Pelawan (state constituency)
Sarawak constituency | |||
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
David Wong Kee Woan | ||
Constituency created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1996 | ||
Last contested | 2016 |
Pelawan is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1996.
The state constituency was created in the 1996 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 Rajang Park, Pelawan, Sungai Merah, Bandong, Bahagia Jaya, Disa, Sungai Antu, Gambir, Camar, Merdeka, Oya Lane.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Rajang Park, Pelawan, Sungai Merah, Disa, Sungai Antu, Gambir, Camar, Merdeka, Oya Lane, Indah, Nibong.
Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pelawan | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
14th | 1996-2001 | Wong Sing Nang | DAP | |
15th | 2001-2006 | Vincent Goh Chung Siong | BN | |
16th | 2006-2011 | |||
17th | 2011-2016 | David Wong Kee Woan | DAP | |
18th | 2016-present |
Election results
Sarawak state election, 2016 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
DAP | David Wong Kee Woan | 13,056 | 58.30 | - 7.48 | ||||
BN | Lau Ung Hie | 8,742 | 39.04 | + 4.82 | ||||
STAR | Priscilla Lau | 597 | 2.66 | + 2.66 | ||||
Total valid votes | 22,395 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 174 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 59 | |||||||
Turnout | 22,628 | 70.20 | ||||||
Registered electors | 32,233 | |||||||
Majority | 4,314 | |||||||
DAP 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. Retrieved 2016-04-30. |
Sarawak state election, 2011 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
DAP | David Wong Kee Woan | 13,318 | 65.78 | + 16.69 | ||||
BN | Vincent Goh Chung Siong | 6,927 | 34.22 | - 16.69 | ||||
Total valid votes | 20,245 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 91 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 43 | |||||||
Turnout | 20,379 | 70.74 | ||||||
Registered electors | 28,808 | |||||||
Majority | 6,391 | |||||||
DAP gain from BN | 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. |
Sarawak state election, 2006 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Vincent Goh Chung Siong | 7,375 | 50.91 | - 20.40 | ||||
DAP | Ting Chek Ming | 7,112 | 49.09 | + 20.40 | ||||
Total valid votes | 14,487 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 83 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 17 | |||||||
Turnout | 14,587 | 64.66 | ||||||
Registered electors | 22,559 | |||||||
Majority | 263 | |||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Sarawak state election, 2001 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Vincent Goh Chung Siong | 14,129 | 71.31 | + 24.8 | ||||
DAP | Ting Chek Ming | 5,684 | 28.69 | - 24.8 | ||||
Total valid votes | 19,813 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 123 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 25 | |||||||
Turnout | 19,961 | 69.50 | ||||||
Registered electors | 28,722 | |||||||
Majority | 8,445 | |||||||
BN gain from DAP | Swing | ? |
Sarawak state election, 1996 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
DAP | Wong Sing Nang | 7,460 | 53.49 | |||||
BN | Vincent Goh Chung Siong | 6,486 | 46.51 | |||||
Total valid votes | 13,946 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 65 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 32 | |||||||
Turnout | 14,043 | 67.73 | ||||||
Registered electors | 20,733 | |||||||
Majority | 974 | |||||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. 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.