8] MCA supported foregoing the by-election and awarding the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) party coalition victory, as a means to reduce political tensions.^[9]

Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged Barisan Nasional to contest the by-election.,^[10] but Barisan Nasional supreme council announced on 18 May 2009 that the party would not contest the Penanti state assembly seat in Penang.

Nominations

Penang PKR deputy chief Mansor Othman, a 54-year-old party veteran, was named the party’s candidate.^[11] Three candidates ran as independents: former Penang PKR Wanita chief Aminah Abdullah, company manager Nai-Khan Ari and motivational expert Kamarul Ramizu Idris.^[12]

By-election results

PKR's Dr Mansor Othman won 6,052 of the 7,100 votes cast in the Penanti by-election on 31 May 2009. Independents Nai Khan Ari, Aminah Abdullah and Kamarul Ramizu Idris obtained 494, 392 and 56 votes respectively. The polling ended with a low turnout of 46.1% or 7,100 voters despite fair weather.^[13]^[14]

References

1. ^{{cite news |title= Penanti by-election likely to be 4-cornered fight| url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/22/nation/20090522124024&sec=nation| publisher=TheStar Online| date= 22 April 2009 |accessdate=22 April 2009}}
2. ^{{cite news |title=Mohammad Fairus quits Penanti seat| url=http://thenutgraph.com/article-3220.html| publisher=The Nut Graph | date= 16 April 2009 |accessdate=16 April 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
3. ^{{cite news |title=MACC clears Fairus of corruption charges | url=http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=32669| publisher=Sun2Surf| date= 23 April 2009|accessdate=23 April 2009}}
4. ^{{cite news |title=BN’s dilemma: To fight or not to fight| url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/21/courts/3732750&sec=courts| publisher=TheStar Online | date= 21 April 2009 |accessdate=21 April 2009}}
5. ^{{cite news |title=Penanti vote is on | url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/24661-penanti-vote-is-on| publisher=Malaysian Insider | date= 27 April 2009 |accessdate=27 April 2009}}
6. ^{{cite news |title=Najib must walk the talk on ‘1 Malaysia’ – Pauline Ng | url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/opinion/breaking-views/23858-najib-must-walk-the-talk-on-1-malaysia--pauline-ng-| publisher=The Malaysian Insider | date= 20 April 2009 |accessdate=20 April 2009}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Najib: BN may not contest Penanti by-election |url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/Frontpage/20090418160205/Article/index_html |publisher=The News Straits Times |date=18 April 2009 |accessdate=18 April 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419155840/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/Frontpage/20090418160205/Article/index_html |archivedate=April 19, 2009 }}
8. ^{{cite news |title=Najib: BN may skip Penanti | url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/23730-najib-bn-may-skip-penanti| publisher=Malaysian Insider| date= 18 April 2009 |accessdate=18 April 2009}}
9. ^{{cite news |title=MCA: It’s democratic to skip Penanti | url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/23798-mca-its-democratic-to-skip-penanti| publisher=Malaysian Insider| date= 19 April 2009 |accessdate=19 April 2009}}
10. ^{{cite news |title=Dr M says BN must contest Penanti by-election | url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/23812-dr-m-says-bn-must-contest-penanti-by-election| publisher=Malaysian Insider| date= 22 April 2009 |accessdate=22 April 2009}}
11. ^{{cite news |title=Mansor Othman is PKR candidate for Penanti by-election | url=http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=32870| publisher=Sun2Surf| date= 28 April 2009 |accessdate=28 April 2009}}
12. ^{{cite news |title=Penanti by-election| url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/23/nation/20090523113820&sec=nation| publisher=TheStar Online| date= 23 May 2009|accessdate=23 May 2009}}
13. ^{{cite news |title=Penanti: Dr Mansor wins with 6,052 votes out of 7,100| url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/31/nation/20090531091732&sec=nation| publisher=TheStar Online| date= 31 May 2009|accessdate=31 May 2009}}
14. ^{{cite news |title=Penanti:Mansor wins, heads for DCM office| url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/28144-lower-turnout-missing-names-as-penanti-vote-closes| publisher=Malaysian Insider| date= 31 May 2009|accessdate=31 May 2009}}