Kuala Rajang (federal constituency)
Defunct federal constituency | |
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Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1987 |
Constituency abolished | 2008 |
First contested | 1990 |
Last contested | 2004 |
Kuala Rajang was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1990 to 2008.
The federal constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 2008 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Kuala Rajang | ||||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
8th | 1990-1995 | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha | BN | |
9th | 1995-1999 | |||
10th | 1999-2004 | Mohd Effendi Norwawi | ||
11th | 2004-2008 | Wahab Dolah | ||
Constituency abolished |
Election results
Malaysian general election, 2004 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
On the nomination day, Wahab Dolah won uncontested. | ||||||||
BN | Wahab Dolah | |||||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Registered electors | ||||||||
Majority | ||||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Malaysian general election, 1999 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Mohd Effendi Norwawi | 14,306 | 79.36 | |||||
KEADILAN | Lamasudin @ Udie Salleh @ Urdie Salleh | 3,720 | 20.64 | |||||
Total valid votes | 18,026 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 486 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 31 | |||||||
Turnout | 18,543 | 67.07 | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||||
Majority | 10,586 | |||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Malaysian general election, 1995 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
On the nomination day, Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha won uncontested. | ||||||||
BN | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha | |||||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Registered electors | ||||||||
Majority | ||||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Malaysian general election, 1990 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha | 10,886 | 72.53 | |||||
Independent | Asbor Abdullah | 2,230 | 14.86 | |||||
Independent | Ali Hassan Jajol | 1,892 | 12.61 | |||||
Total valid votes | 15,008 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 411 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 15,419 | 65.62 | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||||
Majority | 8,656 | |||||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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