Kuala Rajang (state constituency)
 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 1968 | ||
| Constituency abolished | 1991 | ||
| Constituency re-created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 1969 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020) | 18,733 | ||
| Electors (2021) | 11,428 | ||
Kuala Rajang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1991, from 2016 to present.
The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is 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 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2015.
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kuala Rajang constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.[1]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Rajang（N41） | Selalang | 206/41/01 | SK Mandor Aris Kpg. Selalang |
| Belawai | 206/41/02 |
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| Rajang | 206/41/03 |
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| Sari | 206/41/04 |
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| Seberang | 206/41/05 |
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| Nanga Lepa | 206/41/06 | RH Gabriel Ng Lepa |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Rajang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 8th | 1970-1973 | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | BUMIPUTERA |
| 1973-1974 | BN (PBB) | ||
| 9th | 1974-1979 | ||
| 10th | 1979-1983 | Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar | |
| 11th | 1983-1987 | Saidi Olia | |
| 12th | 1987-1991 | Hamden Ahmad | |
| Constituency abolished, split into Belawai and Serdeng | |||
| Constituency re-created, renamed from Belawai | |||
| 18th | 2016-2018 | Talif @ Len Salleh | BN (PBB) |
| 2018-2021 | GPS (PBB) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Len Talif Salleh | 5,268 | 70.35 |  70.35
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| Independent | Abang Aditajaya Abang Alwi | 1,943 | 25.95 | 25.95
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| Independent | Abdul Mutalip Abdullah | 168 | 2.24 | 2.24
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| PBK | Wong Ling Ching | 109 | 1.46 | 1.46
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| Total valid votes | 7,488 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 122 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 52 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,662 | 67.05 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,428 | |||||
| Majority | 3,325 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Talif @ Len Salleh | 6,235 | 88.60 | |||
| Amanah | Sopian Julaihi | 649 | 9.22 | |||
| Independent | Asbor Abdullah | 153 | 2.17 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,037 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 153 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 37 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,227 | 70.45 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,259 | |||||
| Majority | 5,586 | |||||
| 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-12. 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 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-28. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Hamden Ahmad | 60.64 | |||
| PERMAS | 39.36 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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| BN | Saidi Olia | 64.11 | |||
| Independent | 35.89 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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| BN | Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar | 76.29 | |||
| Parti Anak Jati Sarawak | 10.92 | ||||
| Independent | |||||
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| Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
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| BN hold | Swing | {{{2}}}
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 3,667 | 78.09 | ||
| SNAP | Sylvester Melling Kium | 1,029 | 21.91 | ||
| Total valid votes | 4,696 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 358 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 5,054 | 83.17 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,077 | ||||
| Majority | 2,638 | ||||
| BN gain from PBB | Swing | ?
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBB | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 2,161 | 44.42 | |||
| SUPP | Drahman Karia | 831 | 17.08 | |||
| SNAP | Ainie Dhoby | 743 | 15.27 | |||
| Independent | Then Kwan Long | 656 | 13.48 | |||
| PESAKA | Biliang Tinggi | 371 | 7.63 | |||
| Independent | Majidi Suhaili | 103 | 2.12 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,865 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 222 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,087 | 88.75 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,732 | |||||
| Majority | 1,330 | |||||
| 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.
