| Election Name: | 2024 Mahkota by-election |
| Country: | Johor |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Johor state election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | Next Johor state election |
| Next Year: | Next |
| Seats For Election: | N29 Mahkota seat in the Johor State Legislative Assembly |
| Election Date: | 28 September 2024 |
| Turnout: | 53.84% |
| Image1: | BN |
| Candidate1: | Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah |
| Party1: | UMNO |
| Alliance1: | BN |
| Color1: | 000080 |
| Popular Vote1: | 27,995 |
| Percentage1: | 79.21% |
| Candidate2: | Mohamad Haizan Jaafar |
| Color2: | 031e61 |
| Party2: | BERSATU |
| Alliance2: | PN |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,347 |
| Percentage2: | 20.79% |
| Mahkota assemblyman | |
| Before Election: | Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain (deceased) |
| Before Party: | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
| After Election: | Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah |
| After Party: | 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.
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2024 | Issue of the Writ of Election | |
| 14 September 2024 | Nomination Day | |
| 14–27 September 2024 | Campaigning Period | |
| 24 September 2024 | Early polling day for postal and overseas voters | |
| 28 September 2024 | Polling Day |