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The 2002 Ketari by-election was a by-election that was held on 1 April 2002 for the Pahang State Legislative Assembly seat of Ketari. It was called following the death of its Barisan Nasional assemblyman Loke Koon Kam on 3 March 2002. Loke won the seat on 1999 Malaysian state elections against Choong Siew Onn of Democratic Action Party with a majority of 231.
Yum Ah Ha of Barisan Nasional retain the seat against DAP Choong Siew Onn with a 10 times increase in majority of 2,204 votes.
Nomination
On nomination day, Barisan Nasional nominated chairmen of GERAKAN Ketari division, Yum Ah Ha. DAP nominated Choong Siew Onn for the third straight time.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Yum Ah Ha | 7,153 | 58.39 | ||
DAP | Choong Siew Onn | 4,949 | 40.40 | ||
Total valid votes | 12,102 | 98.78 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 149 | 1.22 | |||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 12,251 | 71.48 | |||
Registered electors | 15,759 | ||||
Majority | 2,204 | 17.99 | |||
BN hold | Swing |
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References
- "'Dont' recruit members from other BN parties'". New Straits Times. 2002-03-11. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- "'Kiler blows' tactics backfire on DAP". New Straits Times. 2002-04-01. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- Laporan pilihanraya umum Malaysia 2002 [Report of the general election Malaysia 2002] (Report) (in Malay). Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. 2002.
- "Barisan Nasional retains Ketari with 10-fold increase in majority". New Straits Times. 2002-04-01. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- "Keng Yaik expects tough fight in Ketari by-election". New Straits Times. 2002-03-11. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- "Choong bitter about suffering third staright loss". New Straits Times. 2002-04-01. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
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