THE Dewan Rakyat has notified the Election Commission (EC) regarding the vacancy of the Pulai parliamentary (P161) seat in Johor, following the death of incumbent Salahuddin Ayub.

Dewan Rakyat speaker Johari Abdul said in accordance with article 54 clause (1) of the Federal Constitution, the EC is required to fill the vacancy within 60 days from the date it is confirmed there is a vacant position.

“As the speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, I have issued a notification dated July 25, 2023, to inform the EC chairman that Yang Berhormat Salahuddin Ayub had died on Sunday, July 23, 2023,” he said in a statement today.

Johari, on behalf of the Malaysian parliament, also conveyed his condolences to the family of Salahuddin and prayed that his soul would be blessed and placed among the righteous.

Salahuddin, 61, died at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Star, Kedah, at 9.23pm on Sunday after undergoing surgery for a brain haemorrhage. – Bernama, July 25, 2023.