Selangor speaker Teng Chang Khim announced today that the state assembly seat of Port Klang has fallen vacant with effect from Jan 16.
Its representative Badrul Hisham Abdullah has been absent for six months since the last assembly sitting he attended on July 15 last year.
The decision was made under Articles 69 and 70(1) of the state constitution. There is no provision for an appeal.
The announcement is likely to pave the way for the 15th by-election since the 2008 general election.
Badrul, who had in 2009 quit PKR to turn Independent, was absent for all six days of the third assembly sitting from Nov 8 to 15, 2010 without permission.
