Demak Laut (state constituency)

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Demak Laut
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Hazland Abang Hipni
BN
Constituency created1996
First contested1996
Last contested2016

Demak Laut is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1996.

The state constituency was created in the 1996 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 Tanjong Embang, Muara Tebas, Geobilt, Bako, Sejingkat, Senari, Tanjong Bako, Pinggan Jaya, Tabuan Melayu, Muara Tabuan, Tabuan Hulu.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tanjong Embang, Muara Tebas, Geobilt, Bako, Sejingkat, Senari, Tanjong Bako, Pinggan Jaya, Tabuan Melayu, Muara Tabuan, Tabuan Hulu.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Demak Laut
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created, renamed from Sejingkat
14th 1996-2001 Abang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen BN
15th 2001-2006
16th 2006-2011
17th 2011-2016 Hazland Abang Hipni
18th 2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Hazland Abang Hipni 8,539 88.07 + 12.34
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] AMANAH Mohammad Fidzuan Zaidi 1,157 11.93 + 11.93
Total valid votes 9,696 100.00
Total rejected ballots 139
Unreturned ballots 44
Turnout 9,879 71.43
Registered electors 13,830
Majority 7,382
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN
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 2016-04-27.

"Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Hazland Abang Hipni 5,522 75.73 - 1.65
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PKR Ali Hossen Abang 1,770 24.27 + 1.65
Total valid votes 7,292 100.00
Total rejected ballots 98
Unreturned ballots 13
Turnout 7,403 70.93
Registered electors 10,437
Majority 3,752
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Abang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen 5,094 77.38 + 6.21
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] KEADILAN Saidan @ Massudin Sahini 1,489 22.62 + 6.47
Total valid votes 6,583 100.00
Total rejected ballots 102
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 6,699 66.45
Registered electors 10,080
Majority 3,605
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Abang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen 4,974 71.17 - 19.75
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] KEADILAN Ahmad Lukman Abang Ibrahim 1,129 16.15 + 16.15
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BEBAS Abang Yusof Abang Razak 886 12.68 + 12.68
Total valid votes 6,989 100.00
Total rejected ballots 68
Unreturned ballots 11
Turnout 7,068 73.17
Registered electors 9,660
Majority 3,845
[[|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 Abang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen 5,365 90.92
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BEBAS Junaidi Putit 536 9.08
Total valid votes 5,901 100.00
Total rejected ballots 130
Unreturned ballots 26
Turnout 6,057 66.51
Registered electors 9,107
Majority 4,829
This was a new constituency created.

References