Candidate · P159 Pasir Gudang (2022)
Hassan bin Abdul Karim has been a Member of Parliament since 2018, currently representing P159 Pasir Gudang under PKR/PH after winning GE15 (2022) and GE14 (2018). He has a long electoral history dating back to 1982, having contested under several party banners (PSRM, PRM, PKR) before winning Pasir Gudang in 2018. Records document a sedition matter that progressed from charge (2015) to discharge (2018) to full acquittal at the Shah Alam High Court (2019), and a brief tenure as PKR Johor state chairman before his 2019 resignation. He has taken public positions on the conduct of the MACC and on the timing of the next general election.
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According to Wikipedia, Hassan bin Abdul Karim has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Gudang since May 2018.
“is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Gudang since May 2018.”
According to Wikipedia, Hassan bin Abdul Karim served as chairman of the Federal-State Relations Select Committee from December 2018 to November 2022.
“He was chairman of the Federal-State Relations Select Committee from December 2018 to November 2022.”
According to Wikipedia, Hassan bin Abdul Karim served as state chairman of the party's Johor branch from December 2018 until his resignation in July 2019.
“served as the state chairman of its Johor branch from December 2018 until his resignation in July 2019.”
Arrests, charges, convictions, sentences, acquittals and pardons as reported by credible sources. Each item is marked with its stage — a charge is not a conviction — and outcomes are listed where reported.
According to Wikipedia, Hassan was charged at the Shah Alam Sessions Court with three counts of making seditious statements via his public Twitter account on 16 November 2015.
“On 16 November 2015, Hassan was charged at the Shah Alam Sessions Court with three counts of making seditious statements via his public Twitter account in which he was alleged to have criticised the Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah being abroad during Selangor Mentri Besar crisis in 2014.”
According to Wikipedia, Hassan was discharged not amounting to an acquittal by the Sessions Court in May 2018, following the prosecution's decision to drop the sedition charges.
“He was discharged not amounting to an acquittal by the Sessions Court in May 2018, following the prosecution's decision to drop the charges.”
According to Wikipedia, Hassan was granted a full acquittal on the sedition charges by the Shah Alam High Court on 10 May 2019.
“On 10 May 2019, he was finally granted a full acquittal on the sedition charges by the Shah Alam High Court.”
Allegations and investigations as reported by credible outlets. An allegation is not a finding; read each with its stage and source.
Sinar Harian reported that Hassan Abdul Karim urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (SPRM) to conduct a more professional and ethical investigation into former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri, questioning why evidence was disclosed to the public through a press conference before the investigation was completed.
“Saya yakin dengan kemampuan SPRM, bagaimanapun dalam kes ini jelas ada pelanggaran etika dan profesionalisme.”
The Edge Malaysia reported that Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim not to hastily dissolve Parliament and to complete the government's full mandate until late 2027 or early 2028, so that economic policies would have time to deliver results, rather than calling GE16 promptly after PKR's setbacks in recent Sabah, Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections.
“Convince our leader Anwar Ibrahim not to act hastily. Encourage him to govern the country well until the full mandate ends, which is by the end of 2027 or early 2028,”
Contested 9 elections, won 2.
| Election | Seat | Ticket | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE15 (2022) | P159 Pasir Gudang | PKR · PH | 71,233 47.7% | Won by 31,558 |
| GE14 (2018) | P159 Pasir Gudang | PKR · PH | 61,615 58.7% | Won by 24,726 |
| GE13 (2013) | P144 Ledang | PKR · PR | 28,652 48.3% | 2nd of 2 |
| GE12 (2008) | P160 Johor Bahru | PRM | 17,794 29.2% | 2nd of 2 |
| GE11 (2004) | P164 Pontian |
Official gazetted results via the Malaysian Election Corpus (grade A record).
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| PKR · BA |
| 5,509 17.1% |
| 2nd of 2 |
| GE10 (1999) | P140 Tebrau | PRM · BA | 13,799 21.9% | 2nd of 2 |
| Johor state election 1986 | N30 Pasir Gudang | PSRM · HAK | 11,103 45.0% | 2nd of 2 |
| GE7 (1986) | P129 Tebrau | PSRM · HAK | 16,085 37.2% | 2nd of 2 |
| Johor state election 1982 | N30 Skudai | PSRM | 6,287 22.8% | 2nd of 2 |