Muhamad Said Jonit

{{Short description|Malaysian politician (died 2024)}}

{{Malay name|Muhamad Said|Jonit|note=on}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Muhamad Said Jonit

| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|محمد سعيد جنيد}}}}

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| assembly = Johor State Legislative

| constituency_AM = Mahkota

| predecessor = Md Jais Sarday

| successor = Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain

| term_start = 2018

| term_end = 2022

| birth_name = Muhamad Said bin Jonit

| birth_date = 1953

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| death_date = 12 December 2024 (71–72 years old)

| death_place = Kluang, Malaysia

| citizenship = Malaysian

| party = PAS (till 2015)
AMANAH (2015–2021)
PKR (2021–2024)

| otherparty = Pakatan Rakyat (till 2015)
Pakatan Harapan (2015–2024)

| occupation = Politician

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Muhamad Said bin Jonit (1953 – 12 December 2024) was a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Johor State Legislative Assembly for Mahkota after winning it in the 2018 Johor state election.

Life and career

Jonit was a member of PAS before joining AMANAH and had participated in the 2013 Malaysian general election. He was the Chief of AMANAH Simpang Renggam branch.{{Cite web |title=MUHAMAD SAID JONIT |url=http://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/2193/muhamad-said-jonit |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=PRU @ Sinar Harian}} On 27 February 2021, Senggarang state assemblyman, Khairuddin had announced that he had left AMANAH and joined PKR, together with Muhamad Said and Serom state assemblyman, Faizul Amri.{{Cite web |date=27 February 2021 |title=Tiga Adun Amanah sertai PKR |url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2021/02/678856/tiga-adun-amanah-sertai-pkr |access-date=8 May 2022 |website=Harian Metro}} Jonit died on 12 December 2024.{{cite news |title=Former Mahkota assemblyman, PKR leader, Muhamad Said Jonit dies |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/12/12/former-mahkota-assemblymanpkr-leadermuhamad-said-jonit-dies/159647 |access-date=12 December 2024 |publisher=Malay Mail |date=12 December 2024}}

Election results

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!Year

!Constituency

! colspan="2" |Candidate

!Votes

!Pct

! colspan="2" |Opponent(s)

!Votes

!Pct

!Ballots cast

!Majority

!Turnout

2013

|P155 Tenggara

| {{Party shading/PAS}} |

|Muhamad Said Jonit (PAS)

| align=right|8,502

|24.33%

| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Halimah Mohamed Sadique}} (UMNO)

| align=right|25,698

|73.54%

|34,946

|17,196

|88.04%

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|+Johor State Legislative Assembly{{cite web |title=RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pub&lang=BI&no=P.U.%20(B)%20332/2018 |access-date=8 May 2022}}

!Year

!Constituency

! colspan="2" |Candidate

!Votes

!Pct

! colspan="2" |Opponent(s)

!Votes

!Pct

!Ballots cast

!Majority

!Turnout

rowspan="2" |2018

| rowspan="2" |N29 Mahkota

| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |

| rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|Muhamad Said Jonit}} (AMANAH)

| rowspan="2" align=right|19,507

| rowspan="2" |48.24%

| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Md Jais Sarday (UMNO)

| style="text-align:right;" |17,839

|43.31%

| rowspan="2" |41,185

| rowspan="2" |1,668

| rowspan="2" |84.83%

{{Party shading/PAS}} |

|Hasbullah Najib (PAS)

| align=right|3,092

| align=right|7.51%

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