Saribas (state constituency)

Saribas
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohammad Razi Sitam; GPS
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Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

Saribas 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

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Manggut, Tui, Debak, Bungin, Likis, Supa, Engkaras, Buda, Serabang, Belasau, Sabar, Dit, Dit Hulu, Bungei, Penunus, Jerai, Debak Laut, Serembang, Tanjong Assam, Sebemban, Belingan, Budak.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Manggut, Tui, Debak, Bungin, Likis, Supa, Engkaras, Buda, Serabang, Belasau, Sabar, Dit, Dit Hulu, Bungei, Jerai, Debak Laut, Serembang, Tanjong Assam, Sebemban, Belingan, Budak.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Saribas
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1973	Kihok Amat	BUMIPUTERA
8th	1973-1974	Kihok Amat	BN
9th	1974-1979	Abang Ahmad Urai
10th	1979-1983	Zainuddin Satem
11th	1983-1987	Zainuddin Satem
12th	1987-1991	Bolhassan Di
13th	1991-1996	Wahbi Junaidi
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016	Mohammad Razi Sitam
18th	2016–2018
18th	2018-2021		GPS
19th	2021-present		GPS

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	GPS	Ricky Sitam	5,138	65.52	+65.52
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Patrick Kamis	1,902	24.25	+3.82
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PSB	Melaini Bolhassan	668	8.52	+8.52
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PBK	Sim Min Leong	74	0.94	+0.94
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SEDAR	Kurnaen Boben	60	0.77	+0.77
Total valid votes			7,842	100.00
Total rejected ballots			141
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			8,028	73.09
Registered electors			10,984
Majority			3,236
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|GPS]]		Swing		BN
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ricky @ Mohammad Razi Sitam	5,963	79.57	+ 15.17
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Yakup Daud	1,531	20.43	- 15.17
Total valid votes			7,494	100.00
Total rejected ballots			112
Unreturned ballots			277
Turnout			7,883	79.80
Registered electors			9,879
Majority			4,432
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ricky @ Mohammad Razi Sitam	3,865	64.40	+ 13.42
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Abang Zulkifli Awang Engkeh	2,137	35.60	- 13.42
Total valid votes			6,002	100.00
Total rejected ballots			76
Unreturned ballots			29
Turnout			6,107	75.82
Registered electors			8,054
Majority			1,728
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Wahbi Junaidi	2,441	50.98	- 12.22
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	KEADILAN	Abang Zulkifli Awang Engkeh	2,347	49.02	+ 23.24
Total valid votes			4,788	100.00
Total rejected ballots			84
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			4,877	68.25
Registered electors			7,145
Majority			94
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Wahbi Junaidi	3,710	63.20	+ 6.49
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	KEADILAN	Abang Othman Abang Gom	1,513	25.78	+ 25.78
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Abang Ahmad Arabi Abang Bolhassan	384	6.54	+ 6.54
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	James Entika Gubar	207	3.53	+ 3.53
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Chin Man Tak @ Raphael Mada	56	0.95	+ 0.95
Total valid votes			5,870	100.00
Total rejected ballots			114
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			5,987	65.45
Registered electors			9,148
Majority			2,197
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Wahbi Junaidi	3,161	56.71	+ 56.71
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Zaini Sitam	1,165	20.90	+ 20.90
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Albert Dass	802	14.39	+ 14.39
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Jemat Panjang	446	8.00	+ 8.00
Total valid votes			5,574	100.00
Total rejected ballots			123
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			5,708	61.87
Registered electors			9,226
Majority			1,996
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Wahbi Junaidi won uncontested.
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Wahbi Junaidi
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			8,067
Majority
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Bolhassan Di	4,620	58.39
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PERMAS	Zainuddin Satem	3,184	40.24
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Ahmad Johan	108	1.37
Total valid votes			7,912	100.00
Total rejected ballots			73
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,985	72.50
Registered electors			11,014
Majority			1,436
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Zainuddin Satem		48.14
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Mohd Parhi Bujang
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Abang Madati Abang Dahanan
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Zainuddin Satem		61.83
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAJAR			34.01
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Abang Ahmad Urai		59.87
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	Stephen Chong Kai Hong		40.13
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			7,304
Majority			1,603
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		BUMIPUTERA

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BUMIPUTERA	Kihok Amat	1,849	42.59
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	Jocelyn Beduru Makap	1,312	30.22
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PESAKA	Hamsawi Omar	747	17.21
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Denis Luat	252	5.81
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Cr. Laili	181	4.17
Total valid votes			4,341	100.00
Total rejected ballots			266
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,607	69.57
Registered electors			6,622
Majority			537
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 2016-04-29.

^ "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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