Sarawak state election, 1991

Sarawak state election, 1991
27-28 September 1991
All 56 seats in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
29 seats needed for a majority
Registered 723,743
Turnout 505,093 (69.79%)

  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Abdul Taib Mahmud Daniel Tajem
Party BN PBDS
Leader since 26 March 1981 (1981-03-26) 17 July 1983
Leader's seat Asajaya Bukit Begunan
Last election 28 seats, 55.3% 15 seats, 17.6%
Seats before 37 7
Seats won 49 7
Seat change Increase12 Steady
Popular vote 301,067 104,216
Percentage 62.8% 21.7%
Swing Increase7.5% Increase4.1%
Chief Minister before election

Abdul Taib Mahmud
BN

 Subsequent chief minister

Abdul Taib Mahmud
BN

The sixth Sarawak state election was held between Friday, 27 September and Saturday, 28 September 1991. This election functioned to elect 56 state representatives into the Sarawak State Assembly. This election saw 72.8% of the eligible voters to cast their votes.[1]

Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) fielded candidates for all 56 seats, followed by Sarawak Dayak People's Party (PBDS) (34 seats), Parti Negara Rakyat Sarawak (NEGARA) (28 seats), Democratic Action Party (DAP) (18 seats), and Persatuan Rakyat Malaysia Sarawak (PERMAS) (12 seats). There were 19 independents vying for 16 seats. A total of 167 candidates was successfully nominated on the nomination day.[1]

After the 1987 Ming Court Affair, PERMAS which was founded by Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (the uncle of Abdul Taib Mahmud) continued his final bid with PBDS in this election to topple the Taib led Sarawak BN. Before this, PERMAS and PBDS lost narrowly in 1987 state election. However, Sarawak BN won with a larger majority this time. PERMAS won none of the seats in this election and was dissolved not long after in 1991.

Results

Results by party

Enrolled voters723,743Votes cast505,093Turnout69.79%
Did not vote218,650Informal votes6,246Informal1.24%
Party Party leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular vote
1987 Dissolution Elected % Change # % Change
Barisan NasionalBNAbdul Taib Mahmud5628284987.50304,06762.77
Parti Bansa Dayak SarawakPBDSDaniel Tajem341515712.50104,93621.66
Democratic Action PartyDAP180000.0047,4499.80
Sarawak Malaysian People's AssociationPERMAS125500.0016,1593.34
Independent190000.006,1471.27
Parti Negara Rakyat SarawakNEGARA28N/AN/A00.005,6511.17
Total167484856100.00484,409100.00

Results by constituency

The Sarawak BN won a total 49 out of 56 seats in the state assembly, including 2 seats won uncontested. The remaining seats were won by PBDS.[2]

On the nomination day, Sarawak BN won 2 seats uncontested, namely N.3 Pantai Damai and N.24 Saribas.[3]

The full list of elected representatives is shown below:[4]

No.State ConstituencyElected State Assembly MembersElected Party
BN 49 | PBDS 7 | PERMAS 0 | NEGARA 0 | DAP 0 | IND 0
N01Tanjung DatuDatuk Ramsay Noel JitamBN
N02Tasik BiruDatuk Patau RubisBN
N03Pantai DamaiDatin Paduka Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi [nb 1]BN
N04SejingkatDr Abang Haji Draup ZamahariBN
N05TupongHaji Daud bin Abdul RahmanBN
N06SatokDatuk Abang Johari Tun Abang Haji OpengBN
N07PadunganSong Swee GuanBN
N08PendingSim Kheng HuiBN
N09Batu LintangChan Seng KhaiBN
N10Batu KawahChong Kiun KongBN
N11BengohWilliam Tanyuh Anak NubBN
N12AsajayaDatuk Patinggi Abdul Taib MahmudBN
N13Muara TuangDatuk Adenan bin Haji SatemBN
N14TaratFrederick Bayoi Anak ManggieBN
N15TebeduMichael BenBN
N16SemeraWan Abdul WahabBN
N17SimunjanMohd. Naroden Bin MajaisBN
N18SebuyauJulaihi Bin NarawiBN
N19BeladinBolhassan Bin DiBN
N20Bukit BegunanDaniel Tajem Anak MiriPBDS
N21SimanggangMichael Pilo Anak GanggaBN
N22EngkililiToh Heng SanBN
N23Batang AiDublin Unting Anak IngkotPBDS
N24SaribasDr. Haji Wahbi Haji Junaidi [nb 1]BN
N25LayarDatuk Amar Alfred Jabu Anak NumpangBN
N26KalakaAbdul Wahab Bin AzizBN
N27KrianPeter Nyarok Anak EntreBN
N28BelawaiHamden Bin AhmadBN
N29SerdengMohamad Asfia Awang NasarBN
N30Matu-DaroWahab Haji DollahBN
N31MeradongThomas Hii King HiongBN
N32RepokDavid Teng Lung ChiBN
N33PakanWilliam Mawan Anak IkomBN
N34MeluanGeman Anak ItamBN
N35NgemahGabriel Adit Anak DemongPBDS
N36MachanGramong JunaBN
N37DudongDr Soon Choon TeckBN
N38Bukit AssekDr Wong Soon KaiBN
N39Bawang AssanWong Soon KohBN
N40SeduanTing Ing MiengBN
N41DalatDatuk Effendi NorwawiBN
N42BalingianAbdul Ajis Bin Abdul MajeebBN
N43TaminJoseph Entulu BelaunPBDS
N44KakusJohn Sikie Anak TayaiPBDS
N45PelagusDato Sng Chee HuaPBDS
N46KatibasAmbrose Blikau Anak EntruanBN
N47BalehDr James Jemut MasingPBDS
N48BelagaNyipa BatoBN
N49KemenaDatuk Celestine Ujang Anak JilanBN
N50KidurongMichael SimBN
N51LambirUsop Bin WahabBN
N52PiasauDatuk Dr George Chan Hong NamBN
N53MarudiDatuk Edward JeliBN
N54Telang UsanDatuk Balan SelingBN
N55LimbangDatuk Amar James Wong Kim MinBN
N56LawasAwang Tengah Ali HassanBN
  1. 1 2 Won uncontested

Percentage of votes garnered by each party

[3]

Political parties Number of
votes		 Percentage of
votes (%)
Barisan Nasional301,06762.75
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak104,21621.72
Democratic Action Party46,4699.69
Persatuan Rakyat Malaysia Sarawak16,1593.37
Parti Negara Rakyat Sarawak5,6511.18
Independent (19 candidates)6,2091.29
Total479,771100

Summary

[3]

Party Seats
contested		 Seats won
Barisan Nasional:5649
    Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu3127
    Sarawak United People's Party1716
    Sarawak National Party86
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak347
Parti Negara Rakyat Sarawak280
Democratic Action Party180
Persatuan Rakyat Malaysia Sarawak120
Independent (19 candidates)190
Total (where applicable)N/A56

References

  1. 1 2 Report on the state legislative assembly general elections for Sarawak, 1996 (Malay-English bilingual version). Election Commission of Malaysia. URL accessed on 6 August 2010
  2. ↑ Lindsay, Murdoch (29 September 1991). "Borneo anti-logging party loses election". The Age (Australia). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Hazis, FS (2012). In Domination and Contestation: Muslim Bumiputera Politics in Sarawak. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 294. ISBN 978-981-4311-58-8. Google Book Search. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri (in Malay)". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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