Samariang (state constituency)

Samariang

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

Samariang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1979, from 1996 to present.

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

It was abolished in 1979 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1996.

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Samariang, Lintang, Kandis, Semerah Padi, Sukma, Sri Wangi, Kampong Tunku, Bedil, Astana Lot.

2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Samariang, Lintang, Kandis, Semerah Padi, Sukma, Kampong Tunku, Bedil, Astana Lot.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Samariang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Semariang
8th	1970-1973	Ajibah Abol	BUMIPUTERA
	1973-1974		BN (PBB)
9th	1974-1976
	1976-1979	Hafsah Harun
Constituency abolished, renamed to Satok
Constituency re-created from Satok and Tupong
Samariang
14th	1996-2001	Dona Babel	BN (PBB)
15th	2001-2006	Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi
16th	2006-2011	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-2018
	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali	11,354	87.61	+87.61
	Amanah	Abg Abdul Halil Abg Laili	1,071	8.26	+5.07
	Parti Sabah Demokratik Rakyat	Othman Abdillah	535	4.13	+4.13
Total valid votes			12,960	100.00
Total rejected ballots			121
Unreturned ballots			102
Turnout			13,183	61.71
Registered electors			21,363
Majority			10,283
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali	9,795	80.16	+ 4.51
	PAS	Yusof Assidiqqi Ahmad Sharkawi	2,035	16.65	+ 16.65
	Amanah	Nani Sahari	389	3.19	+ 3.19
Total valid votes			12,219	100.00
Total rejected ballots			108
Unreturned ballots			70
Turnout			12,397	67.93
Registered electors			18,250
Majority			7,760
	BN hold		Swing
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. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali	8,008	75.65	+ 10.56
	PKR	Zulrusdi Mohamad Hol	2,577	24.35	- 10.56
Total valid votes			10,585	100.00
Total rejected ballots			144
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			10,769	67.55
Registered electors			15,942
Majority			5,431
	BN hold		Swing
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 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali	5,365	65.09	+ 0.38
	PKR	Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Senusi	2,877	34.91	+ 9.28
Total valid votes			8,242	100.00
Total rejected ballots			88
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			8,422	62.39
Registered electors			13,498
Majority			2,488
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi	5,460	64.71	- 6.22
	PKR	Wan Ariffin Wan Senusi	2,163	25.63	+ 25.63
	PAS	Mohamad Shokri Ahmad Fauzi	468	5.55	+ 5.55
	Independent	Arifin Abang Anuar @ Arifin Annuar	347	4.11	+ 4.11
Total valid votes			8,438	100.00
Total rejected ballots			93
Unreturned ballots			78
Turnout			8,609	69.55
Registered electors			12,378
Majority			3,297
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Dona Babel	4,170	70.93
	Independent	Mariam Musa	1,709	29.07
Total valid votes			5,879	100.00
Total rejected ballots			134
Unreturned ballots			131
Turnout			6,144	61.21
Registered electors			10,037
Majority			2,461
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state by-election, July 1976
Upon the death of incumbent, Ajibah Abol

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hafsah Harun
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1974: Semariang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ajibah Abol	4,921	78.82
	SNAP	Abang Abdul Rahin Openg	1,147	18.37
	Independent	Awang Wal Awang Abu	175	2.80
Total valid votes			6,243	100.00
Total rejected ballots			462
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			6,705	78.35
Registered electors			8,558
Majority			3,774
	BN gain from PPBB		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969: Semariang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PPBB	Ajibah Abol	3,233	54.48
	SUPP	Abdul Kadir Merican	971	16.36
	Independent	Shukri Mahidi	954	16.08
	SNAP	Abang Bueng Abang Amin	526	8.86
	Independent	Ben Jomel	250	4.21
Total valid votes			5,934	100.00
Total rejected ballots			401
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			6,335	84.73
Registered electors			7,477
Majority			2,262
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 2016-04-27.