State assembly elections were held in
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
on 8 March 2008 in all states except
Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...
. The elections took place alongside
general elections
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
.
Results
Perlis
The
Sanglang
Sanglang is a small town located in Perlis, Malaysia.
Economy
The majority of the people in Sanglang work as farmers or fishermen. There is also growing number of "birds nests farmers".
Sanglang actually situated at the border between the states ...
seat won by Abdullah Hassan (BN) during the election was declared vacant by the Perlis Election Court in June 2008 on grounds of error during the ballot counting process. In September, Hashim Jasin (PAS) was declared the rightful winner of the seat.
PAS’ Hashim Jasin declared Sanglang winner
The Star. 16 September 2008
Kedah
Kelantan
Terengganu
Penang
Perak
Pahang
Selangor
Negeri Sembilan
Malacca
Johor
Sabah
References
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State elections in Malaysia
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