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2014 Balingian by-election

2014 Balingian by-election

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A by-election was held for the Sarawak State Assembly seat of Balingian on 29 March 2014 following the nomination day on 17 March 2014.[1] The incumbent assemblyman and former 33-year Chief Minister, Abdul Taib Mahmud resigned from his post on 28 February 2014.[2] The seat was declared vacant after he took his seat as the new Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak, succeeding Abang Muhammad Salahuddin whose term ended on 28 February.[3] Taib was an assemblyman from the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, a component party of Barisan Nasional. The former chairman of the party, he won by a majority of 5,154 votes against 2 other candidates in the 2011 election.[4]

The election saw a straight fight between Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional. Yussibnosh Balo represented Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu while Abdul Jalil Bujang represented Parti Keadilan Rakyat, a component party of Pakatan Rakyat.[5][6] The by-election campaign was marred by allegations that Chief Minister Adenan Satem abused his power when 4 PKR leaders were barred from entering Sarawak during the campaign period.[7]

Yussibnosh Balo retained the very safe BN seat by a majority of 6,911 votes.[8][9]

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References

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    "Balingian by-election on March 29, says Election Commission". The Malaysian Insider. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06.
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    "Taib Mahmud: From Sarawak chief minister to governor". The Straits Times. 2 March 2014.
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    "Taib is Sarawak's new governor". The Star. 1 March 2014.
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    "Guan Eng: Pakatan sending strong message to Taib". Free Malaysia Today. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
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    "Straight fight in Balingian". Free Malaysia Today. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014.
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    "PKR fields Muslim missionary for Balingian by-election". The Malaysian Insider. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20.
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    "Now PKR Wanita chief denied entry into Sarawak". The Malaysian Insider. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29.
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    "Barisan retains Balingian seat". The Star. 29 March 2014.
  9. [9]
    "Barisan retains Balingian with bigger majority – Bernama". The Malaysian Insider. 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29.
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