Belaga (state constituency)
Belaga is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.
Sarawak constituency | |||
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
GPS | ||
Constituency created | 1968 | ||
First contested | 1969 | ||
Last contested | 2016 |
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
2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Long Murum, Ba, Belaga, Asap.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Data Kakus, Merit, Ba, Belaga, Long Busang, Long Bangan, Long Semutut.
Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Belaga | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
8th | 1970-1974 | Nyipa Kilah @ Nyipa Bato | SUPP | |
9th | 1974-1979 | BN | ||
10th | 1979-1983 | Tajang Laing | Independent | |
11th | 1983-1987 | BN | ||
12th | 1987-1991 | Nyipa Kilah @ Nyipa Bato | PERMAS | |
13th | 1991-1996 | BN | ||
14th | 1996-2001 | Stanley Ajang Batok | ||
15th | 2001-2006 | |||
16th | 2006-2011 | Liwan Lagang | ||
17th | 2011-2016 | |||
18th | 2016-2018 | |||
2018-present | GPS |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Liwan Lagang | 4,149 | 89.96 | + 21.90 | ||
PKR | Alexander Lehan | 463 | 10.04 | - 7.87 | ||
Total valid votes | 4,612 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 51 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 11 | |||||
Turnout | 4,674 | 65.87 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,096 | |||||
Majority | 3,686 | |||||
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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-30. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Liwan Lagang | 3,974 | 68.06 | + 25.85 | ||
PKR | Basah Kesing @ Ali Basah Kesing | 1,046 | 17.91 | + 17.91 | ||
SNAP | John Bampa | 368 | 6.30 | - 14.45 | ||
Independent | Kenneth Adan Silek | 330 | 5.65 | + 5.65 | ||
Independent | Michael Jok | 94 | 1.61 | + 1.61 | ||
Independent | Mathew Munan | 27 | 0.45 | + 0.45 | ||
Total valid votes | 5,839 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 74 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 5,913 | 69.87 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,463 | |||||
Majority | 2,928 | |||||
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. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Liwan Lagang | 1,855 | 42.21 | - 17.70 | |
Independent | Stanley Ajang Batok | 1,628 | 37.04 | + 37.04 | |
SNAP | John Bampa | 912 | 20.75 | + 20.75 | |
Total valid votes | 4,395 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 63 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 11 | ||||
Turnout | 4,469 | 66.79 | |||
Registered electors | 6,691 | ||||
Majority | 227 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Stanley Ajang Batok | 2,451 | 59.91 | + 20.69 | |
Independent | Mai Lagiw | 1,128 | 27.57 | + 6.65 | |
KEADILAN | Raymond Abin Bira Laing | 512 | 12.52 | + 12.52 | |
Total valid votes | 4,091 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 95 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 7 | ||||
Turnout | 4,193 | 64.75 | |||
Registered electors | 6,476 | ||||
Majority | 1,324 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Stanley Ajang Batok | 1,646 | 39.22 | - 36.67 | |
Independent | Mai Lagiw | 878 | 20.92 | + 20.92 | |
Independent | Raymond Abin Bira Laing | 613 | 14.61 | + 14.61 | |
Independent | Daniel Levoh Imang | 613 | 14.61 | + 14.61 | |
Independent | Stem Liau | 233 | 5.55 | + 5.55 | |
Independent | Wesley Ngo | 214 | 5.10 | + 5.10 | |
Total valid votes | 4,197 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 101 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 4,298 | 69.48 | |||
Registered electors | 6,186 | ||||
Majority | 768 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Nyipa Kilah @ Nyipa Bato | 2,884 | 75.89 | ||
PBDS | Raymond Abin Bira Laing | 825 | 21.71 | ||
DAP | Helen Bira Sten | 91 | 2.39 | ||
Total valid votes | 3,800 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 73 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 10 | ||||
Turnout | 3,883 | 74.17 | |||
Registered electors | 5,235 | ||||
Majority | 2,059 | ||||
BN gain from PERMAS | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PERMAS | Nyipa Kilah @ Nyipa Bato | ||||
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Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
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PERMAS gain from BN | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Tajang Laing | ||||
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BN gain from Independent | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Independent | Tajang Laing | ||||
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Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
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Independent gain from BN | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Nyipa Kilah @ Nyipa Bato | ||||
Independent | Tajang Laing | ||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
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Majority | 37 | ||||
BN gain from SUPP | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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SUPP | Nyipa Kilah @ Nyipa Bato | 772 | 36.19 | |||
PESAKA | Tajang Laing | 688 | 32.26 | |||
Independent | Matu Puso | 606 | 28.41 | |||
SNAP | Lisut Tinggang | 67 | 3.14 | |||
Total valid votes | 2,133 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 136 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 2,269 | 74.96 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,027 | |||||
Majority | 84 | |||||
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 2016-04-30.
- "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-07-12.