Batu Kawah (state constituency)

Batu Kawah
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Sim Kui Hian; GPS
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Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2016

Batu Kawah is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

The state constituency was created in the 1968 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 Kawah, Stapok, Haji Baki, Kitang, Sin San Tu, Kim Chu Shin.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of RPR Batu Kawah, Kawah, Stapok, Sin San Tu, Kim Chu Shin.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Kawah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1973	Chong Kiun Kong	SUPP
8th	1973-1974		BN
9th	1974-1979
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987
12th	1987-1991
13th	1991-1992
13th	1992-1996	Yap Chin Loi
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011	Tan Joo Phoi
17th	2011-2016	Christina Chiew Wang See	DAP
18th	2016-2018	Sim Kui Hian	BN
18th	2018-present	Sim Kui Hian	GPS

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Sim Kui Hian	6,414	54.12	+ 6.01
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Christina Chiew Wang See	4,329	36.53	- 15.36
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Liu Thian Leong	1,109	9.35	+ 9.35
Total valid votes			11,852	100.00
Total rejected ballots			135
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			12,042	70.87
Registered electors			16,991
Majority			2,085
	[[\|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. 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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-30. `{{cite web}}`: Unknown parameter `\|deadurl=` ignored (`\|url-status=` suggested) (help)

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Christina Chiew Wang See	7,439	51.89	+ 51.89
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Tan Joo Phoi	6,896	48.11	- 24.29
Total valid votes			14,335	100.00
Total rejected ballots			184
Unreturned ballots			87
Turnout			14,606	70.68
Registered electors			20,664
Majority			543
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|DAP]]		Swing		BN
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.

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Tan Joo Phoi	6,755	72.40	+ 72.40
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	KEADILAN	Wong Huan Yu	2,575	27.60	+ 27.60
Total valid votes			9,330	100.00
Total rejected ballots			221
Unreturned ballots			260
Turnout			9,811	60.42
Registered electors			16,237
Majority			4,180
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Yap Chin Loi won uncontested.
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Yap Chin Loi
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			28,470
Majority
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Yap Chin Loi	10,883	84.10	+ 84.10
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Dripin Sakoi	2,058	15.90	+ 15.90
Total valid votes			12,941	100.00
Total rejected ballots			240
Unreturned ballots			290
Turnout			13,471	61.19
Registered electors			22,016
Majority			8,825
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Sarawak state by-election, 22 August 1992
Upon the death of incumbent, Chong Kiun Kong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Yap Chin Loi won uncontested.
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Yap Chin Loi
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, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Chong Kiun Kong	10,201	73.46
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Yong Sen Chan	3,585	25.82
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Chong Ju Siaw	100	0.72
Total valid votes			13,886	100.00
Total rejected ballots			235
Unreturned ballots			159
Turnout			14,280	69.05
Registered electors			20,682
Majority			6,616
	[[\|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	Chong Kiun Kong	8,228	64.91
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PERMAS	Japat Simol	2,407	18.99
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Lim Guan Sin	2,041	16.10
Total valid votes			12,676	100.00
Total rejected ballots			134
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,810	73.39
Registered electors			17,455
Majority			5,821
	[[\|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	Chong Kiun Kong
	[[\|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	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Chong Kiun Kong
	[[\|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, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Chong Kiun Kong	4,287	59.39
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	Chin Poh Luke	2,784	38.57
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BISAMAH	Augustine Sirau	147	2.04
Total valid votes			7,218	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			9,740
Majority			1,503
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		SUPP

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SUPP	Chong Kiun Kong	3,748	54.07
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	Kong Yu Siung	1,650	23.80
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SarawakCA	Shii Dai Seng	1,534	22.13
Total valid votes			6,932	100.00
Total rejected ballots			512
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,444	83.53
Registered electors			8,912
Majority			2,098
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. 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. 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. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

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