Tamin (state constituency)

Tamin
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Christopher Gira @ Gira Sambang; BN
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Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2016

Tamin is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

The state constituency was created in the 1987 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 Siong, Tamin, Sekuau, Selangau, Lemai.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Siong, Tamin, Sekuau, Selangau, Lemai.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tamin
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
13th	1991-1996	Joseph Entulu Belaun	PBDS
14th	1996-2001		BN
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011	Joseph Mauh Ikeh
17th	2011-2016	Joseph Mauh Ikeh
18th	2016-present	Christopher Gira @ Gira Sambang

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Christopher Gira @ Gira Sambang	6,230	54.99	- 2.43
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Ali Puji	4,145	36.59	+ 36.59
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Simon Joseph	954	8.42	- 34.16
Total valid votes			11,329	100.00
Total rejected ballots			169
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			11,508	76.99
Registered electors			14,948
Majority			2,085
	[[\|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	Joseph Mauh Ikeh	4,998	57.42	- 9.80
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Mengga Mikui	3,706	42.58	+ 42.58
Total valid votes			8,704	100.00
Total rejected ballots			181
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			8,895	72.65
Registered electors			12,244
Majority			1,292
	[[\|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	Joseph Mauh Ikeh	4,639	67.22	- 20.71
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SNAP	Augustine Liom @ August Liom	2,262	32.78	+ 32.78
Total valid votes			6,901	100.00
Total rejected ballots			120
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			7,023	64.43
Registered electors			10,900
Majority			2,377
	[[\|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	Joseph Entulu Belaun	6,310	87.93	+ 14.55
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Ricky Bernard Betti	866	12.07	+ 12.07
Total valid votes			7,176	100.00
Total rejected ballots			129
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			7,307	67.89
Registered electors			10,763
Majority			5,444
	[[\|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	Joseph Entulu Belaun	4,612	73.38	+ 20.41
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Munan John Andrew	1,589	25.28	+ 25.28
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Munan Jeti	84	1.34	+ 1.34
Total valid votes			6,285	100.00
Total rejected ballots			121
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			6,410	63.64
Registered electors			10,072
Majority			3,023
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		PBDS

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PBDS	Joseph Entulu Belaun	3,455	52.97
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Jawan Empaling	2,943	45.12
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Emat Lidy Elaun	124	1.90
Total valid votes			6,522	100.00
Total rejected ballots			66
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			6,589	72.79
Registered electors			9,052
Majority			512
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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