EC: Sandakan by-election on May 11, nomination on April 27
EC chairman Azhar Azizan Harun speaks to reporters during a press conference in Kajang March 1, 2019. ― Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
PUTRAJAYA, April 5 — Polling for the Sandakan parliamentary seat in Sabah will be on May 11, the Election Commission announced today.Early polling is on May 7, EC chairman Azhar Azizan Harun told a news conference at the commission’s headquarters here. The by-election was called following the death of its incumbent Stephen Wong, 64, from a heart attack on March 28. Wong had been Sandakan MP since 2013 and was also Sabah minister for health and public well-being.
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