Bukit Kota
 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 2005 | ||
| First contested | 2006 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
Bukit Kota is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.
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
Polling districts
According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Bukit Kota constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[1][2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Kota（N79） | Ranggau | 221/79/01 | SK Limpakau Pinang |
| Sebukang | 221/79/02 |
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| Tabahan | 221/79/03 |
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| Bangkita | 221/79/04 | SK Melayu Pusat Limbang | |
| Limbang | 221/79/05 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Limbang | |
| Poyan | 221/79/06 |
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| Bukit Kota | 221/79/07 | Dewan Kpg. Buangsiol | |
| Pendam | 221/79/08 |
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| Telahak | 221/79/09 |
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| Berawan | 221/79/10 |
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Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Kota | |||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Limbang | |||
| 16th | 2006-2011 | Abdul Rahman Ismail | BN (PBB) |
| 17th | 2011-2016 | ||
| 18th | 2016-2018 | ||
| 2018-2021 | GPS (PBB) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Abdul Rahman Ismail | 6,454 | 78.80 |  78.80
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| PSB | Rosli Amat | 1,468 | 17.92 | 17.92
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| PBK | Lim Lian Hun | 206 | 2.52 | 2.52
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| Independent | Herun Bungsu | 62 | 0.76 | 0.76
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| Total valid votes | 8,190 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 61 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 62 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,313 | 46.97 | ||||
| Registered electors | 16,975 | |||||
| Majority | 4,986 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Abdul Rahman Ismail won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Abdul Rahman Ismail | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 16,437 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN hold | Swing | {{{2}}} | ||||
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. 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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-28. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak Corrigendum [P.U. (B) 191/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2016-04-29. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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| BN | Abdul Rahman Ismail | 6,835 | 73.02 | 2.54
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| DAP | Leong Kwang Yew | 1,774 | 18.95 | 18.95
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| Independent | Usop Jidin | 398 | 4.25 | 4.25
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| Independent | Ladis Pandin | 353 | 3.78 | 3.78
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| Total valid votes | 9,360 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 65 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 45 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,470 | 65.44 | ||||
| Registered electors | 14,471 | |||||
| Majority | 5,061 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | {{{2}}} | ||||
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 2016-04-27.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Rahman Ismail | 5,501 | 70.48 | |||
| Independent | Said Mohidin | 2,272 | 29.11 | |||
| Independent | Ali Abdullah | 32 | 0.41 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,805 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 64 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 21 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,890 | 59.19 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,328 | |||||
| Majority | 3,229 | |||||
| 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 2016-04-28.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
- ^ Notice of contested election Retrieved 9 March 2023
