Barisan Nasional Vs PAS For The Rompin By-Election: Who Will Be The Next MP?

A political veteran and a fresh face from opposing parties will be duking it out to clinch the recently-vacated parliamentary seat in Rompin.

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BN scrapes a win for the Rompin by-election but with a significantly reduced majority

BN's Hasan Arifin has won the Rompin by-elections.

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PKR Tian Chua welcomes the reduction but claims the by-election was biased

4 May: [PHOTOS] Rompin Sees Outstanding Turnout On By-Election Day

Semah Yuming casting her vote at SK Pontian.

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Locals cast their votes early in the morning on Rompin by-election day

Voters queue at Sekolah Agama Rakyat LKTP Keratong 5.

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Barisan Nasional candidate Datuk Hasan Arifin and his wife casting their votes at Sekolah Kebangsaan Leban Condong on Tuesday.

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Voters queueing up to cast their votes at Sekolah Agama Rajyat LKTP, Felda Keratong 5 in Muadzam Shah on Tuesday.

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PAS candidate Nazri Ahmad and wife Yusmariza Yusof casting their votes at Sekolah Agama Rakyat LKTP Keratong 5 in Muadzam Shah, Rompin on Tuesday

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Barisan Nasional candidate Datuk Hasan Arifin arrived at around 8.30am to cast his vote.

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EC ferrying the ballot boxes to polling centrer at SK Mukut, Pulau Tioman.

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PAS candidate Nazri Ahmad and wife Yusmariza Yusof showing the indelible ink on their index fingers after casting their votes for the Rompin by-election on Tuesday.

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Aminah Sidek casting her vote at SK Pontian.

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Voters from Kg.Salang travelling via boat to cast their vote at SK. Tekek, Tioman Island.

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30 April: [PHOTOS] Police and army personnel cast their early ballots at the Rompin by-election

Photos of today's early voting:

Election Commission workers taking the election paraphernalia from Rompin onto a police patrol boat headed for Pulau Tioman yesterday.

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Members of the Royal Malaysian Police queuing up to cast their votes for the by-election at Rompin police headquarters rest lounge.

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A member of the Royal Malaysian Police casts his vote during early voting at Rompin police headquarters rest lounge.

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Lans Corporal Hidayah Hussein shiws her marked fingerafter casting her vote at Tekek police station, Pulau Tioman.

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PAS's candidate for Rompin by-election, Nazri Ahmad, at Tekek police station which is one of the polling stations.

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Members of the Royal Malaysian Police, (from left) Norzida Shakri, Karmila Ramli, Rosmalawati Madon show their indellible ink marked fingers after casting their votes at Rompin police headquaters rest lounge.

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BN confident it will win with more than 15,000 votes

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Datuk Hassan Ariffin (centre) is the representative for BN's Rompin election.

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22 April: The Rompin by-election will see local-borns Datuk Hasan Arifin and Nazri Ahmaf representing Barisan Nasional (BN) and PAS respectively in a bid to secure the recently vacated parliamentary seat

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The Rompin seat was left vacant following the death of Barisan Nasional MP Tan Sri Jamaluddin Jarjis in a helicopter crash in Semenyih on 4 April

BN's candidate Datuk Hasan Arifin, 63, is a former deputy Menteri Besar Pahang and has been the acting divisional chief for Rompin Umno since Tan Sri Jamaluddin Jarjis' death

Hasan (centre) flanked by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (right) and Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob.

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PAS candidate Nazri Ahmad, 40, became involved with politics when he was elected as Pahang PAS Youth chief in 2005

On the national coalition's chances of retaining the seat, former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad is confident that it will remain in BN's hands without any problem

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The Rompin by-election will be held on 5 May, with early voting to take place on 30 April

Meanwhile, a by-election is also on the horizon for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat following Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's incarceration:

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