2024 Mahkota by-election

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N29 Mahkota seat in the Johor State Legislative Assembly
Turnout	53.84%
First party Second party   BN PN Candidate Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah Mohamad Haizan Jaafar Party UMNO BERSATU Alliance BN PN Popular vote 27,995 7,347 Percentage 79.21% 20.79%
Mahkota assemblyman before election Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain (deceased) Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Elected Mahkota assemblyman Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

The 2024 Mahkota by-election was a by-election for the Johor State Legislative Assembly seat of Mahkota that was held on 28 September 2024. It was called following the death of incumbent, Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain on 2 August 2024 from internal bleeding.^[1][2][3] Sharifah Azizah served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Penawar from 2018 to 2022 and for Mahkota from 2022.

Barisan Nasional's Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah defeated Perikatan Nasional's Mohamad Haizan Jaafar in a landslide, winning by a majority of 20,648 votes, leading in all polling districts, as well as early and postal votes.^[4][5]

On 17 August 2024, Pakatan Harapan (PH) Secretary-General Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed that PH would not field a candidate, and instead giving way to Barisan Nasional (BN).^[6] On 7 September 2024, BN nominated Kluang UMNO Youth chief Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah as its candidate.^[7] On 10 September 2024, Perikatan Nasional (PN) nominated former Johor FA footballer and former Kluang football head coach Mohamad Haizan Jaafar as its candidate.^[8]

On Nomination Day, the race was confirmed to be a straight fight between Syed Hussein of BN and Mohamad Haizan of PN after nominations closed.^[9]

The key dates are listed below.

Johor state by-election, 28 September 2024: Mahkota
Upon the death of incumbent, Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah	27,995	79.21	33.35
	PN	Mohamad Haizan Jaafar	7,347	20.79	0.23
Total valid votes			35,342	98.98
Total rejected ballots			339	0.95
Unreturned ballots			24	0.07
Turnout			35,705	53.84	3.50
Registered electors			66,318
Majority			20,648	57.83	43.56
	BN hold		Swing		?

Johor state election, 2022: Mahkota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain	16,611	45.86	1.75
	PH	Muhammad Taqiuddin Cheman	11,445	31.59	16.65
	PN	Mohamad Nor Lingan	7,614	21.02	21.02
	Heritage	Mohamed Noor Suleiman	555	1.53	1.53
Total valid votes			36,225	97.08
Total rejected ballots			805	2.16
Unreturned ballots			286	0.77
Turnout			37,316	57.34	27.49
Registered electors			65,074
Majority			5,166	14.27	10.14
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF).