Dato' Kamarul Baharin bin Abbas (born 12 June 1947) is a Malaysian politician and the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Telok Kemang constituency in the state of Negeri Sembilan for two terms from 2008 to 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Kamarul Baharin Abbas
قمرالبحرين عباس
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Telok Kemang
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded bySothinathan Sinna Gounder
(BNMIC)
Succeeded byConstituency abolished and renamed Port Dickson
Majority2,804 (2008)
1,579 (2013)
Personal details
Born (1947-06-12) 12 June 1947 (age 77)
Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–present)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015)
OccupationPolitician

Kamarul was first elected to Parliament in the 2008 general election winning the seat of Telok Kemang. In doing so he unseated the incumbent member Sothinathan Sinna Gounder from the then still governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1][2] He was re-elected in 2013 general election. Kamarul was state chief of PKR for both the 2008 and 2013 elections.[3] He did not contest in the 2018 general election when the Telok Kemang constituency was abolished and renamed as Port Dickson.

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia[1][4][5][6][7][8]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballot casts Majority Turnout
2008 P132 Telok Kemang, Negeri Sembilan Kamarul Baharin Abbas (PKR) 23,348 52.48% Sothinathan Sinna Gounder (MIC) 20,544 46.17% 46,613 2,804 77.45%
Mohd Rashid Arshad (IND) 601 1.35%
2013 Kamarul Baharin Abbas (PKR) 29,848 51.01% Mogan Velayatham (MIC) 28,269 48.31% 59,984 1,579 85.05%
Kamarudin Kumaravel Abdullah (IND) 394 0.67%
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N14 Ampangan Kamarul Baharin Abbas (PKR) 7,101 49.69% Abu Ubaidah Redza (UMNO) 7,190 50.31% 14,525 89 85.80%

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Midnight win in Negri for BN". The Star. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  3. ^ "PKR eyeing 13 seats in NS". Malaysiakini (subscription). 11 February 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  9. ^ "DSSA 1996". awards.selangor.gov.my.