A by-election was held for the Sarawak State Assembly seat of Tanjong Datu on 18 February 2017 following the nomination day on 4 February 2017. The seat fell vacant following the death of its state assemblyman and Sarawak Chief Minister

Adenan Satem Adenan bin Haji Satem (; 27 January 1944 – 11 January 2017), popularly known as Tok Nan, was a Malaysian politician who served as the fifth chief minister of Sarawak from March 2014 to his death in January 2017. During his tenure, Adenan he ...

from cardiac arrest on January 11, 2017. Adenan, who was also president of the

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component party), won the Tanjong Datu seat in 2016 state elections when he defeated Jazolkipli Numan of PKR by polling 6,360 votes against 468 by Jazolkipli. The Tanjong Datu by-election will see a three-way contest between Barisan Nasional candidate Jamilah Anu,

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candidate Johnny Aput and

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candidate Rapelson Richard Hamit. Jamilah is the widow of Adenan and has been known for her involvement in charity and volunteer work and accompanying her late husband on constituency visits.

Results

Jamilah Anu managed to retain the seat for Barisan Nasional with a majority of 6,443 votes beating two other candidates.

References

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