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An election to fill the state assembly seat for Penanti was held on 31 May 2009. Penanti has 15,384 registered voters, with 73% of them Malays, 24% Chinese, 2% Indians and 0.7% of other communities. Mansor Othman of the PKR party won the election. == Election background == Penang Deputy Chief Minister and state assemblyperson Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin quit the state assembly seat of Penanti, Penang regarding allegations over his non-performance in public office and corruption allegations.〔 〕 Fairus was however cleared of the alleged corruption links with quarry operations in the state by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. According to the mainstream media, Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim decided to force a by-election to allow his former political secretary Dr Mansor Osman to contest, win and automatically become Penang deputy Chief Minister. The Election Commission has set the nominations day for 23 May and polling day on 31 May for the Penanti state by-election in Penang. Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak declared an election would be a waste of economic resources. As a result, he conclude that the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional would not contest the election.〔 〕 It would be the first election uncontested by the ruling coalition since independence. MCA supported foregoing the by-election and awarding the opposition Pakatan Rakyat party victory, as a means to reduce political tensions. Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged Barisan Nasional to contest the by-election., but Barisan Nasional supreme council announced on 18 May 2009 that the party would not contest the Penanti state assembly seat in Penang. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Penanti by-election, 2009」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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