Batu Kitang
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| File:Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 2016 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
Batu Kitang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2016.
The state constituency was created in the 2015 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
History
[edit | edit source]As of 2020, Batu Kitang has a population of 59,031 people.[1]
Polling districts
[edit | edit source]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Batu Kitang constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batu Kitang (N13) | Arang | 196/13/01 | SMK Arang |
| Pasar Maong | 192/13/02 | SK Garland | |
| Haji Baki | 196/13/03 |
| |
| Kitang | 196/13/04 |
| |
| Lidah Tanah | 196/13/05 | Balai Raya Lidah Tanah |
Representation history
[edit | edit source]| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Kitang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Batu Kawah, Kota Sentosa and Muara Tuang | |||
| 18th | 2016-2018 | Lo Khere Chiang | BN (SUPP) |
| 2018–2021 | GPS (SUPP) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | ||
Election results
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Lo Khere Chiang | 6,307 | 57.66 | Increase57.66 | ||
| DAP | Abdul Aziz Isa Marindo | 2,144 | 19.60 | Decrease18.66 | ||
| PSB | Liu Thian Leong | 1,812 | 16.57 | Increase16.57 | ||
| PBK | Wong Tun Teck | 675 | 6.17 | Increase6.17 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,938 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 107 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 51 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,096 | 53.29 | ||||
| Registered electors | 20,820 | |||||
| Majority | 4,163 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Lo Khere Chiang | 6,466 | 53.48 | |||
| DAP | Abdul Aziz Isa Marindo | 4,626 | 38.26 | |||
| PKR | Voon Shiak Ni | 883 | 7.30 | |||
| Independent | Sulaiman Kadir | 61 | 0.50 | |||
| Independent | Othman Bojeng | 54 | 0.45 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,090 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 135 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 31 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,256 | 70.06 | ||||
| Registered electors | 17,494 | |||||
| Majority | 1,840 | |||||
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References
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