2020 Slim by-election

A by-election was held on 29 August 2020 for the seat of Slim in the Perak State Legislative Assembly. The seat fell vacant following the sudden death of the incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, Mohd. Khusairi Abdul Talib, 59, due to a heart attack on 15 July 2020. He had held the seat for four terms since 2004.

2020 Slim by-election
29 August 2020
N58 Slim seat in the Perak State Legislative Assembly
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  BN IND IND
Candidate Mohd Zaidi Aziz Amir Khusyairi Mohd Tanusi Santharasekaran Subramaniam
Party UMNO Independent Independent
Alliance BN-MN-PN PEJUANG-PH
Popular vote 13,060 2,115 276
Percentage 84.53% 13.69% 1.78%
MLA before election

Mohd. Khusairi Abdul Talib (died)
Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

 Elected MLA

Mohd Zaidi Aziz
Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

The Election Commission (EC) had set the nomination day on 15 August 2020, early voting on 25 August and polling day for 29 August with a 14-day campaign period.

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