Balingian

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Yakub Arbi GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

Balingian is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

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.

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Balingian constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.^[1]

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Abdul Yaakub Arbi	4,050	71.13	71.13
	PSB	Yusuf Abdul Rahman	1,146	20.13	20.13
	PKR	Abdul Jalil Bujang	498	8.75	4.79
Total valid votes			5,694	100.00
Total rejected ballots			84
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			5,784	66.45
Registered electors			8,704
Majority			2,904
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Yakub Arbi	4,208	77.18	9.28
	Amanah	Nurzaiti Hamdan	1,244	22.82	22.82
Total valid votes			5,452	100.00
Total rejected ballots			90
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			5,552	69.69
Registered electors			7,967
Majority			2,964
	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 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-04-29. "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 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state by-election, 29 March 2014
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Abdul Taib Mahmud

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yussibnosh Balo	8,194	86.46	10.14
	PKR	Abdul Jail Bujang	1,283	13.54	2.84
Total valid votes			9,477	100.00
Total rejected ballots			146
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			9,624	72.00
Registered electors			13,366
Majority			6,911
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.51 Balingian". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.51 Balingian for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 91/2014]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-19.[permanent dead link‍] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of N.51 Balingian [P.U. (B) 114/2014]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-19.[permanent dead link‍]

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	6,210	76.32	14.32
	Independent	Salleh Jafaruddin	1,056	12.98	12.98
	PKR	Suriati Abdullah	871	10.70	1.25
Total valid votes			8,137	100.00
Total rejected ballots			116
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			8,280	70.22
Registered electors			11,792
Majority			5,154
	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 2016-04-29.[permanent dead link‍]

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	6,393	90.55	4.09
	PKR	Ibrahim Bayau	667	9.45	9.45
Total valid votes			7,060	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			7,178	63.37
Registered electors			11,326
Majority			5,726
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	7,532	94.64	30.56
	Independent	Yeo Eng Choo @ Alice Alison Eng Choo	225	2.83	2.83
	Independent	Kadri Jili	141	1.77	1.77
	Independent	Alan Dunggat	61	0.76	0.76
Total valid votes			7,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			8,071	70.84
Registered electors			11,393
Majority			7,307
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ajis Abdul Majeed	4,622	64.08	13.34
	Independent	Yusuf Abdul Rahman	2,591	35.92	35.92
Total valid votes			7,213	100.00
Total rejected ballots			187
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			7,437	67.79
Registered electors			10,971
Majority			2,031
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sources

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-29.

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