2010 Batu Sapi by-election

2010 Batu Sapi by-election
Batu Sapi seat in the Dewan Rakyat
MP before election; Edmund Chong Ket Wah; BN (PBS)	Elected MP ; Tsen Thau Lin; BN (PBS)

The 2010 Batu Sapi by-election in the Malaysian state of Sabah was held on 4 November 2010. The nomination of candidates was done on 26 October 2010. The Batu Sapi parliamentary seat fell vacant when its Member of Parliament; Datuk Edmund Chong Ket Wah of United Sabah Party or Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), was killed after his 750cc motorcycle accident in Sabah on 9 October 2010. Previously PBS won the seat during the 2008 General Election by a 3,708-vote majority over Independent candidate Chung Kwong Wing.^[1]^[2]^[3] A total 25,720 registered voters eligible to vote in this by-election. The electorate is made of 50.61% Bumiputera, 40.22% Chinese and 3% others.^[4]^[5]

The by-election was held on the same day as the 2010 Galas by-election.

Results

Malaysian general by-election, 4 November 2010: Batu Sapi
Upon the death of incumbent, Chong Ket Wah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Tsen Thau Lin	9,773	64.22
	PKR	Umsery @ Ansari Abdullah	3,414	22.43
	SAPP	Yong Teck Lee	2,031	13.35
Total valid votes			15,218	100.00
Total rejected ballots			372
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			15,613	61.03
Registered electors			25,582
Majority			6,359
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.185 Batu Sapi". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.