Voter turnout in the Kinabatangan and Lamag by-elections exceeded 43% by 1 pm, with polling centres set to close in stages until 5.30 pm.
KINABATANGAN: Voter turnout for the Kinabatangan parliamentary by-election reached 43.23% by 1 pm today.
The Election Commission reported that 20,873 of the constituency’s 48,282 registered voters had cast their ballots.
Of the three state seats within Kinabatangan, Lamag recorded the highest turnout at 44.50%.
Sukau followed with 44.32%, while Kuamut saw 41.45% of voters turn out.
A total of 36 polling centres with 117 streams opened simultaneously at 7.30 am for the dual by-elections.
The centres will close in stages from 1 pm to 5.30 pm according to set voting times.
The Kinabatangan parliamentary contest is a three-cornered fight.
Candidates are Mohd Kurniawan Naim Moktar from Barisan Nasional, Datuk Saddi Abdul Rahman from Warisan, and independent Goldam Hamid.
The Lamag state seat by-election is a straight fight between BN’s Mohd Ismail Ayob and Warisan’s Mazliwati Abdul Malek.
The by-elections were triggered by the death of incumbent MP and Lamag Assemblyman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin on December 5 last year.