Kuala Rajang (state constituency)
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
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Constituency created | 1968 | ||
First contested | 1969 | ||
Last contested | 2016 |
Kuala Rajang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1991, from 2016 to present.
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
It was abolished in 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2015.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Selalang, Belawai, Rajang, Sari, Seberang, Nanga Lepa.
Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Rajang | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
8th | 1970-1973 | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | BUMIPUTERA | |
1973-1974 | BN | |||
9th | 1974-1979 | |||
10th | 1979-1983 | Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar | ||
11th | 1983-1987 | Saidi Olia | ||
12th | 1987-1991 | Hamden Ahmad | ||
Constituency abolished | ||||
Constituency re-created, renamed from Belawai | ||||
18th | 2016-present | Talif @ Len Salleh | BN |
Election results
Sarawak state election, 2016 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Talif @ Len Salleh | 6,235 | 88.60 | |||||
Amanah | Sopian Julaihi | 649 | 9.22 | |||||
Independent | Asbor Abdullah | 153 | 2.17 | |||||
Total valid votes | 7,037 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 153 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 37 | |||||||
Turnout | 7,227 | 70.45 | ||||||
Registered electors | 10,259 | |||||||
Majority | 5,586 | |||||||
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 2016-04-28. "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 2016-04-28. |
Sarawak state election, 1987 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Hamden Ahmad | 60.64 | ||||||
PERMAS | 39.36 | |||||||
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Sarawak state election, 1983 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Saidi Olia | 64.11 | ||||||
Independent | 35.89 | |||||||
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Sarawak state election, 1979 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar | 76.29 | ||||||
PAJAR | 10.92 | |||||||
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Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||||
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Sarawak state election, 1974 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 3,667 | 78.09 | |||||
SNAP | Sylvester Melling Kium | 1,029 | 21.91 | |||||
Total valid votes | 4,696 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 358 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 5,054 | 83.17 | ||||||
Registered electors | 6,077 | |||||||
Majority | 2,638 | |||||||
BN gain from BUMIPUTERA | Swing | ? |
Sarawak state election, 1969 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BUMIPUTERA | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 2,161 | 44.42 | |||||
SUPP | Drahman Karia | 831 | 17.08 | |||||
SNAP | Ainie Dhoby | 743 | 15.27 | |||||
Independent | Then Kwan Long | 656 | 13.48 | |||||
PESAKA | Biliang Tinggi | 371 | 7.63 | |||||
Independent | Majidi Suhaili | 103 | 2.12 | |||||
Total valid votes | 4,865 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 222 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 5,087 | 88.75 | ||||||
Registered electors | 5,732 | |||||||
Majority | 1,330 | |||||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ↑ "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.