The Merlimau state by-election is a state by-election that was scheduled to be held on 6 March 2011 in the state of

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. The nomination of candidates was scheduled on 26 February 2011. The Merlimau seat fell vacant following the death of its state assemblyman Datuk Mohamad Hidhir Abu Hasaan of

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from a heart attack at the

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in Malacca. Previously Mohamad Hidhir won the Merlimau seat with a 2,154 vote majority, beating PAS' Jasme Tompang at the

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s. The state assembly seat has around 10,400 voters, comprising mainly 64% Malays, 21% Chinese and 14% Indians. For the by-election PAS picked as its candidate, Yuhaizad Abdullah while Barisan Nasional picked Roslan Ahmad.
Straight fights in Merlimau and Kerdau by-elections

Results

References

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