In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ismail is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Natrah.

Natrah binti Ismail (14 September 1950 – 2 November 2023) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sekijang from May 2018 to November 2022. She was a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[2]

Political career

Natrah made her electoral debut in the Johor state assembly elections in 2013 in a losing effort to UMNO’s Ayub Rahmat by 2,260 votes in the Kemelah constituency.

Five years later in 2018, she won a rematch against Ayub, this time defeating him by 1,281 votes to win the Sekijang parliamentary seat.

Natrah was one of the first-time MPs elected as the Pakatan Harapan coalition swept into power, ending the 61 years rule of the BN federal government.

In 2021, Natrah claimed she had been approached to defect and give her support as a federal lawmaker to the Perikatan Nasional government led by the then-Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.[3] She was later reported to have rejected the offer. However, in the 2022 general election, she was not fielded as a PKR candidate due to her ailing heath, with Dr Zaliha Mustafa succeeding her as the Sekijang MP.

Death

Natrah Ismail died from cancer on 2 November 2023, at the age of 73.[4]

Election results

Johor State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N04 Kemelah Natrah Ismail (PKR) 7,657 43.57% Ayub Rahmat (UMNO) 9,917 56.43% 17,803 2,260 87.06%
Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P141 Sekijang, Johor Natrah Ismail (PKR) 19,559 51.69% Ayub Rahmat (UMNO) 18,278 48.31% 38,527 1,281 84.97%

References

  1. ^ "Keputusan Negeri Johor". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes - Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Johore" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/amp/category/nation/2021/03/06/lodge-report-with-us-over-offer-to-switch-sides-macc-tells-sekijang-mp/
  4. ^ PKR’s former Sekijang MP Natrah Ismail dies


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrah_Ismail
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