 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
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.
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Samariang constituency has a total of 8 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samariang (N07) | Samariang | 194/07/01 |
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| Lintang | 194/07/02 | SK Encik Buyong | |
| Kandis | 194/07/03 | Kolej Datuk Patinggi Abang Abdillah | |
| Semerah Padi | 194/07/04 | SMK Semerah Padi | |
| Sukma | 194/07/05 |
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| Kampong Tunku | 194/07/06 |
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| Bedil | 194/07/07 | Dewan Masyarakat Baru Kpg. Lintang | |
| Astana Lot | 194/07/08 | Dewan SK Encik Buyong |
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali | 11,354 | 87.61 |  87.61
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| Amanah | Abg Abdul Halil Abg Laili | 1,071 | 8.26 | 5.07
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| Parti Sedar Rakyat Sarawak | Othman Abdillah | 535 | 4.13 | 4.13
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| 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 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali | 9,795 | 80.16 | 4.51
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| PAS | Yusof Assidiqqi Ahmad Sharkawi | 2,035 | 16.65 | 16.65
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| Amanah | Nani Sahari | 389 | 3.19 | 3.19
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| 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali | 8,008 | 75.65 | 10.56
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| PKR | Zulrusdi Mohamad Hol | 2,577 | 24.35 |  10.56
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| 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali | 5,365 | 65.09 | 0.38
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| PKR | Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Senusi | 2,877 | 34.91 | 9.28
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| PAS | Mohamad Shokri Ahmad Fauzi | 468 | 5.55 | 5.55
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| Independent | Arifin Abang Anuar @ Arifin Annuar | 347 | 4.11 | 4.11
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| BN hold | Swing | {{{2}}}
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| 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 PBB | Swing | ?
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBB | 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.
- "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
