Dato' Zainal Abidin Ahmad (10 October 1939 – 25 March 2010[1]) was a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Hulu Selangor constituency in Selangor until his death in 2010. He was a member of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) party in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.
Zainal Abidin was a member of the State Assembly of Selangor from 1990 for the UMNO party before being omitted from the ticket of the governing Barisan Nasional coalition for the 2004 election.[2] From 1995 to 1999, he served as Deputy Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) and on the Selangor Executive Council.[3]
Zainal Abidin switched to the opposition Keadilan party in 2005.[4] In the 2008 election, Zainal won the federal seat of Hulu Selangor, unseating the incumbent Barisan Nasional member by a narrow margin of 198 votes.[5]
Zainal Abidin died on 25 March 2010 from brain cancer, triggering a by-election in Hulu Selangor which was won by YB P. Kamalanathan of (MIC) – (BN).
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | N22 Dusun Tua | Zainal Abidin Ahmad (UMNO) | 11,153 | 75.18% | Mohd Arbawi Mohd Anuar (S46) | 3,683 | 24.82% | 15,615 | 7,470 | 78.01% | ||
| 1995 | Zainal Abidin Ahmad (UMNO) | 12,437 | 88.07% | Mohd Arbawi Mohd Anuar (S46) | 1,685 | 11.93% | 15,022 | 10,752 | 73.27% | |||
| 1999 | Zainal Abidin Ahmad (UMNO) | 9,518 | 61.61% | Md. Fadzil Hassan (PAS) | 5,930 | 38.39% | 16,085 | 3,588 | 76.58% | |||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P094 Hulu Selangor | Zainal Abidin Ahmad (PKR) | 23,177 | 50.21% | Palanivel Govindasamy (MIC) | 22,979 | 49.79% | 47,845 | 198 | 75.24% | ||
Honours
Selangor :
Companion of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SMS) (1991)[6]
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (1993)[7]
References
- ^ "Hulu Selangor MP Dr Zainal Abidin dies (Update)". The Star. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Uncle may make way for nephew in Kota Damansara". The Star. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ Habibu, Sira (3 January 2010). "Hulu Selangor's Zainal rubbishes resignation rumours". The Star. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "Fainting spell causes excitement at KKB". The Star. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ Selangor MB heads list of Sultan's honours recipients. New Straits Times. 8 March 1991.
- ^ "DPMS 1993". awards.selangor.gov.my.
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