Tamin (state constituency)

Tamin is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

Tamin

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Christopher Gira @ Gira Sambang GPS
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2016

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

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Siong, Tamin, Sekuau, Selangau, Lemai.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Siong, Tamin, Sekuau, Selangau, Lemai.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tamin
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
13th	1991-1996	Joseph Entulu Belaun	PBDS
14th	1996-2001		BN
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011	Joseph Mauh Ikeh
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-2018	Christopher Gira @ Gira Sambang
	2018-present		GPS

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Christopher Gira @ Gira Sambang	6,230	54.99	- 2.43
	Independent	Ali Puji	4,145	36.59	+ 36.59
	PKR	Simon Joseph	954	8.42	- 34.16
Total valid votes			11,329	100.00
Total rejected ballots			169
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			11,508	76.99
Registered electors			14,948
Majority			2,085
	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. 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.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Mauh Ikeh	4,998	57.42	- 9.80
	PKR	Mengga Mikui	3,706	42.58	+ 42.58
Total valid votes			8,704	100.00
Total rejected ballots			181
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			8,895	72.65
Registered electors			12,244
Majority			1,292
	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.

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Mauh Ikeh	4,639	67.22	- 20.71
	SNAP	Augustine Liom @ August Liom	2,262	32.78	+ 32.78
Total valid votes			6,901	100.00
Total rejected ballots			120
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			7,023	64.43
Registered electors			10,900
Majority			2,377
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Entulu Belaun	6,310	87.93	+ 14.55
	Independent	Ricky Bernard Betti	866	12.07	+ 12.07
Total valid votes			7,176	100.00
Total rejected ballots			129
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			7,307	67.89
Registered electors			10,763
Majority			5,444
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Entulu Belaun	4,612	73.38	+ 20.41
	Independent	Munan John Andrew	1,589	25.28	+ 25.28
	Independent	Munan Jeti	84	1.34	+ 1.34
Total valid votes			6,285	100.00
Total rejected ballots			121
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			6,410	63.64
Registered electors			10,072
Majority			3,023
	BN gain from PBDS		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBDS	Joseph Entulu Belaun	3,455	52.97
	BN	Jawan Empaling	2,943	45.12
	Independent	Emat Lidy Elaun	124	1.90
Total valid votes			6,522	100.00
Total rejected ballots			66
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			6,589	72.79
Registered electors			9,052
Majority			512
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.

1. "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.