The 1996 Lipis by-election is a by-election for the Dewan Rakyat federal seat of Lipis, Malaysia that were scheduled to be held on 27 January 1996. It was called following the death of the incumbent, Abu Dahari Osman on 29 December 1995.
Background Abu Dahari Osman, a candidate from Barisan Nasional (BN), were elected to the Parliament of Malaysia federal seat of Lipis at the 1995 Malaysian general election, defeating Ahmad Shabery Cheek from Semangat 46. He were a member of United Malays National Organization (UMNO).
On 29 December 1995, Abu Dahari died because of colon cancer. His death means that his Lipis federal seat were vacated, and necessitates for by-election for the seat to be held, as the seat were vacated more that 2 years before the expiry of Malaysian parliament current terms. Election Commission of Malaysia announced that the by-election for the seat will be held on 27 January 1996, with 15 January 1996 set as the nomination day.
Nomination and campaign On 11 January 1996, BN nominated Amihamzah Ahmad, the UMNO Kuala Lipis division treasurer, and UMNO member since 1975. He previously was an Assistant Secretary to the Minister Of Entrepreneur Development before retiring in June 1995.
On the nomination day 15 February 1996, Amihamzah from BN and an independent candidate, Selvarajoo s/o Kalliannan handed their nomination papers. However minutes before nomination closed, Selvarajoo retracted his nomination papers and announced his support to Amihamzah, leaving Amihamzah declared by SPR as the winner of Lipis seat unopposed.
Timeline The key dates are listed below. DateEventIssue of the Writ of Election15 January 1996Nomination Day15–26 January 1996Campaigning PeriodEarly polling day for postal and overseas voters27 January 1996Polling Day
Results
Previous results
Aftermath
Amihamzah took his oath as the new MP for Lipis 26 March 1996, in front of the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, Zahir Ismail.
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