PAS retains Sg Limau, with smaller majority

(The Sun Daily) – PAS candidate Mohd Azam Abd Samat has been announced the Sungai Limau assemblyman tonight after beating his competitor from Barisan Nasional Dr Ahmad Sohaimi Lazim in a straight fight, with a majority of 1,084 votes.

Mohd Azam, 37, garnered 12,069 votes while Ahmad Sohaimi 10,985 votes.

The EC said that voter turnout was 85.5% which is less compared to the 89% voter turnout in the 13th General Election in May.

In the previous election, former assemblyman, late Tan Sri Azizan Abdul Razak obtained 13,294 votes to beat rival Mohd Fazillah Mohd Ali from BN with a majority of 2,774 votes.

The by-election results was announced by the Election Commission returning officer Abdul Rashid Othman after the ballot count was completed at Sekolah Kebangsaan Agama Yan here at about 8.55pm.