2009 Penanti by-election

2009 Penanti by-election
31 May 2009
Penanti seat in the Penang State Legislative Assembly
  PKR IND IND
Candidate Mansor Othman Nai Khan Ari Nai Keow Aminah Abdullah
Party PKR Independent Independent
Alliance PR
Popular vote 6,052 494 392
Percentage 86.53% 7.06% 5.6%
  IND
Candidate Kamarul Ramizu Idris
Party Independent
Popular vote 56
Percentage 0.8%
Penanti assemblyman before election

Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin
PKR

Elected Penanti assemblyman

Mansor Othman
PKR

An election to fill the state assembly seat for Penanti was held on 31 May 2009. Penanti has 15,384 registered voters, with 73% of them Malays, 24% Chinese, 2% Indians and 0.7% of other communities. Dr Mansor Othman of the People's Justice Party (PKR) party won the election.

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