92% turn out for Sg Besar early voting by-election #scs93 #prkSgBesar @NajibRazak

Early voting at the Sungai Besar parlimentary by-election ended at 5pm yesterday with a 92% turnout. Election Commission chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Hashim Abdullah said the early voting process, which took place at the Sabak Bernam district police headquarters, was meant for members of the police force and their spouses. "In the P093 Sungai Besar parliamentary, there were 21 voters from Sekinchan and 265 in the Sungai Panjang constituencies. "The Sekinchan stream has been gazetted to close at 2pm and Sungai Panjang at 5pm. 

"The ballot boxes will be brought to the Sekinchan police station lock up and the results will be announced after 4pm on June 18 (polling day)," Hashim told a press conference at the Sabak Bernam district police headquarters yesterday.

The Sungai Besar by-election was held following the death of member of parliament Tan Sri Noriah Kasnon in a helicopter crash on May 5. Noriah Kasnon was also the Plantations Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister. In the by-election, BN has selected Budiman Mohd Zohdi, who is also the Sungai Panjang assemblyman, as its candidate. He will square off against Meru assemblyman Abdul Rani Osman from Pas. PAN has fielded Azhar Abdul Shukor to contest in the three-way cornered