2010 Batu Sapi by-election

{{Short description|2010 Batu Sapi by-election in Sabah, Malaysia}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2010 Batu Sapi by-election

| country = Malaysia

| type = by-election

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2008 Malaysian general election

| previous_year = 2008

| next_election = 2013 Malaysian general election

| next_year = 2013

| seats_for_election = Batu Sapi seat in the Dewan Rakyat

| election_date = 4 November 2010

| image1 = BN

| candidate1 = Tsen Thau Lin

| color1 =

| party1 = BN (PBS)

| alliance1 =

| popular_vote1 = 9,773

| percentage1 = 64.22%

| image2 = PKR

| image2_size =

| candidate2 = Umsery @ Ansari Abdullah

| party2 = PKR

| alliance2 = PR

| color2 =

| popular_vote2 = 3,414

| percentage2 = 22.43%

| image3 = SAPP

| image3_size =

| candidate3 = Yong Teck Lee

| party3 = SAPP

| alliance3 =

| color3 =

| popular_vote3 = 2,031

| percentage3 = 13.35%

| title = MP

| posttitle = Elected MP

| before_election = Edmund Chong Ket Wah

| before_party = BN (PBS)

| after_election = Tsen Thau Lin

| after_party = BN (PBS)

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}}The 2010 Batu Sapi by-election in the Malaysian state of Sabah was held on 4 November 2010. The nomination of candidates was done on 26 October 2010. The Batu Sapi parliamentary seat fell vacant when its Member of Parliament; Datuk Edmund Chong Ket Wah of United Sabah Party or Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), was killed after his 750cc motorcycle accident in Sabah on 9 October 2010. Previously PBS won the seat during the 2008 General Election by a 3,708-vote majority over Independent candidate Chung Kwong Wing.[https://web.archive.org/web/20101023211521/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/16/nation/7236479&sec=nation] Batu Sapi polls on Nov 4, too[https://web.archive.org/web/20101023210932/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/16/nation/7237178&sec=nation] DAP: Same polling date not to our advantage{{cite web |url=http://www.mmail.com.my/content/52392-batu-sapi-byelection-same-day-galas |title = Batu Sapi by-election same day as Galas' {{!}} Malay Mail Online |accessdate=2010-10-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102172050/http://www.mmail.com.my/content/52392-batu-sapi-byelection-same-day-galas |archivedate=2011-01-02 |df= }} Batu Sapi by-election same day as Galas' A total 25,720 registered voters eligible to vote in this by-election. The electorate is made of 50.61% Bumiputera, 40.22% Chinese and 3% others.http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newspolitic.php?id=535541 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622084617/http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newspolitic.php?id=535541 |date=2011-06-22 }} SAPP likely to put candidate for Batu Sapi by-electionhttp://www.mysinchew.com/node/46538 Simultaneous by-elections for Batu Sapi, Galas

The by-election was held on the same day as the 2010 Galas by-election.