Sarawak state election, 2006

Sarawak state election, 2006

2001 ← 20 May 2006 (2006-05-20) → 2011

All 71 seats in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly   Majority party Minority party   Leader Abdul Taib Mahmud Wong Ho Leng Party BN DAP Leader since 1981 (1981) 2001 Leader's seat Balingian Bukit Assek Last election 60 seats, 71.2% 1 seat, 8.4% Seats before 60 1 Seats won 62 6 Seat change 2 5 Popular vote 341,587 82,134 Percentage 61.8% 18.9% Swing 9.4 10.5

Chief Minister before election Abdul Taib Mahmud BN Subsequent chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud BN

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The ninth Sarawak state election was held on May 20, 2006 with nomination day on May 9. The election functioned to elect 71 representatives to the Sarawak State Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri in Malay). The eighth state assembly was dissolved by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng by the advice of Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud, on April 24, 2006.

On nomination day, Barisan Nasional won two seats without contest.

This election saw 892,537 voters eligible to cast their ballots.

The previous state election was held in 2001, when the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) won 60 out of 62 seats in the eighth state assembly. The Democratic Action Party won one, while another went to an independent candidate. The eighth state assembly's mandate would expire on November 18, 2006, necessitating the calling of an election beforehand.

Barisan Nasional fielded candidates for all 71 seats:

• 35 seats by United Traditional Bumiputera Party (PBB)
• 19 seats by Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP)
• 9 seats by Sarawak Peoples Party (PRS)
• 8 seats by Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP)

A total of 28 seats was contested by Sarawak National Party (SNAP), followed by People's Justice Party (PKR) (25 seats), Democratic Action Party (DAP) (12 seats), and Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (1 seat). There were 20 independents contesting for 16 seats.

The opposition parties

People's Justice Party (PKR), Sarawak National Party (SNAP) and Malaysian Dayak Congress (MDC) teamed up to form the Sarawak United Front (Malay: Barisan Bersatu Sarawak). MDC, being one of the two parties split from the deregistered Sarawak Dayak People's Party, was newly formed and awaiting for registration approval. So they have to contest under the SNAP ticket.

Although Democratic Action Party and Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party did not join the coalition, they managed to negotiate with the coalition over the contesting of seats so that they could challenge BN one-to-one. Another Sarawak local opposition party, the State Reform Party (STAR), failed the negotiation and decided not to contest in the election.

Results

Out of 71 seats, only 69 seats saw contests between various candidates. Two seats - namely Daro and Dalat - were won uncontested by candidates from Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu, a component party in Barisan Nasional.

 Summary of the 20 May 2006 Sarawak State Assembly election results

	Votes	% of vote	Seats	% of seats	+/–
Barisan Nasional:	341,587	61.8	62	88.7	2
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)	160,331	29.0	35	49.3	5
Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP)	113,505	20.5	11	15.5	5
Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS)	33,014	6.0	8	12.7	N/A
Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP)	34,737	6.3	8	11.3	N/A
Democratic Action Party (DAP)	82,134	18.9	6	8.5	5
Barisan Bersatu Sarawak:	98,807	17.9	2	2.8	N/A
Sarawak National Party (SNAP)	51,459	9.3	1	1.4	5
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)	47,348	8.6	1	1.4	1
Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS)	1,901	0.3	0	0.0
Independents	18,535	3.4	1	1.4
Overall total	552,350	100	71	100	10
Source: Election Commission.

List of State Assemblymen

No.	State Constituency	Elected State Assembly Members	Elected Party
BN 62 | DAP 6 | PKR 1 | PAS 0 | SNAP 1| IND 1
N1	Opar	Ranum anak Mina	BN
N2	Tasik Biru	Peter Nansian Ngusie	BN
N3	Tanjung Datu	Adenan Satem	BN
N4	Pantai Damai	Dr. Abdul Rahman Junaidi	BN
N5	Demak Laut	Abg. Hj. Abdul Rauf Abg. Hj. Zen	BN
N6	Tupong	Ir. Hj. Daud Abdul Rahman	BN
N7	Samariang	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali	BN
N8	Satok	Abg. Hj. Abd. Rahman Zohari Abg. Hj. Openg	BN
N9	Padungan	Dominique Ng Kim Ho	PKR
N10	Pending	Violet Yong Wui Wui	DAP
N11	Batu Lintang	Voon Lee Shan	DAP
N12	Kota Sentosa	Chong Chieng Jen	DAP
N13	Batu Kawa	Tan Joo Phoi	BN
N14	Asajaya	Abd. Karim Rahman Hamzah	BN
N15	Muara Tuang	Mohamad Ali Mahmud	BN
N16	Bengoh	Dr. Jerip ak. Susil	BN
N17	Tarat	Roland Sagah Wee Inn	BN
N18	Tebedu	Michael Manyin ak. Jawong	BN
N19	Kedup	Federick Bayoi Manggie	BN
N20	Sadong Jaya	Haji Wan Abd. Wahab b. Wan Sanusi	BN
N21	Simunjan	Haji Mohd. Naroden b. Haji Majais	BN
N22	Sebuyau	Haji Julaihi b. Haji Narawi	BN
N23	Lingga	Hajah Simoi Haji Peri	BN
N24	Beting-Maro	Haji Bolhassan b. Haji Di	BN
N25	Balai Ringin	Snowdan Lawan	BN
N26	Bukit Begunan	Mong ak. Dagang	BN
N27	Simanggang	Francis Harden ak. Hollis	BN
N28	Engkilili	Dr. Johnichal Rayong1	SNAP
N29	Batang Ai	Datuk Dublin Unting2	BN
N30	Saribas	Dr. Haji Wahbi b. Haji Junaidi	BN
N31	Layar	Alfred Jabu ak. Numpang	BN
N32	Bukit Saban	Robert Lawson Chuat ak. Vincent Entering	BN
N33	Kalaka	Abdul Wahab Aziz	BN
N34	Krian	Peter Nyarok ak. Entrie	BN
N35	Belawai	Hj. Hamden b. Hj. Ahmad	BN
N36	Semop	Hj. Mohd. Asfia Awang Nassar	BN
N37	Daro	Murni Suhaili	BN
N38	Jemoreng	Abu Seman Jahwie	BN
N39	Jepok	David Teng Lung Chi	BN
N40	Meradong	Ting Tze Fui	DAP
N41	Pakan	William Mawan ak. Ikom	BN
N42	Meluan	Wong Judat	BN
N43	Ngemah	Gabriel Adit Demong3	IND
N44	Machan	Gramong Juna	BN
N45	Bukit Assek	Wong Ho Leng	DAP
N46	Dudong	Dr. Soon Choon Teck	BN
N47	Bawang Assan	Wong Soon Koh	BN
N48	Pelawan	Vincent Goh Chung Siong	BN
N49	Nangka	Awg. Bemee Hj. Awg. Ali Basah	BN
N50	Dalat	Hjh. Fatimah Abdullah	BN
N51	Balingian	Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud	BN
N52	Tamin	Joseph Mauh ak Ikeh	BN
N53	Kakus	John Sikie ak. Tayai	BN
N54	Pelagus	Larry Sng Wei Shien4	BN
N55	Katibas	Ambrose Blikau ak. Enturan	BN
N56	Baleh	James Jemut ak. Masing	BN
N57	Belaga	Liwan Lagang	BN
N58	Jepak	Hj. Talib Zulpilip	BN
N59	Kidurong	Chiew Chin Sing	DAP
N60	Kemena	Dr. Stephen Rundi ak. Utom	BN
N61	Bekenu	Rosey binti Yunus	BN
N62	Lambir	Aidan Wing	BN
N63	Piasau	Dr. George Chan Hong Nam	BN
N64	Pujut	Andy Chia Chu Fatt	BN
N65	Senadin	Lee Kim Shin	BN
N66	Marudi	Sylvester Entrie ak. Muran	BN
N67	Telang Usan	Lihan Jok	BN
N68	Bukit Kota	Dr. Abdul Rahman Ismail	BN
N69	Batu Danau	Palu @ Paulus ak. Gumbang	BN
N70	Ba'Kelalan	Nelson Balang Rining	BN
N71	Bukit Sari	Hj. Awang Tengah b. Ali Hassan	BN

¹Dr Johnichal Rayong, who won the N28 Engkilili seat on SNAP ticket, joined SUPP in December 2010, contributed another seat for BN.

²Datuk Dublin Unting, the state assemblyman for N29 Batang Ai, died at the Normah Medical Specialist Centre, Kuching on February 24, 2009 after a coma. This resulted in the necessity to call for a by-election. Malcolm Mussen Lamoh later successfully defended the seat for Barisan Nasional.

³Gabriel Adit Demong previously an independent for N43 Ngemah constituency joined PKR in November 2008. He later quit PKR and joined Parti Cinta Malaysia in December 2009.

⁴Larry Sng, who won the N54 Pelagus seat for BN, was sacked by Sarawak Peoples Party (PRS) in 2007. Although partyless, Sng is regarded as a loyal member of BN by Abdul Taib Mahmud, the chairman of Sarawak BN coalition.

External links

• Malaysian Election Commission Official result of the election.
• BERNAMA More result.