Meradong (state constituency)

Meradong
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ding Kuong Hiing; GPS
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Constituency created	1977
First contested	1979
Last contested	2021

Meradong is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1979.

The state constituency was created in the 1977 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 Narasit, Tulai, Kertong, Kelupu, Bandar, Meradong, Kemantan, Mador, Lemayong, Selemas, Selidap, Nyelong.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Narasit, Tulai, Kertong, Kelupu, Bandar, Meradong, Kemantan, Mador, Lemayong, Selemas, Selidap, Nyelong.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Meradong
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Repok
10th	1979-1983	Thomas Hii King Hiong	BN
11th	1983-1987
12th	1987-1991
13th	1991-1996
14th	1996-2001	Yii Chu Lik	Independent
15th	2001-2006	Ting Check Sii	BN
16th	2006-2011	Ting Tze Fui	DAP
17th	2011-2016	Ting Tze Fui	DAP
18th	2016-2018	Ding Kuong Hiing	BN
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	Ding Kuong Hiing	6,827	58.24	+58.24
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PSB	Chris Hii Ru Yee	3,465	29.56	+29.56
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Yong Siew Wei	809	6.90	-36.89
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PBK	Moh Hiong King	622	5.31	+5.31
Total valid votes			11,723	100.00
Total rejected ballots			182
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			11,939	65.76
Registered electors			18,156
Majority			3,362
	[[\|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	Ding Kuong Hiing	6,865	56.21	+ 18.33
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Ting Tze Fui	5,349	43.79	- 18.33
Total valid votes			12,214	100.00
Total rejected ballots			165
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			12,413	73.53
Registered electors			16,882
Majority			1,516
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		DAP
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. 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	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Ting Tze Fui	6,884	62.12	+ 0.31
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ling Kie King	4,197	37.88	+ 12.99
Total valid votes			11,081	100.00
Total rejected ballots			107
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			11,205	73.06
Registered electors			15,337
Majority			2,687
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		DAP
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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Ting Tze Fui	5,990	61.81	+ 28.03
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Wong Zee Yeng	2,412	24.89	- 41.33
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Wong Kung Kuong	603	6.22	+ 6.22
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	David Tiong Chiong Chu	569	5.87	+ 5.87
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Junak Jawek	117	1.21	+ 1.21
Total valid votes			9,691	100.00
Total rejected ballots			76
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			9,773	67.01
Registered electors			14,584
Majority			3,578
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|DAP]]		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ting Check Sii	7,391	66.22	+ 49.70
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Yek Sie Ping	3,770	33.78	+ 33.78
Total valid votes			11,161	100.00
Total rejected ballots			101
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			11,269	71.88
Registered electors			15,678
Majority			3,621
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		BEBAS

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Yii Chu Lik	5,520	55.49	+ 55.49
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Thomas Hii King Hiong	4,262	42.85	- 16.52
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	William Migu	133	1.34	+ 1.34
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Chan Ng Chai	32	0.32	+ 0.32
Total valid votes			9,947	100.00
Total rejected ballots			122
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			10,093	72.35
Registered electors			13,951
Majority			1,258
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BEBAS]]		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Thomas Hii King Hiong	5,368	59.37
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PBDS	Sim Lai Ann	3,463	38.30
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	NEGARA	Wailem Mohd Sidek Kumung	211	2.33
Total valid votes			9,042	100.00
Total rejected ballots			84
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			9,136	71.53
Registered electors			12,773
Majority			1,905
	[[\|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	Thomas Hii King Hiong	5,371	56.51
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Chong Siew Chiang	4,134	43.49
Total valid votes			9,505	100.00
Total rejected ballots			107
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,612	74.40
Registered electors			12,919
Majority			1,237
	[[\|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	Thomas Hii King Hiong
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]
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	%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]
Total valid votes			100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
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.

^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

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