2024 Mahkota by-election

2024 Mahkota by-election

28 September 2024

N29 Mahkota seat in the
Johor State Legislative Assembly
Turnout53.84%
  First party Second party
  BN PN
Candidate Syed Hussien 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 Hussien 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. 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 Hussien 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.