Samarahan (federal constituency)
Appearance
Sarawak constituency | |
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1968 |
Constituency abolished | 1990 |
First contested | 1969 |
Last contested | 1986 |
Samarahan 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 Samarahan | ||||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
3rd | 1971-1973 | Abdul Taib Mahmud | BUMIPUTERA | |
1973-1974 | BN (PBB) | |||
4th | 1974-1978 | |||
5th | 1978-1982 | |||
6th | 1982-1986 | |||
7th | 1986-1990 | |||
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kota Samarahan |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 9,814 | 77.88 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Wan Mohd Zain Mohdzar @ W Zain Mahmud | 2,788 | 22.12 | |
Total valid votes | 12,602 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 176 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 12,778 | 76.88 | |||
Registered electors | 16,620 | ||||
Majority | 7,026 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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On the nomination day, Abdul Taib Mahmud won uncontested. | ||||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | ||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | 13,847 | |||||
Majority | ||||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 6,522 | 74.08 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAJAR | Razali Sapang | 2,282 | 25.92 | |
Total valid votes | 8,804 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 12,475 | ||||
Majority | 4,240 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 72.52 | ||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | SNAP | Wazir Mohamed Khan | 27.48 | ||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 13,588 | ||||
Majority | |||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|BN]] | Swing | BUMIPUTERA
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BUMIPUTERA | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 5,842 | 55.47 | ||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | SUPP | Wazir Mohamed Khan | 2,852 | 27.08 | ||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | SNAP | Abang Anwar Abang Junaidi | 1,837 | 17.44 | ||
Total valid votes | 10,531 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 525 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 11,056 | 86.24 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,820 | |||||
Majority | 2,990 | |||||
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.