Stampin (federal constituency)

Stampin is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1999.

Stampin (P196)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Chong Chieng Jen PH
Constituency created	1996
First contested	1999
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	66,240

The federal constituency was created in the 1996 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 Stampin's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Chinese (65%)

  Non-muslim bumiputera (18%)

  Muslim bumiputera (16%)

  Other ethnicities (1%)

History

2008–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pisang, Maong, Batu Lintang, Nanas-Pisang, Star Garden, Poh Kwong Park, Sky Garden, RPR Batu Kawah, Bukit Kenny, Tabuan Dayak, Tabuan Jaya, Tabuan Laru, Stampin, Seledah, Satria Jaya, Arang, Batu Tujoh, Pasar Maong, Batu Empat, Hui Sing, Kawah, Stapok, Haji Baki, Kitang, Sin San Tu, Kim Chu Shin.

2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Stampin, Seledah, Satria Jaya, Batu Tujoh, Hui Sing, Batu Empat, Arang, Pasar Maong, Haji Baki, Kitang, Lidah Tanah, RPR Batu Kawah, Kawah, Stapok, Sin San Tu, Kim Chu Shin.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Stampin
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Padawan
10th	1999-2004	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng (杨昆贤)	BN (SUPP)
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018	Julian Tan Kok Ping (陈国彬)	DAP
14th	2018	Chong Chieng Jen (张健仁)
	2018-present		PH (DAP)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Stampin				Batu Kawah
						Batu Kitang
				Batu Lintang
					Kota Sentosa

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	33,060	63.70	- 0.50
	BN	Sim Kui Hian	18,839	36.30	+ 0.87
Total valid votes			51,899	100.00
Total rejected ballots			408
Unreturned ballots			243
Turnout			52,550	79.33
Registered electors			66,240
Majority			14,221
	DAP hold		Swing		{{{3}}}
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	%	∆%
	DAP	Julian Tan Kok Ping	41,663	64.20
	BN	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng	22,993	35.43
	STAR	Soo Lina	239	0.37
Total valid votes			64,895	100.00
Total rejected ballots			488
Unreturned ballots			132
Turnout			65,515	77.32
Registered electors			84,732
Majority			18,670
	DAP gain from BN		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	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng	21,966	51.01
	DAP	Voon Lee Shan	18,896	43.88
	PKR	See Chee How	2,198	5.10
Total valid votes			43,060	100.00
Total rejected ballots			428
Unreturned ballots			434
Turnout			43,922	65.30
Registered electors			67,257
Majority			3,070
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng	21,155	61.18
	DAP	Voon Lee Shan	13,424	38.82
Total valid votes			34,579	100.00
Total rejected ballots			529
Unreturned ballots			698
Turnout			35,806	59.87
Registered electors
Majority			7,731
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng	18,810	61.86
	DAP	Voon Lee Shan	9,913	32.60
	Independent	Chua Chio Kuia	1,684	5.54
Total valid votes			30,407	100.00
Total rejected ballots			391
Unreturned ballots			300
Turnout			31,098	60.91
Registered electors
Majority			8,897
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. 44. 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.