Kota Samarahan (federal constituency)

Kota Samarahan is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1990.

Kota Samarahan (P197)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Rubiah Wang GPS
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1990
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	46,300

The federal constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kota Samarahan's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Muslim bumiputera (63%)

  Non-muslim bumiputera (25%)

  Chinese (11%)

  Other ethnicities (1%)

History

2008–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Empila, Beliong, Tanju, Tanjung Apong, Tambirat, Batu Blat, Tambey, Sui, Sambir, Sebandi Matang, Sebandi Ulu, Subi, Moyan, Reba, Moyan Ulu, Moyan Ledang, Serpan, Serpan Ulu, Asajaya, Asajaya Laut, Tebun, Sampun, Tuang, Merdang, Quop, Semaran, Ladang Samarahan, Sidanu, Pengkalan Kuap, Stakan.

2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Beliong, Tanjung Apong, Tambirat, Tambey, Sui, Sambir, Sebandi Matang, Sebandi Ulu, Subi, Moyan, Reba, Moyan Ulu, Moyan Ledang, Serpan, Serpan Ulu, Asajaya, Asajaya Laut, Tebun, Sampun, Empila, Tanju, Batu Blat, Tuang, Semaran, Ladang Samarahan, Melaban, Merdang, Quop, Sidanu, Pengkalan Kuap, Stakan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kota Samarahan
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Samarahan
8th	1990-1995	Abdul Taib Mahmud	BN (PBB)
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib
13th	2013-2018	Rubiah Wang
14th	2018
	2018-present		GPS (PBB)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Kota Samarahan			Asajaya
			Muara Tuang
						Stakan

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rubiah Wang	25,070	69.90	- 8.16
	PH	Sopian Julaihi	8,078	22.52	+ 22.52
	PAS	Zulkipli Ramzi	2,719	7.58	- 14.36
Total valid votes			35,867	100.00
Total rejected ballots			431
Unreturned ballots			253
Turnout			36,551	78.94
Registered electors			46,300
Majority			16,992	47.38
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rubiah Wang	24,202	78.06
	PAS	Abang Ahmad Kerdee Abang Masagus	6,801	21.94
Total valid votes			31,003	100.00
Total rejected ballots			528
Unreturned ballots			81
Turnout			31,612	82.85
Registered electors			38,158
Majority			17,401
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-05. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-05.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib	15,559	75.51
	PKR	Hussain Abang Apok	4,148	20.13
	Independent	Awg Bakar Awg Daud	898	4.36
Total valid votes			20,605	100.00
Total rejected ballots			449
Unreturned ballots			374
Turnout			21,428	75.14
Registered electors			28,517
Majority			11,411
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
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
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	13,307	70.72
	KEADILAN	Zulrusdi Mohamad Hol	5,092	27.06
	Independent	Bujang Bakar	417	2.22
Total valid votes			18,816	100.00
Total rejected ballots			411
Unreturned ballots			3,206
Turnout			22,433	77.45
Registered electors
Majority			8,215
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
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
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	14,353	87.39
	PERMAS	Tahir Sham	2,072	12.61
Total valid votes			16,425	100.00
Total rejected ballots			428
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,853	71.41
Registered electors
Majority			12,281
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 45. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
3. "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.