Kalaka (state constituency)

Kalaka
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Wahab Aziz; BN
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Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2016

Kalaka 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 Nyabor, Roban, Pelunga, Kabong, Perpat, Kaba, Saratok.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Pelunga, Perpat, Kaba, Saratok, Tengalat, Senyawan.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kalaka
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1969-1974	Wan Alwi Tuanku Ibrahim	PESAKA
9th	1974-1979
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987	Wan Yusof Tuanku Bujang	BN
12th	1987-1991	Abang Yusuf Puteh	PERMAS
13th	1991-1996	Abdul Wahab Aziz	BN
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Abdul Wahab Aziz	3,988	77.57	+ 9.30
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Jemat Panjang	1,153	22.43	+ 7.34
Total valid votes			5,141	100.00
Total rejected ballots			82
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			5,247	71.61
Registered electors			7,327
Majority			2,835
	[[\|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 2016-04-30. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Abdul Wahab Aziz	6,835	68.27	- 15.18
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Ismail Hussain	1,665	16.63	+ 16.63
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Mohd Yahya Abdullah	1,511	15.09	- 1.46
Total valid votes			10,011	100.00
Total rejected ballots			120
Unreturned ballots			71
Turnout			10,202	72.01
Registered electors			14,167
Majority			5,170
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		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	Abdul Wahab Aziz	7,396	83.45	- 0.91
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	KEADILAN	Jini Sahini	1,467	16.55	+ 3.46
Total valid votes			8,863	100.00
Total rejected ballots			136
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			9,017	67.39
Registered electors			13,379
Majority			5,929
	[[\|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	Abdul Wahab Aziz	7,692	84.36	+ 84.36
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	KEADILAN	Basmawi Mahali	1,194	13.09	+ 13.09
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Idris Bohari	232	2.54	+ 2.54
Total valid votes			9,118	100.00
Total rejected ballots			112
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			9,244	70.53
Registered electors			13,106
Majority			6,498
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Wahab Aziz won uncontested.
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Abdul Wahab Aziz
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			12,865
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	Abdul Wahab Aziz	8,067	83.87
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PERMAS	Mohd Nasar Badron	1,389	14.44
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	NEGARA	Senawi	163	1.69
Total valid votes			9,619	100.00
Total rejected ballots			97
Unreturned ballots			147
Turnout			9,863	79.32
Registered electors			12,435
Majority			6,678
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		PERMAS

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PERMAS	Abang Yusuf Puteh
	[[\|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.]] gain from [[\|PERMAS]]		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Wan Yusof Tuanku Bujang
	[[\|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

Sarawak state election, 1979
Party		Votes	%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]
	[[\|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

Sarawak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ahmad Zaidi Adruce
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	Senawi Sulaiman
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			6,280
Majority
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PESAKA	Wan Alwi Tuanku Ibrahim
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	William Muchang
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			5,584
Majority
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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