Rajang (federal constituency)
 Sarawak constituency | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| Constituency created | 1968 |
| Constituency abolished | 1990 |
| First contested | 1969 |
| Last contested | 1986 |
Rajang was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1990.
The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1990 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Rajang | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 1969-1971 | Parliament dissolved[1][2] | |||
| 3rd | 1971-1973 | Tibuoh Rantai | SUPP | |
| 1973-1974 | BN | |||
| 1974 | Jawan Empaling | |||
| 4th | 1974-1978 | |||
| 5th | 1978-1982 | |||
| 6th | 1982-1986 | |||
| 7th | 1986-1990 | Nicholas Munong Ipau | Independent | |
| Constituency abolished | ||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Nicholas Munong Ipau | 6,113 | 48.11 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Jawan Empaling | 5,960 | 46.90 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Siew Chee Kiong @ Shaw Chee Kiong | 634 | 4.99 | |
| Total valid votes | 12,707 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 320 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 13,027 | 64.05 | |||
| Registered electors | 20,338 | ||||
| Majority | 153 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|BEBAS]] | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Jawan Empaling | 5,733 | 58.66 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Tony Poh | 4,041 | 41.34 | |
| Total valid votes | 9,774 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 460 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 10,234 | 53.96 | |||
| Registered electors | 18,967 | ||||
| Majority | 1,692 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Jawan Empaling | |||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 17,968 | ||||
| Majority | 2,157 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Jawan Empaling | |||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | SNAP | Daro Paran | |||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 14,667 | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Jawan Empaling | |||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | SNAP | Sandah Jarau | |||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 684 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|BN]] | Swing | SUPP
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | SUPP | Tibuoh Rantai | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | SUPP | Kong Pang Siew | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | SNAP | Temaga Sli | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Anyau Bakit | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PESAKA | Poh Kaya | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Salleh Krasi | ||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 13,511 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-05.