by Theleaders-Online | September 23, 2019 6:28 am
KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) will announce on Oct 1 the by-election date for the Tanjung Piai parliamentary seat, following the death of its incumbent, former deputy minister Datuk Dr Md Farid Md Rafik.
In a statement, EC secretary Datuk Mohamed Elias Abu Bakar said the electoral body has been formally notified of the seat vacancy.
“Thus, the EC will hold a special meeting at 10am on Oct 1.
“The meeting will be chaired by our chairman Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun. We’ll decide on key dates such as the election writ, nomination day, polling day and the voter register to be used as well as other preparations for the poll,” he said.
A press conference will be held after the meeting to announce the dates.
Farid, 42, died on Saturday due to a heart attack.
In the 14th general election, the Tanjung Piai Bersatu deputy chief won the seat with a slim majority of 524-vote majority over MCA’s Datuk Seri Wee Jeck Seng.
By G Vinod
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