By-election number 16 - a new record

Just when you thought that 15 by-elections since the March 2008 election was "just one too many", the Kerdau assemblyman, Datuk Zaharuddin Abu Kassim, unfortunately just passed away due to heart-attack, setting the stage for an all-time record of 16 by-elections in a term!

Condolences to the surviving next-of-kin. May the late Datuk Zaharuddin be remembered for the good deeds and contributions that he has made in his brief tenure.

So, the latest compiled list of by-elections:-


Date of by-election / Seat / Location / What happened to the Incumbent
  • 26 August 2008 - Parliament - Permatang Pauh - Incumbent Resigned
  • 17 January 2009 - Parliament - Kuala Terengganu - Incumbent Died while playing badminton (probably due to heart failure)
  • 7 April 2009 - Parliament - Bukit Gantang - Incumbent Died of heart attack
  • 7 April 2009 - State - Bukit Selambau - Incumbent Resigned
  • 7 April 2009 - State - Batang Ai - Incumbent Died of stroke
  • 31 May 2009 - State - Penanti - Incumbent Resigned
  • 14 July 2009 - State - Manek Urai - Incumbent Died of heart attack
  • 25 August 2009 - State - Permatang Pasir - Incumbent Died of heart ailment
  • 11 October 2009 - State - Bagan Pinang - Incumbent Died from blood disorder
  • 25 April 2010 - Parliament - Hulu Selangor - Incumbent Died of brain cancer
  • 16 May 2010 - Parliament - Sibu - Incumbent Died of liver cancer
  • 4 November 2010 - Parliament - Batu Sapi - Incumbent Died in a motorcycle accident
  • 4 November 2010 - State - Galas - Incumbent Died of colon cancer
  • 30 January 2011 - State - Tenang by-election, 2011 - Incumbent Died of blood infection and complications due to diabetes
  • 6 March 2011 - State - Merlimau - Incumbent Died of heart attack
  • 6 March 2011 - State - Kerdau - Incumbent Died of heart attack
As Datuk Zaharuddin just passed away yesterday, the date of the by-election has not yet been set. Hmm, this might make for a morbid addition to our very own Malaysian Book of Records.

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