Simunjan (federal constituency)

Simunjan
Sarawak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1968
Constituency abolished	1990
First contested	1969
Last contested	1986

Simunjan was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1990.

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1990 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Simunjan
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended^[1]^[2]
3rd	1971-1973	Bojeng Andot	BUMIPUTERA
3rd	1973-1974	Bojeng Andot	BN (PBB)
4th	1974-1978	Hadadak D. Pasauk
5th	1978-1982	Bujang Ulis
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
Constituency abolished, renamed to Batang Sadong

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Simunjan	Gedong
Simunjan	Semera

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Bujang Ulis	7,382	66.36
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Wan Habib Mahmud	3,742	33.64
Total valid votes			11,124	100.00
Total rejected ballots			205
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,329	72.96
Registered electors			15,527
Majority			3,640
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Bujang Ulis	7,389	83.93
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAJAR	Bujang Amin	1,415	16.07
Total valid votes			8,804	100.00
Total rejected ballots			323
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,127	62.74
Registered electors			14,547
Majority			5,974
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Bujang Ulis	5,738	62.42
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAJAR	Ambi Nen	3,454	37.58
Total valid votes			9,192	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			12,779
Majority			2,284
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Hadadak D. Pasauk	6,102	75.10
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	Abang Annuar Abang Junaidi	2,023	24.90
Total valid votes			8,125	100.00
Total rejected ballots			827
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			8,952	68.20
Registered electors			13,126
Majority			4,079
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		BUMIPUTERA

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BUMIPUTERA	Bojeng Andot	4,920	53.84
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	Jubang Tawi	3,076	33.66
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Bujang Amin	1,142	12.50
Total valid votes			9,138	100.00
Total rejected ballots			212
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,350	80.93
Registered electors			11,553
Majority			1,844
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 2016-05-05.

^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-05.

[1] Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-05.

[2] "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-05.

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