2011 Merlimau by-election

The Merlimau state by-election is a state by-election that was scheduled to be held on 6 March 2011 in the state of Malacca, Malaysia. The nomination of candidates was scheduled on 26 February 2011. The Merlimau seat fell vacant following the death of its state assemblyman Datuk Mohamad Hidhir Abu Hasaan of United Malays National Organisation from a heart attack at the Putra Specialist Hospital in Malacca.^[1][2] Previously Mohamad Hidhir won the Merlimau seat with a 2,154 vote majority, beating PAS' Jasme Tompang at the 2008 Malaysian general elections.^[3] The state assembly seat has around 10,400 voters, comprising mainly 64% Malays, 21% Chinese and 14% Indians.^[4] For the by-election PAS picked as its candidate, Yuhaizad Abdullah while Barisan Nasional picked Roslan Ahmad.^[5]

2011 Merlimau by-election

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N27 Merlimau seat in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
BN PAS Candidate Roslan Ahmad Yuhaizad Abdullah Party UMNO PAS Alliance BN PAS Popular vote 5,962 2,319 Percentage 72.00% 28.00%
MLA before election Mohamad Hidhir Abu Hassan BN (UMNO) Elected MLA Roslan Ahmad BN (UMNO)

Results

Malacca state by-election, 6 March 2011: Merlimau
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Mohamad Hidhir Abu Hassan.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Roslan Ahmad	5,962	72.00
	PAS	Yuhaizad Abdullah	2,319	28.00
Total valid votes			8,281	100.00
Total rejected ballots			135
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			8,417	78.82
Registered electors			10,679
Majority			3,643
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.27 Merlimau". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.