2007 Ijok by-election

The seat of Ijok in the State Legislative Assembly of Selangor, Malaysia, fell vacant after the death of the incumbent, K. Sivalingam, on 4 April 2007 from a heart attack.

[5] However, on 16 April 2007, the BN picked a relative unknown, former teacher K. Parthiban as its by-election candidate.

[8] PKR's campaign will be led by party adviser and former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

[10] On 15 April 2007, Klang-based businessman K. Loganathan announced he would contest as an independent candidate in the by-election, citing the lack of development and progress under the previous assemblyman and his desire to serve the rural folk of Ijok as reasons.

Neither Loganathan nor any of the purported independent candidates appeared, and thus after the nomination period ended at 11.00 am, returning officer Haris Kasim announced that the by-election would be a straight fight between K. Parthiban of the MIC and Khalid of PKR.

[13] PKR later accused that Khairy Jamaluddin, Deputy BN Youth Chief, had been involved in provoking the fight, and also that BN Youth Chief and Education Minister Hishamuddin Hussein had thrown bottles at PKR supporters.

[14] The Prime Minister had later warned both PKR and BN supporters of their behaviour during the by-election of Ijok.