KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — The unofficial results of the Mahkota state constituency by-election today show Barisan Nasional (BN) retaining the seat with a landslide victory.
The victory was announced by Umno secretary-general Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki at BN's Command Centre for the Mahkota by-election.
According to the unofficial results displayed, BN candidate Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah secured a resounding lead over Perikatan Nasional's (PN) Mohamad Haizan Jaafar, with a majority of 20,609 votes after the counting of all 121 ballot boxes at 7.50pm.
Hussien polled 27,941 votes while Haizan obtained 7,332 votes.
The by-election for the seat, located in the Kluang Parliamentary constituency, was held following the death of its incumbent state assemblyman Datuk Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain, 63, on August 2.
In the 2022 State Election, Sharifah, representing BN, won with a majority of 5,166 votes in a four-cornered contest involving candidates from Pakatan Harapan, PN, and Parti Warisan.
— Bernama
