Abdul Rashid bin Asari (born 17 October 1951) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Selat Klang since May 2018. He served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Menteris Besar Azmin Ali and Amirudin Shari from May 2018 to his removal from office in March 2020. He is an independent. He was a member and State Chairman of Selangor of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly PH coalition as well as the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Political career
Support for Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari
On 6 March 2024, Abdul Rashid declared support for Menteri Besar Amirudin and his state government. He became the first Opposition, PN and BERSATU MLA to do so. However, like the six Members of Parliament (MPs) who declared support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the federal level, he pledged loyalty to BERSATU and remained its member although supporting Amirudin and his state government. He added that the royal address by Sultan Sharafuddin praising the performance of Amirudin and his state government, the silence of BERSATU on the criticisms and allegations against the Sultan as well as the wellbeing of Selat Kelang were among his reasons of doing so.[1]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P097 Selayang | Abdul Rashid Asari (BERSATU) | 49,154 | 33.93% | William Leong Jee Keen (PKR) | 72,773 | 50.23% | 144,881 | 23,619 | 79.81% | ||
| Chan Wun Hoong (MCA) | 19,425 | 13.41% | ||||||||||
| Salleh Amiruddin (PEJUANG) | 2,584 | 1.78% | ||||||||||
| Muhammad Zaki Omar (IND) | 945 | 0.65% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N44 Selat Kelang | Abdul Rashid Asari (BERSATU) | 12,266 | 35.99% | Halimah Ali (PAS) | 11,766 | 34.52% | 34,571 | 500 | 83.55% | ||
| Mohd Khairi Hussin (UMNO) | 9,949 | 24.19% | ||||||||||
| Jeichandran Wadivelu (PRM) | 52 | 0.15% | ||||||||||
| Zainal Azwar Kamaruddin (IND) | 49 | 0.14% | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Abdul Rashid Asari (BERSATU) | 25,143 | 58.88% | Roslee Abd Hamid (UMNO) | 16,818 | 39.38% | 42,703 | 8,325 | 74.12% | |||
| Ezam Mohd Nor (PRM) | 742 | 1.74% | ||||||||||
Honours
Malaysia :
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (PSD) – Datuk (2001)[4]
Selangor :
Companion of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SMS)
References
- ^ "Bersatu rep declares support for Selangor MB". Free Malaysia Today. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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