Samalaju
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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 | ||
Samalaju 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, Samalaju has a population of 78,734 people.[1]
Polling districts
[edit | edit source]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Samalaju constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samalaju (N70) | Sibiew Similaju | 217/70/01 |
|
| Tanjung Kidurong | 217/70/02 | SMK Asyakirin | |
| Suai | 217/70/03 |
| |
| Melor | 217/70/04 | SMK Kidurong | |
| Mawar | 217/70/05 | SK Kidurong | |
| RPR Kidurong | 217/70/06 | SK Kidurong II | |
| LKTS Suai | 217/70/07 | SK Suai Satu Niah |
Representation history
[edit | edit source]| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Samalaju | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kidurong and Kemena | |||
| 18th | 2016-2018 | Majang Renggi | BN (PRS) |
| 2018-2021 | GPS (PRS) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | ||
Election results
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Majang Renggi | 7,547 | 67.05 | Increase 67.05 | ||
| DAP | Tony Ung | 1,504 | 13.36 | -20.28 | ||
| PSB | Reggie Suel | 1,496 | 13.29 | Increase 13.29 | ||
| PBK | Leighton Manjah | 509 | 4.52 | Increase 4.52 | ||
| PBDS Baru | Baba Emperan | 199 | 1.77 | Increase 1.77 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,255 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 171 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 25 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,451 | 63.68 | ||||
| Registered electors | 17,981 | |||||
| Majority | 6,042 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Majang Renggi | 5,456 | 61.34 | |||
| DAP | Baba Emperan | 2,992 | 33.64 | |||
| PAS | Zharudin Narudin | 447 | 5.03 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,895 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 120 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 11 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,026 | 68.12 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,251 | |||||
| Majority | 2,464 | |||||
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References
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