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Betong (P204)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Richard Rapu GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	34,630
Electors (2022)	41,743
Area (km²)	1,398
Pop. density (per km²)	24.8

Betong is a federal constituency in Betong Division (Betong District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Betong's electorate as of 2022

Age breakdown of Betong's electorate as of 2022

Gender breakdown of Betong's electorate as of 2022

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Betong constituency has a total of 84 polling districts.

Representation history

State constituency

Current state assembly members

Local governments & postcodes

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Richard Rapu	16,479	61.69	61.69
	PH	Patrick Kamis	5,177	19.38	1.03
	Independent	Hasbie Satar	5,057	18.93	18.93
Total valid votes			26,713	100.00
Total rejected ballots			428
Unreturned ballots			98
Turnout			27,239	63.99	8.63
Registered electors			41,743
Majority			11,302	42.31	3.14
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753265/PARLIMEN%20SARAWAK%20(PUB%20620).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Robert Lawson Chuat Vincent Entering	12,517	60.41	16.72
	Independent	Abang Ahmad Abang Suni	4,401	21.24	21.24
	PH	Noel Changgai Bucking	3,802	18.35	18.35
Total valid votes			20,720	100.00
Total rejected ballots			283
Unreturned ballots			162
Turnout			21,165	72.62	5.03
Registered electors			29,145
Majority			8,116	39.17	15.09
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Douglas Uggah Embas	15,476	77.13	10.14
	PKR	Cecilia Siti Una	4,589	22.87	22.87
Total valid votes			20,065	100.00
Total rejected ballots			315
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			20,439	77.65	5.43
Registered electors			26,322
Majority			10,887	54.26	20.28
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-05. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-05.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Douglas Uggah Embas	13,708	87.27	1.29
	SNAP	Edmund Stanley Jugol Benedict Sandin	1,999	12.73	1.29
Total valid votes			15,707	100.00
Total rejected ballots			246
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,953	72.22	6.21
Registered electors			22,088
Majority			11,709	74.54	2.58
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Douglas Uggah Embas	11,618	85.98	85.98
	SNAP	Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh	1,895	14.02	14.02
Total valid votes			13,513	100.00
Total rejected ballots			176
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,689	66.01
Registered electors			20,737
Majority			9,723	71.96
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Douglas Uggah Embas	9,178	75.29	9.64
	PERMAS	Musa Jamaluddin	2,005	16.45	16.45
	Independent	David Impi	1,007	8.26	8.26
Total valid votes			12,190	100.00
Total rejected ballots			155
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			12,345	69.75	8.29
Registered electors			17,700
Majority			7,173	58.84	13.03
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Douglas Uggah Embas	8,052	65.65	8.85
	Independent	Wilfred Gomez Azarias Malong	2,433	19.84	19.84
	Independent	George Dennis Ningkan	1,780	14.51	14.51
Total valid votes			12,265	100.00
Total rejected ballots			249
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			12,514	61.46	1.48
Registered electors			20,361
Majority			5,619	45.81	32.21
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Alfred Jabu Numpang	6,178	56.80	7.90
	Independent	David Kalom Umpie	4,698	43.20	43.20
Total valid votes			10,876	100.00
Total rejected ballots			371
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,247	62.94	1.68
Registered electors			17,870
Majority			1,480	13.60	20.14
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wairy Leben Kato	6,473	64.70	7.24
	Parti Anak Jati Sarawak	Charles Henry Ingka	3,098	30.96	30.96
	PNRS	Mahmood Aman	434	4.34	4.34
Total valid votes			10,005	100.00
Total rejected ballots			375
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,380	64.62	15.23
Registered electors			16,064
Majority			3,375	33.74	18.82
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wairy Leben Kato	6,211	57.46	57.46
	SNAP	Stephen Kalong Ningkan	4,598	42.54	0.46
Total valid votes			10,809	100.00
Total rejected ballots			526
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,465	79.85	6.40
Registered electors			14,348
Majority			1,613	14.92	0.58
	BN gain from SNAP		Swing		?

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

1. "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
2. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
3. Akta Portal
4. Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
5. "Parlimen" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-05.

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