12 by-elections, 4 state polls held since GE14
The first of 12 by-elections held after the 2018 general election took place a mere three months after the national polls. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 10, 2022.Since that day, Malaysians have witnessed many unexpected turns of events, including the calls for several by-elections and state elections to be held for various reasons.
However, on October 6 this year, His Majesty consented to revoke six ordinances and proclamations of emergency that prevented the three by-elections from being held. In 2019, the first by-election was held on January 26 in the Cameron Highlands parliamentary constituency, where Barisan Nasional retained the seat. The coalition also won the Semenyih state seat in Selangor when the by-election was held on March 2.
In 2020, the by-election for the Kimanis parliamentary seat in Sabah was held on January 18, which saw BN clinch another victory. It also retained the Chini state seat in Pahang when the by-election was held on July 4. In the Sabah elections on September 26, 2020, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah obtained a simple majority to take over leadership of the state government from Warisan.
The polls were called following the dissolution of the Malacca assembly on October 4 of the same year after four assemblymen withdrew their support for Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali.
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