Nasarudin Hashim

Dato' Nasarudin Hashim (born 20 July 1950) is a Malaysian politician. He is the former one-term Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia for Parit constituency in Perak from 2004 to 2008. Nasarudin was also the Perak State Legislative Assemblyman for the Bota constituency having held the office for two terms between 2008 and 2013. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

In this Malay name, the name Hashim is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nasarudin.
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Nasarudin Hashim
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Bota
In office
2008–2018
Preceded byChe'ri Md Daud (UMNO-BN)
Succeeded byKhairul Shahril Mohamed (UMNO-BN)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Parit, Perak
In office
2004–2008
Preceded byMat Basir Rahmat (PAS-BA)
Succeeded byMohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO-BN)
Personal details
Born (1950-07-20) 20 July 1950
Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
People's Justice Party (PKR) (from 25 January 2009 to 4 February 2009)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (from 25 January 2009 to 4 February 2009)
OccupationPolitician

As member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly, he was known for his key role in the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis. His defection from the People's Justice Party (PKR) back to the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)—days after he had defected the other way earlier—helped cause the collapse of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government of which PKR was a component party.

Nasarudin was first elected as the MP of Parit by winning the seat in 2004 general election, representing UMNO of Barisan Nasional (BN). He than switched to contest the Perak stae seat of Bota and elected to the state assembly in 2008 general election.[1] In the 2008 election, the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition took power in Perak, consigning Nasarudin's UMNO to opposition for the first time in the state's history. On 25 January 2009, Nasarudin announced his defection to PKR, thus boosting the Pakatan Rakyat's narrow majority in the assembly. He claimed it was a "brave" decision that had the support of his constituents. His move was followed by the defection of eight UMNO branches in his constituency.[2][3] However, in early February, Nasarudin defected back to UMNO. Joined by three other Pakatan Rakyat MPs, the defection gave the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional coalition the numbers to return to the state government.[4] Nasarudin said his reversal was to ensure the "stability" of government in Perak.[5]

Election results
Perak State Legislative Assembly: N39 Bota, P69 Parit[6][7][8]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 Nasarudin Hashim (UMNO) 6,556 57.82% Usaili Alias (PAS) 4,488 39.58% 11,338 2,068 78.80%
2013 Nasarudin Hashim (UMNO) 9,504 59.62% Zulkifly Ibrahim (PAS) 6,056 37.99% 15,942 3,448 86.20%
Parliament of Malaysia: P69 Parit[6][7]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 Nasarudin Hashim (UMNO) 12,808 61.22% Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib (PAS) 8,112 38.78% 21,532 4,696 74.46%

References
  1. Ritikos, Jane (26 January 2009). "Nasarudin is first BN rep to join Opposition". The Star. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  2. "Nasarudin to explain his move". The Star. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  3. Koh, Christina (1 February 2009). "Bota branch leaders follow Nasarudin to PKR". The Star. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  4. "Boost for Najib, blow to Anwar". New Straits Times. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  5. "I want to see stability in Perak, says Nasarudin". The Star. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13 Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri 2013". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 8 May 2016.


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