Asajaya (state constituency)
Appearance
Sarawak constituency | |||
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
GPS | ||
Constituency created | 1987 | ||
First contested | 1991 | ||
Last contested | 2021 |
Asajaya is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.
The state constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Asajaya constituency has a total of 19 polling districts.[1]
State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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Asajaya(N15) | Beliong | 197/15/01 | SK Beliong |
Tanjung Apong | 197/15/02 |
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Tambirat | 197/15/03 | SMK Asajaya No. 2 | |
Tambey | 197/15/04 | SK Tambey | |
Sui | 197/15/05 | (Ruang B) Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Semawang | |
Sambir | 197/15/06 | SK Sambir | |
Sebandi Matang | 197/15/07 | SK Sebandi Matang | |
Sebandi Ulu | 197/15/08 | SK Sebandi Ulu | |
Subi | 197/15/09 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Sambir | |
Moyan | 197/15/10 | SK Moyan Laut | |
Reba | 197/15/11 | SK Rebak | |
Moyan Ulu | 197/15/12 | Dewan Kpg. Moyan Ulu | |
Moyan Ledang | 197/15/13 | Dewan Kpg. Moyan Ledang | |
Serpan | 197/15/14 | SK Serpan | |
Serpan Ulu | 197/15/15 | Dewan Kpg. Serpan Ulu | |
Asajaya | 197/15/16 | SK Asajaya Ulu | |
Asajaya Laut | 197/15/17 |
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Tebun | 197/15/18 | SK Sampun Tebun | |
Sampum | 197/15/19 | Balai Raya Sampun Gerunggang |
Representation history
[edit]Members of the Legislative Assembly for Asajaya | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Sebandi | |||
13th | 1991–1996 | Abdul Taib Mahmud | BN (PBB) |
14th | 1996–2001 | ||
15th | 2001–2006 | Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah | |
16th | 2006–2011 | ||
17th | 2011–2016 | ||
18th | 2016–2018 | ||
2018–2021 | GPS (PBB) | ||
19th | 2021–present |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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GPS | Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah | 6,380 | 70.04 | 70.04 | ||
PSB | Ishak Buji | 1,849 | 20.30 | 20.30 | ||
PKR | Mahmud Epah | 721 | 7.92 | 17.36 | ||
PBK | Mohamad Mahdeen Saharuddin | 159 | 1.75 | 1.75 | ||
Total valid votes | 9,109 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 171 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 76 | |||||
Turnout | 9,296 | 75.28 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,349 | |||||
Majority | 4,531 | |||||
GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah | 6,163 | 74.72 | 3.75 | ||
PKR | Abang Junaidi Abang Gom | 2,085 | 25.28 | 3.75 | ||
Total valid votes | 8,248 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 107 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 16 | |||||
Turnout | 8,371 | 76.33 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,967 | |||||
Majority | 4,078 | |||||
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 2016-04-30. "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 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah | 7,597 | 70.97 | 7.68 | ||
PKR | Arip Ameran | 3,108 | 29.03 | 7.68 | ||
Total valid votes | 10,705 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 148 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 28 | |||||
Turnout | 10,881 | 78.85 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,799 | |||||
Majority | 4,489 | |||||
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.[permanent dead link] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah | 6,949 | 78.65 | 8.05 | |
PKR | Mosidi Sait | 1,886 | 21.35 | 11.5 | |
Total valid votes | 8,835 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 168 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 8 | ||||
Turnout | 9,011 | 74.99 | |||
Registered electors | 12,016 | ||||
Majority | 5,063 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah | 5,068 | 70.60 | 70.60 | |
Independent | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha | 1,403 | 19.55 | 19.55 | |
PKR | Abdullah Daraup | 707 | 9.85 | ||
Total valid votes | 7,178 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 90 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 7,268 | 78.05 | |||
Registered electors | 9,312 | ||||
Majority | 3,665 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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On the nomination day, Abdul Taib Mahmud won uncontested. | ||||||
BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | 9,453 | |||||
Majority | ||||||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 4,601 | 68.43 | |||
PERMAS | Wan Zainal Senusi | 1,465 | 21.79 | |||
DAP | Bujang Bakar | 617 | 9.18 | |||
NEGARA | Mohd Adam Shah Anuar | 41 | 0.61 | |||
Total valid votes | 6,724 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 61 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 16 | |||||
Turnout | 6,801 | 78.48 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,666 | |||||
Majority | 3,136 | |||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
[edit]- "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 Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.