Machan (state constituency)

Machan
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Allan Siden Gramong; BN
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Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2016

Machan 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 Lukut, Kanowit, Majau, Peranan, Poi, Bukong, Latong.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Lukut, Kanowit, Majau, Peranan, Poi, Bukong, Latong.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1974	Thomas Kana	PESAKA
9th	1974-1978	Leo Moggie Irok	SNAP
9th	1978-1979	Gramong Juna	BN
10th	1979-1983		BN
11th	1983-1987		PBDS
12th	1987-1991		PBDS
13th	1991-1996		BN
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present	Allan Siden Gramong

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Allan Siden Gramong	4,550	60.43	+ 6.04
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Semawi Paong	1,598	21.22	+ 21.22
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Chen Nguk Fa	1,381	18.34	- 12.00
Total valid votes			7,529	100.00
Total rejected ballots			155
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			7,704	70.38
Registered electors			10,947
Majority			2,952
	[[\|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 2016-04-29. "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 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-29. `{{cite web}}`: Unknown parameter `\|deadurl=` ignored (`\|url-status=` suggested) (help)

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Gramong Juna	3,683	54.39	- 15.34
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Chen Nguk Fa	2,054	30.34	+ 30.34
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PCM	Kong Tat Kim	696	10.28	+ 10.28
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	Augustine Liom @ August Liom	338	4.99	- 25.28
Total valid votes			6,771	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			6,895	69.34
Registered electors			9,944
Majority			1,629
	[[\|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 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Gramong Juna	4,045	69.73	+ 4.97
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	Rimong Jantan	1,756	30.27	+ 30.27
Total valid votes			5,801	100.00
Total rejected ballots			93
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			5,909	59.29
Registered electors			9,966
Majority			2,289
	[[\|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	Gramong Juna	4,231	64.76	- 0.03
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Alphonsus Spung Antas	1,798	27.52	+ 27.52
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Alau Tayan	504	7.71	+ 7.71
Total valid votes			6,533	100.00
Total rejected ballots			91
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			6,630	66.55
Registered electors			9,963
Majority			2,433
	[[\|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	Gramong Juna	4,619	64.79	+ 10.29
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Angki Kaboy	2,389	33.51	+ 33.51
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Douglas Limbai Gurun	121	1.70	+ 1.70
Total valid votes			7,129	100.00
Total rejected ballots			116
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			7,250	73.00
Registered electors			9,932
Majority			2,230
	[[\|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	Gramong Juna	3,700	54.50
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PBDS	Alau Tayan	3,089	45.50
Total valid votes			6,789	100.00
Total rejected ballots			49
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			6,847	78.38
Registered electors			8,736
Majority			611
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		PBDS

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PBDS	Gramong Juna
	[[\|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		PBDS

Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PBDS	Gramong Juna
	[[\|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 [[\|PBDS]]		Swing		BN

Sarawak state election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Gramong Juna
	[[\|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 by-election, 16 September 1978
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Leo Moggie Irok
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Gramong Juna	2,142	50.75
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Thomas Kana	2,079	49.25
Total valid votes			4,221	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority			63
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		SNAP

Sarawak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	Leo Moggie Irok
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Thomas Kana
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			5,702
Majority
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|SNAP]]		Swing		PESAKA

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PESAKA	Thomas Kana	2,459	56.21
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SUPP	Kong Foh Kim	1,589	36.32
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	Stephen Mapang Sanggau	327	7.47
Total valid votes			4,375	100.00
Total rejected ballots			71
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,446	80.90
Registered electors			5,496
Majority			870
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

^ "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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