2024 Sungai Bakap by-election

The 2024 Sungai Bakap by-election was a by-election for the Penang State Legislative Assembly seat of Sungai Bakap that was held on 6 July 2024. It was called following the death of incumbent, Nor Zamri Latiff on 24 May 2024 due to gastritis. Nor Zamri has served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Bakap since 2023. It is the first Penang state by-election since the 2023 Penang state election.

Abidin Ismail of Perikatan Nasional (PN) defeated Joohari Ariffin of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a significantly increased majority of 4,267 votes compared to the one won by Nor Zamri in the 2023 state election.

Nomination
On 12 June 2024, Pakatan Harapan (PH) and its component party the People's Justice Party (PKR), representing the government, announced its candidate, Joohari Ariffin, who was making his electoral debut in the election. Barisan Nasional (BN), one of the major political coalitions working with PH to form the coalition governments at the federal and Penang state levels, agreed to actively campaign for the PH candidate.

Three days later on 15 June 2024, Perikatan Nasional (PN) and its component party the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), defending the seat in the election, named Nibong Tebal PAS vice chairman Abidin Ismail, who was also contesting in an election for the first time, as its candidate.

Both Joohari and Abidin were officially nominated on Nomination Day on 22 June 2024. The election saw a straight fight between them as no other candidates were nominated.

Timeline
The key dates are listed below.