Kalaka (state constituency)

Kalaka
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Abdul Wahab Aziz
GPS
Constituency created 1968
First contested 1969
Last contested 2016

Kalaka is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Nyabor, Roban, Pelunga, Kabong, Perpat, Kaba, Saratok.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Pelunga, Perpat, Kaba, Saratok, Tengalat, Senyawan.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kalaka
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
8th1970-1974Wan Alwi Tuanku IbrahimPESAKA
9th1974-1979Ahmad Zaidi AdruceBN
10th1979-1983Wan Yusof Tuanku Bujang
11th1983-1987
12th1987-1991Abang Yusuf PutehPERMAS
13th1991-1996Abdul Wahab AzizBN
14th1996-2001
15th2001-2006
16th2006-2011
17th2011-2016
18th2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Wahab Aziz3,98877.57+ 9.30
PKRJemat Panjang1,15322.43+ 7.34
Total valid votes 5,141 100.00
Total rejected ballots 82
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 5,24771.61
Registered electors 7,327
Majority 2,835
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 190/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

"Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Wahab Aziz6,83568.27- 15.18
IndependentIsmail Hussain1,66516.63+ 16.63
PKRMohd Yahya Abdullah1,51115.09- 1.46
Total valid votes 10,011 100.00
Total rejected ballots 120
Unreturned ballots 71
Turnout 10,20272.01
Registered electors 14,167
Majority 5,170
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes Sarawak [P.U. (B) 245/2011]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Wahab Aziz7,39683.45- 0.91
KEADILANJini Sahini1,46716.55+ 3.46
Total valid votes 8,863 100.00
Total rejected ballots 136
Unreturned ballots 18
Turnout 9,01767.39
Registered electors 13,379
Majority 5,929
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Wahab Aziz7,69284.36+ 84.36
KEADILANBasmawi Mahali1,19413.09+ 13.09
IndependentIdris Bohari2322.54+ 2.54
Total valid votes 9,118 100.00
Total rejected ballots 112
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 9,24470.53
Registered electors 13,106
Majority 6,498
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Wahab Aziz won uncontested.
BNAbdul Wahab Aziz
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 12,865
Majority
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Wahab Aziz8,06783.87
PERMASMohd Nasar Badron1,38914.44
NEGARASenawi Sulaiman1631.69
Total valid votes 9,619 100.00
Total rejected ballots 97
Unreturned ballots 147
Turnout 9,86379.32
Registered electors 12,435
Majority 6,678
BN gain from PERMAS Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PERMASAbang Yusuf Puteh50.53
BN49.47
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
PERMAS gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNWan Yusof Tuanku Bujang61.54
Independent
Independent
Independent
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNWan Yusof Tuanku Bujang78.31
PAJAR21.69
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAhmad Zaidi Adruce3,16362.75
SNAPSenawi Sulaiman1,87837.25
Total valid votes 5,041 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 6,280
Majority 1,278
BN gain from PESAKA Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PESAKAWan Alwi Tuanku Ibrahim1,96342.52
BUMIPUTERAKadir Hassan1,40730.47
SNAPWilliam Lampas1,16425.21
IndependentJais Sejin831.80
Total valid votes 4,617 100.00
Total rejected ballots 263
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 4,88087.39
Registered electors 5,584
Majority 556
This was a new constituency created.

References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  1. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
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