Pelawan

Pelawan
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
David Wong Kee Woan
DAP
Constituency created 1996
First contested 1996
Last contested 2016

Pelawan is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1996.

The state constituency was created in the 1996 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 Rajang Park, Pelawan, Sungai Merah, Bandong, Bahagia Jaya, Disa, Sungai Antu, Gambir, Camar, Merdeka, Oya Lane.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Rajang Park, Pelawan, Sungai Merah, Disa, Sungai Antu, Gambir, Camar, Merdeka, Oya Lane, Indah, Nibong.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pelawan
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
14th1996-2001Wong Sing NangDAP
15th2001-2006Vincent Goh Chung SiongBN
16th2006-2011
17th2011-2016David Wong Kee WoanDAP
18th2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016: Pelawan
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPDavid Wong Kee Woan13,05658.30- 7.48
BNLau Ung Hie8,74239.04+ 4.82
STARPriscilla Lau5972.66+ 2.66
Total valid votes 22,395 100.00
Total rejected ballots 174
Unreturned ballots 59
Turnout 22,62870.20
Registered electors 32,233
Majority 4,314
DAP 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: Pelawan
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPDavid Wong Kee Woan13,31865.78+ 16.69
BNVincent Goh Chung Siong6,92734.22- 16.69
Total valid votes 20,245 100.00
Total rejected ballots 91
Unreturned ballots 43
Turnout 20,37970.74
Registered electors 28,808
Majority 6,391
DAP gain from BN 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: Pelawan
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNVincent Goh Chung Siong7,37550.91- 20.40
DAPTing Chek Ming7,11249.09+ 20.40
Total valid votes 14,487 100.00
Total rejected ballots 83
Unreturned ballots 17
Turnout 14,58764.66
Registered electors 22,559
Majority 263
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2001: Pelawan
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNVincent Goh Chung Siong14,12971.31+ 24.8
DAPTing Chek Ming5,68428.69- 24.8
Total valid votes 19,813 100.00
Total rejected ballots 123
Unreturned ballots 25
Turnout 19,96169.50
Registered electors 28,722
Majority 8,445
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1996: Pelawan
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPWong Sing Nang7,46053.49
BNVincent Goh Chung Siong6,48646.51
Total valid votes 13,946 100.00
Total rejected ballots 65
Unreturned ballots 32
Turnout 14,04367.73
Registered electors 20,733
Majority 974
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 2016-04-30.
  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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