Bukit Saban (state constituency)
Bukit Saban is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.
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|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 2005 | ||
| First contested | 2006 | ||
| Last contested | 2016 | ||
The state constituency was created in the 2005 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 Rimbas, Spaoh, Suri, Bukit Saban, Kubal, Brutan, Bayor, Ulu Teru, Metong, Delit, Babu, Traie, Rapong, Tot, Spaoh Hulu, Spaoh Hilir, Belabak, Lingit, Penom, Meroh, Sepuna, Samu, Mutok, Penebak, Bair, Jambu, Tiput, Pelikoi, Jaloh, Serudit, Matop, Teberu, Rembai, Bangkit.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Penunus, Rimbas, Spaoh, Suri, Bukit Saban, Kubal, Brutan, Bayor, Ulu Teru, Metong, Delit, Babu, Traie, Rapong, Tot, Spaoh Hulu, Spaoh Hilir, Belabak, Lingit, Penom, Meroh, Sepuna, Samu, Mutok, Penebak, Bair, Jambu, Tiput, Pelikoi, Jaloh, Serudit, Matop, Teberu, Rembai, Bangkit.
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Saban | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 16th | 2006-2011 | Robert Lawson Chuat Vincent Entering | BN | |
| 17th | 2011-2016 | |||
| 18th | 2016-2018 | Douglas Uggah Embas | ||
| 2018-present | GPS | |||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Douglas Uggah Embas | 5,524 | 85.66 | + 16.83 | ||
| PKR | Noel Changgai Bucking | 925 | 14.34 | - 5.52 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,449 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 108 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 27 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,584 | 74.00 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,897 | |||||
| Majority | 4,599 | |||||
| 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 2016-04-30. "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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-30. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Robert Lawson Chuat Vincent Entering | 3,899 | 68.83 | - 0.82 | ||
| PKR | Jerah Engkiong @ Edward Jerah | 1,125 | 19.86 | + 19.86 | ||
| SNAP | Dayrell Walter Entrie | 641 | 11.32 | - 19.03 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,665 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 78 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 18 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,761 | 75.24 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,657 | |||||
| Majority | 2,774 | |||||
| BN hold | 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Robert Lawson Chuat Vincent Entering | 3,258 | 69.65 | |||
| SNAP | Edwin Dundang Bugak | 1,420 | 30.35 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,678 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 71 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 12 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,761 | 69.24 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,876 | |||||
| Majority | 1,838 | |||||
| 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.
- "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.
