Telang Usan

Telang Usan
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Dennis Ngau; GPS
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Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

Telang Usan is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

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[edit]

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Lubok Nibong, Puyut, Tutoh, Long Lama, Apoh, Long Miri, Pana, Akahpatah, San, Liomatu.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Long Miri, Pana, Akapatah, San, Long Lama, Apoh.

Representation history[edit]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Telang Usan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1974	Joseph Balan Seling	SNAP
9th	1974-1979		SNAP
10th	1979-1983		BN
11th	1983-1987		SNAP
12th	1987-1991		PBDS
13th	1991-1996		BN
14th	1996-2001	Kebing Wan	Independent
15th	2001-2006	Lihan Jok	BN
16th	2006-2011	Lihan Jok
17th	2011-2016	Dennis Ngau
18th	2016-2018
18th	2018-2021		GPS
19th	2021–present		GPS

Election results[edit]

Sarawak state election, 2021: Telang Usan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Dennis Ngau	3,861	59.76	+59.76
	PSB	Jau Jok @ Jenggo	1,439	22.27	+22.27
	PKR	Philip Jau Ding	1,093	16.92	+16.92
	PBK	Gia Bala	68	1.05	+1.05
Total valid votes			6,461	100.00
Total rejected ballots			77
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			6,562	57.24
Registered electors			11,465
Majority			2,422
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016: Telang Usan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Dennis Ngau	3,231	51.33	+ 4.48
	PKR	Roland Engan	3,064	48.67	+ 12.82
Total valid votes			6,295	100.00
Total rejected ballots			82
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			6,388	63.88
Registered electors			10,000
Majority			167
	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 2016-04-29. "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 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2011: Telang Usan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Dennis Ngau	3,597	46.85	- 23.18
	PKR	Harrison Ngau Laing	2,752	35.85	+ 35.85
	SNAP	Kebing Wan	705	9.18	- 18.60
	Independent	Jok Ding	623	8.12	+ 8.12
Total valid votes			7,677	100.00
Total rejected ballots			86
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			7,785	57.15
Registered electors			13,623
Majority			845
	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 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2006: Telang Usan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lihan Jok	4,593	70.03	+ 11.75
	SNAP	Kebing Wan	1,822	27.78	+ 27.78
	Independent	Lidam Janang	144	2.19	+ 2.19
Total valid votes			6,559	100.00
Total rejected ballots			76
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			6,645	51.94
Registered electors			12,793
Majority			2,771
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001: Telang Usan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lihan Jok	3,621	58.28	+ 12.20
	Independent	Kebing Wan	2,592	41.72	- 12.20
Total valid votes			6,213	100.00
Total rejected ballots			106
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			6,328	50.26
Registered electors			12,591
Majority			1,029
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1996: Telang Usan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Kebing Wan	3,554	53.92	+ 53.92
	BN	Robert Laing Anyie	3,037	46.08	- 10.89
Total valid votes			6,591	100.00
Total rejected ballots			149
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			6,752	53.47
Registered electors			12,628
Majority			517
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1991: Telang Usan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Balan Seling	3,252	56.97
	PBDS	Harrison Ngau Laing	2,019	35.37
	Independent	Steward Ngau Ding	342	5.99
	Independent	John Kalang Urang	95	1.66
Total valid votes			5,708	100.00
Total rejected ballots			57
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			5,774	57.33
Registered electors			10,071
Majority			1,233
	BN gain from PBDS		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1987: Telang Usan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBDS	Joseph Balan Seling
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PBDS gain from SNAP		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1983: Telang Usan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Joseph Balan Seling
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	{{{2}}}
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	SNAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1979: Telang Usan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Balan Seling
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	{{{2}}}
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from SNAP		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1974: Telang Usan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Joseph Balan Seling	2,315	55.42
	BN	Stephen Timothy Wan Uilok	1,862	44.58
Total valid votes			4,177	100.00
Total rejected ballots			486
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,663	69.50
Registered electors			6,709
Majority			453
	SNAP hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1969: Telang Usan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNAP	Joseph Balan Seling	1,718	48.23
	Independent	Lee Kee Bian	868	24.37
	PESAKA	Dennis Hawan Lawai	750	21.06
	Independent	Balan Lejau	226	6.34
Total valid votes			3,562	100.00
Total rejected ballots			363
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			3,925	68.13
Registered electors			5,761
Majority			850
This was a new constituency created.

References[edit]

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-29.

^ "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.

[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.

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