PONTIAN: Despite being wheelchair-bound, Aminah Kasbi, 90, was gung-ho about voting in the Tanjung Piai parliamentary by-election this morning.
The Taman Sri Pulai resident went to the polling centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Telok Kerang with her granddaughter, Norhidayah Abdullah, 30, before it had even opened.
“My grandmother woke up as early as 4am today. She is always excited during elections to go to vote. She said it’s her responsibility as a citizen,” said Norhidayah.
Aminah said that she has never missed an opportunity to vote since becoming a registered voter.
Meanwhile, retiree Mohd Taib Ahmad, 67, said he, too, has never missed participating in elections.
“Although I’m not that well, I still want to exercise my right, because I want the person that I voted for to help me and other people in Tanjung Piai by making our life better,” said the Telok Kerang resident.
Voting began at 8am today.
The Tanjung Piai seat fell vacant after its incumbent, Datuk Dr Mohd Farid Mohd Rafik, who was also Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, died on Sept 21 due to heart complications.
In the 14th general election, Dr Farid of Pakatan Harapan won the seat after polling 21,255 votes to defeat Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng of Barisan Nasional (20,731 votes) and Pas candidate Nordin Othman (2,962 votes).