Igan (federal constituency)
 Sarawak constituency | |
|---|---|
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2005 |
| First contested | 2008 |
| Last contested | 2018 |
| Demographics | |
| Electors (2018)[1] | 19,592 |
Igan is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2008.
The federal constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
History
2008–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Semah, Tebaang, Daro, Lemang Peh, Lassa, Lebaan, Kuala Matu, Sok, Matu, Sekaan Besar, Jemoreng, Bawang, Tian, Bekumah, Ilas, Igan.
2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Semah, Tebaang, Daro, Lemang Peh, Lassa, Lebaan, Kuala Matu, Sok, Matu, Sekaan Besar, Jemoreng, Bawang, Tian, Bekumah, Ilas, Igan.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Igan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created from Kuala Rajang | ||||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Wahab Dolah | BN (PBB) | |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018 | Ahmad Johnie Zawawi | ||
| 2018-present | GPS (PBB) | |||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Ahmad Johnie Zawawi | 10,538 | 83.76 | - 3.43 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Andri Zulkarnaen Hamden | 2,043 | 16.24 | + 16.24 | |
| Total valid votes | 12,581 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 317 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 98 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,996 | 66.33 | ||||
| Registered electors | 19,592 | |||||
| Majority | 8,495 | 67.52 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Wahab Dolah | 11,896 | 87.19 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Ajiji Fauzan | 1,747 | 12.81 | ||
| Total valid votes | 13,643 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 222 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 33 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,898 | 78.21 | ||||
| Registered electors | 17,771 | |||||
| Majority | 10,149 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Wahab Dolah won uncontested. | ||||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Wahab Dolah | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Junak Jawek | Withdrew | |||
| 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. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 47. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ "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.
