Matu-Daro

Matu-Daro
Sarawak constituency
Defunct state constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created 1968
Constituency abolished 2006
First contested 1969
Last contested 2001

Matu-Daro was a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was 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 2006 after it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Matu-Daro
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
8th1970-1973Awang Hipni Pengiran AnuBUMIPUTERA
1973-1974BN
9th1974-1979
10th1979-1981Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
1981-1983
11th1983-1987Abdul Wahab Dollah
12th1987-1991
13th1991-1996
14th1996-2001
15th2001-2006
Constituency abolished, split to Jemoreng and Daro

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2001: Matu-Daro
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Wahab Dollah5,89380.11
IndependentNoh Saabi1,46319.89
Total valid votes 7,356 100.00
Total rejected ballots 144
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 7,51471.90
Registered electors 10,451
Majority 4,430
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1996: Matu-Daro
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Wahab Dollah5,76982.89
IndependentMostapa Kusairi1,19117.11
Total valid votes 6,960 100.00
Total rejected ballots 188
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 7,16772.74
Registered electors 9,853
Majority 4,578
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1991: Matu-Daro
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Wahab Dollah4,57274.09
PERMASYusuf Abdul Rahman1,07717.45
DAPAsbor Abdullah4377.08
NEGARAIsnawi Sirat851.38
Total valid votes 6,171 100.00
Total rejected ballots 133
Unreturned ballots 1
Turnout 6,30575.10
Registered electors 8,396
Majority 3,495
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1987: Matu-Daro
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Wahab Dollah59.05
PERMASAbdul Rahman Ya'kub40.95
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority 1,625
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1983: Matu-Daro
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Wahab Dollah won uncontested.
BNAbdul Wahab Dollah
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing

Sarawak state by-election, 22–23 May 1981: Matu-Daro
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BN
style="width: 180px; text-align:left;"{{{3}}}
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1979: Matu-Daro
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Rahman Ya'kub92.64
PAJAR7.36
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1974: Matu-Daro
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAwang Hipni Pengiran Anu4,44789.19
SNAPAbang Amin Abang Abdul Salim53910.81
Total valid votes 4,986 100.00
Total rejected ballots 363
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 5,34976.14
Registered electors 7,025
Majority 3,908
BN gain from BUMIPUTERA Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1969: Matu-Daro
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BUMIPUTERAAwang Hipni Pengiran Anu3,36065.04
PESAKAAwang Mansor Awang Laga56510.94
SUPPGeorge Drahman5069.79
IndependentWaini Sahari4298.30
IndependentSia Siong Yung1362.63
SNAPAbang Abdul Razak1242.40
IndependentRosli Kiok460.89
Total valid votes 5,166 100.00
Total rejected ballots 286
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 5,45286.51
Registered electors 6,302
Majority 2,795
This was a new constituency created.

References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.