Tanjong Datu (state constituency)

Tanjong Datu
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Jamilah Anu; GPS
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Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2017

Tanjong Datu 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 Telok Melano, Pueh, Sebat, Sematan, Seling, Stunggang, Lundu, Perigi, Sekambal, Bajo, Kampung Sebemban, Temelan, Sampadi, Stoh, Rambungan.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Telok Melano, Pueh, Sebat, Sematan, Seling, Stunggang, Lundu, Perigi, Sekambal, Bajo, Kampung Sebemban, Temelan, Sampadi, Stoh, Rambungan.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Datu
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
13th	1991-1996	Ramsay Noel Jitam	BN
14th	1996-2001	Ramsay Noel Jitam
15th	2001-2006	Ranum Mina
16th	2006-2011	Adenan Satem
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-2017
	2017-2018	Jamilah Anu
	2018-	Jamilah Anu	GPS

Election results

Sarawak state by-election, 18 February 2017
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Adenan Satem
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Jamilah Anu	6,573	96.51
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PBDS Baru	Rapelson Richard Hamit	130	1.91
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	STAR	Johnny Bob Aput	108	1.59
Total valid votes			6,811	100.00
Total rejected ballots			80
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			6,892	69.20
Registered electors			9,959
Majority			6,443
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.03 Tanjong Datu for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 87/2017]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of N.03 Tanjong Datu [P.U. (B) 110/2017]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Adenan Satem	6,360	93.15	+ 15.54
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Jazolkipli Numan	468	6.85	+ 6.85
Total valid votes			6,828	100.00
Total rejected ballots			77
Unreturned ballots			31
Turnout			6,936	70.07
Registered electors			9,899
Majority			5,892
	[[\|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 2016-04-27. "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. `{{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	Adenan Satem	4,218	77.61	- 7.97
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Nani Sahari	1,002	18.44	+ 18.44
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Gilbert Asson Kulong	215	3.95	+ 3.95
Total valid votes			5,435	100.00
Total rejected ballots			62
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			5,517	69.52
Registered electors			7,936
Majority			3,216
	[[\|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 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Adenan Satem	4,545	85.58	+ 9.08
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	KEADILAN	Sobey Daud	409	7.70	+ 4.04
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Larry Dominic Linang	357	6.72	+ 6.72
Total valid votes			5,311	100.00
Total rejected ballots			66
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			5,381	67.49
Registered electors			7,973
Majority			4,136
	[[\|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	Ranum Mina	5,606	76.50	+ 7.97
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Chin Yoo Ngim	552	7.53	+ 7.53
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Sulaiman Aban	508	6.93	+ 6.93
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Teo Chung Chai	394	5.38	+ 5.38
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	KEADILAN	Awang Asmadi Awang Ahmad	268	3.66	+ 3.66
Total valid votes			7,328	100.00
Total rejected ballots			107
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			7,452	71.05
Registered electors			10,488
Majority			5,053
	[[\|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	Ramsay Noel Jitam	5,268	68.53	+ 16.52
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Chen Yiew Zean	1,851	24.08	+ 24.08
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Jehim Milos	568	7.39	+ 7.39
Total valid votes			7,687	100.00
Total rejected ballots			92
Unreturned ballots			268
Turnout			8,047	72.37
Registered electors			11,120
Majority			3,417
	[[\|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	Ramsay Noel Jitam	5,088	52.01
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PBDS	Sidi Munan	4,294	43.89
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Ahmed Abg Ali	268	2.74
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	NEGARA	Aton Kajit	133	1.36
Total valid votes			9,783	100.00
Total rejected ballots			97
Unreturned ballots			353
Turnout			10,233	77.72
Registered electors			13,167
Majority			794
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. {{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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