2020 Kimanis by-election

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2020 Kimanis by-election
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P176 Kimanis seat in the Dewan Rakyat
 First partySecond party
 BNWARISAN
Candidate Mohamad Alamin Karim Bujang
Party UMNO WARISAN
Alliance BN PH-WARISAN-UPKO
Popular vote12,70610,677
Percentage54.34%45.66%
PRK Kimanis result map.svg
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MP before election

Anifah Aman (disqualified)
Independent

Elected MP

Mohamad Alamin
Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

The 2020 Kimanis by-election is a by-election held on 18 January 2020 for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Kimanis . [1] The seat was declared vacant after the Federal Court on 2 December 2019 upheld the Election Court's ruling earlier on 16 August, nullifying the sitting Member of Parliament (MP), Anifah Aman's victory in the 2018 general election (GE14). [2] Anifah was the former Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2018 and formerly a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) part of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition until he left to become independent, despite the fact that he had been a 4-term MP for Kimanis since 2004 and had just retained the seat under BN in the 2018 election a few months prior.

Contents

The Election Commission (EC) had set the nomination day on 4 January, early voting on 14 January and polling day for 18 January 2020 with a 14-day campaign period. [1] The electoral roll in the parliamentary constituency to be used would be the one up to the third quarter of 2019 which was last updated on 9 December 2019 with a total of 29,664 voters made up of 52,698 ordinary voters, 9 early voters while 1 absentee voters (who are abroad). [3] Kimanis which consists of the Bongawan and Membakut state seats, has about 68% Muslim-bumiputras voters of mainly Bruneian Malay, Bisaya and Bajau communities, some 25% non-Muslim bumiputras voters of mainly ethnic Kadazan-Dusun and Murut, while the remaining 7% were Chinese and others. [4]

Nomination

On 11 December 2019, Sabah Pakatan Harapan (PH) Chairman and Deputy Chief Minister Christina Liew said that PH will pave way and support ally, Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) to field its candidate. [5] Previously, the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) had offered to contest the by-election but decided to support the WARISAN candidate instead. [6] Karim Bujang, the WARISAN candidate for Kimanis in GE14 who had lost and filed the election petition, was once again nominated as WARISAN's candidate for the by-election. [7]

Sabah UMNO chief, Bung Mokhtar Radin confirmed that BN will contest the by-election by fielding a candidate from UMNO. [8] BN decided to field UMNO Kimanis division chief and former Bongawan assemblyman, Mohamad Alamin as their candidate for the by-election. [9]

The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) has announced its support for the BN candidate in the by-election. PAS secretary-general, Takiyuddin Hassan, said that the party will mobilise its election campaign machinery to support the BN candidate. [10]

Anifah Aman, the incumbent prior to the disqualification, denied that he will contest the seat again. Anifah also said that he will return in the coming 15th General Election instead. [11] Anifah has since declared his support for the BN candidate in the by-election. [12]

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR), United Sabah National Organisation (USNO Baru), Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and the Sabah United Party (PBS) have declined to contest the by-election, paving the way for a possible straight fight between BN and Warisan. [13] [14] [15]

On Nomination Day, BN's Mohamad Alamin and WARISAN's Karim Bujang filed their nomination papers, setting the stage for a two-cornered fight for the parliamentary seat. [16]

Controversies and issues

The main issues in the by-election are not national matters but local issues such as the Sabah Temporary Pass or Pas Sementara Sabah (PSS) for Filipino refugees immigrants, bread-and-butter and job opportunities issues. [17] [18]

Election results

Malaysian general by-election, 18 January 2020: Kimanis
Upon the disqualification of incumbent, Anifah Aman
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamad Alamin 12,70654.34%+6.60
Sabah Heritage Party Karim Bujang 10,67745.66%-1.43
Total valid votes23,38398.65%
Total rejected ballots320
Turnout23,70379.92
Registered electors29,664
Majority2,0298.68
BN hold Swing +8.06

Results according to polling districts

State ConstituencyPolling DistrictPolling District CodePolling StationElectors
（2016）
Bongawan（N23）Batu Enam176/23/01SK Our Lady2,098
Kabang176/23/02SK Kayau1,338
Gadong176/23/03SK Belatik777
Bongawan176/23/04SK Nyaris-Nyaris1,924
Kimanis Madahan176/23/05SK Madahan1,030
Kimanis Estate176/23/06SK Kimanis2,098
Simpangan176/23/07SJK (C) Cheng Ming1,188
Kuala Pus176/23/08SK Sumbiling828
Bongawan Estate176/23/09SK Viging Ulu568
Seladan176/23/10SMK Bongawan3,108
Membakut（N24）Binsulok176/24/01SK Binsulok1,221
Pimping176/24/02SK Pingiran Jaya Pimping2,764
Brunei176/24/03SK Kg. Brunei1,611
Bandau176/24/04SK Bandau1,860
Membakut176/24/05SMK Membakut1,188
Lumat176/24/06SK Lumat845
Mawao176/24/07SMK St. Patrick1,528
Sinuka176/24/08SK Sinoko587
Dindong176/24/09SK Kg. Bambangan380
Post & Early VotesUndi Pos35
Undi Awal9

Previous result

Malaysian general election, 2018 : Kimanis
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Anifah Aman @ Haniff Amman 11,94247.71- 12.95
Sabah Heritage Party Karim Bujang 11,78647.09+ 47.09
Pakatan HarapanRS Jaafar Ismail1,3005.19+ 5.19
Total valid votes25,028 100.00
Total rejected ballots385
Unreturned ballots106
Turnout25,51986.16
Registered electors29,618
Majority1560.62
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 246/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ]

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 320/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Aftermath

After the Sheraton Move, Mohamad was appointed as Deputy Minister of Education II in the Ismail Sabri Yaakob cabinet. He eventually successfully retained his parliamentary seat in the 2022 general election.

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