2023 Simpang Jeram by-election

2023 Simpang Jeram by-election
9 September 2023
N13 Simpang Jeram seat in the
Johor State Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party
  PH PN
Candidate Nazri Abdul Rahman Mohd Mazri Yahya
Party AMANAH PAS
Alliance PH PN
Popular vote 13,844 10,330
Percentage 56.54% 42.19%
Simpang Jeram assemblyman before election

Salahuddin Ayub (died)
Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)

Elected Simpang Jeram assemblyman

Nazri Abdul Rahman
Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)

The 2023 Simpang Jeram by-election was a by-election held on 9 September 2023 for the Johor State Legislative Assembly seat of Simpang Jeram. It was called following the death of incumbent, Salahuddin Ayub on 23 July 2023. The by-election were held on the same day as the 2023 Pulai by-election. Salahuddin was a 2-term Member of Parliament for Pulai, and also 2-term Member of Johor State Assembly for Simpang Jeram, both since 2018. He was a member and Deputy President (2015-2023) of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.This also the first elections with incumbent death still hold both parliamentary and state constituencies since Fadzil Noor in 2002.

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