July 6 Sungai Bakap by-election an opportunity for voters to send the right political messages

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A straight fight between DAP and PAS in Sungai Bakap’s July 6 by-election if there are no other contenders

July 6 Sungai Bakap by-election an opportunity for voters to send the right political messages

KUALA LUMPUR, June 6, 2024: Penangites in Sungai Bakap will go to the polls to elect their assemblyman on July 6.

The seat fell vacant following the death of incumbent assemblyman Nor Zamri Latiff of PAS.

The by-election is an opportunity, again after the Kuala Kubu Bahru by-election in Selangor, for Malaysians, specifically Sungai Bakap voters, to send clear political messages to politicians and their parties.

The messages can be delivered through the ballots they cast based on who they vote for. And the two messages are:

> THAT there is no room for racial and religious bigots in multi-racial Malaysia - that means the voters must dump the Taliban-like PAS; and

> REJECT both PAS and Pakatan Harapan (PH)-DAP to tell both that they must change and deal harshly with racial and religious bigots - like Umno youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh.

Will the voters seize the opportunity and rise to send the right political message?

No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the Election Commission (EC)’s announcement of the by-election:

Sungai Bakap by-election on July 6

FMT Reporters-06 Jun 2024, 12:06 PM

Nomination day will be on June 22, while early voting is set for July 2.

Sungai Bakap voters will go to the polls on July 6 following the death of incumbent assemblyman Nor Zamri Latiff of PAS.

PETALING JAYA: The by-election for the Sungai Bakap state seat in Penang will be held on July 6, the Election Commission (EC) announced today.

This follows the death of its assemblyman, Nor Zamri Latiff of PAS.

In a press conference at the commission’s headquarters this morning, EC deputy chairman Azmi Sharom said the nomination of candidates for the by-election would be held on June 22, while early voting is set for July 2.

Zamri died on May 24 after spending more than three weeks in intensive care due to stomach inflammation.

A first-time assemblyman, the Nibong Tebal PAS chief was elected to the Sungai Bakap seat during the August state election last year, defeating Pakatan Harapan’s Nurhidayah Che Rose in a straight fight with a 1,563-vote majority.

He first contested an election in 2018, losing the race for the Sungai Acheh state seat by 416 votes to PKR’s Zulkifli Ibrahim.

PKR first wrested Sungai Bakap from Barisan Nasional in the 2008 general election and retained it for two more terms before losing it to Perikatan Nasional last year.