By-elections

British Labour Party suffers landmark election defeat in Wales, coming in third behind Reform UK

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends the Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, October 22, 2025. © House of Commons/Handout via REUTERS

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Protest votes: Easy by-election win in Perak masks unhappiness with Malaysia’s PM Anwar

The vote surge by the tiny PSM was by far the fringe party’s best outing since ending its electoral pact with Datuk Seri Anwar’s coalition.

Mahkota by-election: Barisan Nasional retains Johor state seat with landslide win

KLUANG, 14 Sept -- Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yang juga Presiden UMNO bersama calon Barisan Nasional (BN) bagi Pilihan Raya Kecil (PRK) Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) N.29 Mahkota Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah ketika merasmikan Pusat Operasi Perpaduan PRK DUN Mahkota di Jalan Mersing hari ini.

Turut sama Menteri Pengangkutan merangkap Setiausaha Agung DAP, Anthony Loke, Pengerusi Perhubungan UMNO Johor, Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi, Menteri Pendidikan Tinggi merangkap Ahli Majlis Kerja Tertinggi UMNO Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir dan Timbalan Pengerusi Badan Perhubungan UMNO Johor Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

-- fotoBERNAMA (2024) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

Straight fight between BN, PN in Johor by-election

BN’s candidate, Mr Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah (left), and PN’s candidate, Mr Mohamad Haizan Jaafar (right) are contesting for the Mahkota state seat.

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Support from minority voters no longer a sure bet for Anwar after low turnout in Penang by-election

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's administration has struggled to stem ebbing support from the Malay-Muslim majority.

Malaysia’s opposition PN retains Penang state seat with comfortable majority in by-election

Mr Abidin Ismail (centre) from Parti Islam SeMalaysia, a member of the PN alliance, won the Sungai Bakap seat with about 58.6 per cent of the valid votes.

PM Anwar faces spectre of by-elections in Malay-majority wards as Bersatu MPs rebel

Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim currently has the backing of 153 members of the 222-strong Parliament.

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Malaysia’s by-election win gives Anwar govt room to focus on policy and sway youth, Malays

EC declares win for Pakatan's Pang Sock Tao.
HULU SELANGOR, 11 Mei -- Menteri Besar Selangor merangkap Pengerusi Pakatan Harapan (PH) Selangor Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari (dua, kiri) bersama Calon Pakatan Harapan Pang Sock Tao (tiga, kiri) selepas diumumkan sebagai Ahli Dewan Undangan (ADUN) N.06 Kuala Kubu Baharu yang baharu di Pusat Penjumlahan Rasmi Undi di Dewan Serbaguna dan Kompleks Sukan Daerah Hulu Selangor malam ini. --fotoBERNAMA (2024) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

Pakatan Harapan candidate wins seat in Malaysia’s Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election

As at 8.15pm on May 11, Pakatan Harapan candidate Pang Sock Tao had garnered more than half of the total votes cast.

A by-election in PM Anwar’s stronghold state of Selangor will test his govt’s vulnerability

A defeat in KKB would signal that even non-Malays are starting to have doubts about Mr Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government.

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