PKR retains Kajang state assembly seat

Astro Awani
March 23, 2014 21:23 MYT
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) retained its Kajang state assembly seat on Sunday, despite a 16 percent reduction in voter turnout compared to the 13th General Election.
PKR candidate Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail won with a majority of 5,379 vote.
Wan Azizah received 16,741 votes while the BN candidate Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun obtained 11,362 votes.
The result was announced by election officer Datuk Hassan Nawawi Abdul Rahman.
The Kajang by-election was held after the resignation of its state assemblyman Lee Chin Cheh of PKR on January 27.
PKR's Lee Chin Cheh who garnered 19,571 votes won with a 6,824 majority.
On the other hand, BN's candidate Lee Ban Seng received 12,747 votes while Mohamad Ismail (Berjasa) 1,014 votes.
Three independents who contested the same seat received less than 250 votes each.
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