KUALA LUMPUR: KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) has fixed May 11 for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election.
The by-election is being held following the death of its three-term assemblywoman Lee Kee Hiong from the DAP.
EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh said the nomination of candidates for the by-election would be held on April 27, while early voting is set for May 7.
Lee died on March 21 after a battle with cancer.
She first won her seat in 2013 after defeating MCA's Ooi Hui Wen with a 1,702-vote majority, and defended it in 2018 with a 7,134-vote majority over MCA's Wong Koon Mun.
During the state election last year, Lee retained the seat for DAP with a 4,119-vote majority ahead of Gerakan's Henry Teoh.
Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has said the party will not contest the seat in the coming by-election and give way to DAP.