Bandar Kuching

Bandar Kuching
Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen; PH
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2018

Bandar Kuching is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

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

History

2008–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Market, Bazaar, Padungan, Abell, Deshon, Sekama, Bukit Tuan, Kinyang, Ellis, Ban Hock, Lumba Kuda, Central, Petanak, Pending, Foochow, Kenyalang, Supreme, Chong Kiun Kong, Chawan, Simpang Tiga.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Market, Bazaar, Padungan, Abell, Deshon, Sekama, Bukit Tuan, Kinyang, Ellis, Ban Hock, Lumba Kuda, Central, Petanak, Pending, Foochow, Kenyalang, Supreme, Chong Kiun Kong, Chawan, Simpang Tiga, Pisang, Batu Lintang, Star Garden, Poh Kwong Park, Sky Garden, Bukit Kenny, Tabuan Dayak, Tabuan Jaya, Tabuan Laru, Maong, Nanas-Pisang.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bandar Kuching
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended^[2]^[3]
3rd	1971-1973	Ong Kee Hui	SUPP
3rd	1973-1974		BN
4th	1974-1978
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Sim Kuang Yang	DAP
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Song Swee Guan	BN
10th	1999-2004	Song Swee Guan	BN
11th	2004-2008	Chong Chieng Jen	DAP
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018	Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen
14th	2018-present	Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen	PH (DAP)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018: Bandar Kuching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen	48,548	79.43	+ 5.25
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Kho Teck Wan	12,575	20.57	- 5.25
Total valid votes			61,123	100.00
Total rejected ballots			241
Unreturned ballots			119
Turnout			61,483	75.11
Registered electors			81,856
Majority			35,973	58.85
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		DAP
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.

Malaysian general election, 2013: Bandar Kuching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	30,133	74.18
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Tan Kai	10,491	25.82
Total valid votes			40,624	100.00
Total rejected ballots			201
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			40,879	76.64
Registered electors			53,336
Majority			19,642
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		DAP
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 2016-05-05. "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 2016-05-05.

Malaysian general election, 2008: Bandar Kuching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	22,901	63.88
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Sim Yaw Yen	12,949	36.12
Total valid votes			35,850	100.00
Total rejected ballots			242
Unreturned ballots			165
Turnout			36,257	68.13
Registered electors			53,216
Majority			9,952
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		DAP

Malaysian general election, 2004: Bandar Kuching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	17,914	53.02
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Wee Kok Tiong	15,873	46.98
Total valid votes			33,787	100.00
Total rejected ballots			577
Unreturned ballots			329
Turnout			34,693	63.06
Registered electors
Majority			2,041
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|DAP]]		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1999: Bandar Kuching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Song Swee Guan	18,239	53.64
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Dominique Ng Kim Ho	9,850	28.97
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	5,913	17.39
Total valid votes			34,002	100.00
Total rejected ballots			238
Unreturned ballots			1,078
Turnout			35,318	64.68
Registered electors
Majority			8,389
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1995: Bandar Kuching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Song Swee Guan	27,514	53.07
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Sim Keng Soon @ Sim Kuang Yang	24,330	46.93
Total valid votes			51,844	100.00
Total rejected ballots			379
Unreturned ballots			277
Turnout			52,500	70.04
Registered electors
Majority			3,184
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		DAP

Malaysian general election, 1990: Bandar Kuching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Sim Keng Soon @ Sim Kuang Yang	25,573	56.85
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Stephen Yong Kuet Tze	19,409	43.15
Total valid votes			44,982	100.00
Total rejected ballots			295
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			45,277	70.45
Registered electors
Majority			6,164
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		DAP

Malaysian general election, 1986: Bandar Kuching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Sim Keng Soon @ Sim Kuang Yang	26,468	58.87
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Chan Seng Kai	18,494	41.13
Total valid votes			44,962	100.00
Total rejected ballots			582
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			45,544	72.81
Registered electors			62,550
Majority			7,974
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		DAP

Malaysian general election, 1982: Bandar Kuching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Sim Keng Soon @ Sim Kuang Yang	19,200	55.14
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Loke Yik Ping	15,623	44.86
Total valid votes			34,823	100.00
Total rejected ballots			431
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			35,254	74.69
Registered electors			47,201
Majority			3,577
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|DAP]]		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1978: Bandar Kuching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ong Kee Hui	19,902	79.64
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Leong Ho Yuen	5,089	20.36
Total valid votes			24,991	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			36,527
Majority			14,813
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1974: Bandar Kuching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ong Kee Hui	11,534	55.34
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	Leong Ho Yuen	8,851	42.47
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Peter Ng Eng Lim	457	2.19
Total valid votes			20,842	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			28,175
Majority			2,683
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		SUPP

Malaysian general election, 1969: Bandar Kuching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SUPP	Ong Kee Hui	13,410	85.60
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Kenneth Lau Ah Lah	1,284	8.20
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Ong Khai Yan	972	6.20
Total valid votes			15,666	100.00
Total rejected ballots			5,113
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			20,779	83.53
Registered electors			24,877
Majority			12,126
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "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.
^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-05. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-05.

[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.

[2] Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-05. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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

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