Batu Danau

Batu Danau
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Paulus Palu Gumbang
GPS
Constituency created2005
First contested2006
Last contested2021

Batu Danau is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

Polling districts

According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Batu Danau constituency has a total of 5 polling districts.[1][2]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Batu Danau (N80) Danau 221/80/01
  • SK Batu Danau
  • Dewan Kpg. Bidang
  • Dewan Pengkalan Madang
  • SK Pangkalan Jawa
  • SK Kuala Awang
Lubai 221/80/02
  • SK Kuala Penganan
  • SK Ng. Merit
  • RH Luta Engkasing Lubai
  • SK Menuang
  • RH Dampin Ak Layan Terimah
  • RH Sli Ak Mingan Mengari, Jalan Medamit
Ukong 221/80/03
  • RH Liban
  • Dewan Kpg. Lubok Lasas
  • Dewan Kpg. Ukong
  • Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Buloh Balui
  • SK Tanjong
  • Dewan Batu Danau
Medihit 221/80/04
  • SK Lg. Napir
  • RH Lawai
  • RH Brain
  • RH Sing
  • SK Melaban
  • SK Ng. Medalam
Medamit 221/80/05
  • RH Ekom Sepangah
  • Dewan Masyarakat Medamit
  • RH Akoh Karangan Medamit
  • RH Tan Anak Kayan
  • SK Bukit Batu


Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Danau
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Bukit Kota
16th 2006-2011 Paulus Palu Gumbang BN (PDP)
17th 2011-2014
2014-2016 TERAS
18th 2016-2018 BN (PBB)
2018-2021 GPS (PBB)
19th 2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021: Batu Danau
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
GPS Palu @ Paulus Palu Gumbang 3,030 53.14 Increase 53.14
PSB Ali Adap 2,324 40.76 Increase 40.76
PKR Racha Balang 268 4.70 Increase 4.70
PBK Petrus Bulan 80 1.40 Increase 1.40
Total valid votes 5,702 100.00
Total rejected ballots 68
Unreturned ballots 22
Turnout 5,792 61.78
Registered electors 9,375
Majority 706
GPS gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 2016: Batu Danau
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Palu @ Paulus Palu Gumbang 4,366 75.37 Increase 4.24
Independent Ali Adap 1,427 24.63 Increase 24.63
Total valid votes 5,793 100.00
Total rejected ballots 103
Unreturned ballots 13
Turnout 5,909 68.26
Registered electors 8,657
Majority 2,939
BN hold Swing {{{2}}}
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

"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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
Sarawak state election, 2011: Batu Danau
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Palu @ Paulus Palu Gumbang 3,667 71.13 Increase 7.59
PKR Lau Liak Koi 1,348 26.15 Increase 26.15
SNAP Lawrence Cosmas Sunang Simpang 140 2.72 Decrease 33.74
Total valid votes 5,155 100.00
Total rejected ballots 72
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 5,227 68.45
Registered electors 7,636
Majority 2,319
BN hold Swing {{{2}}}
Sarawak state election, 2006: Batu Danau
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Palu @ Paulus Palu Gumbang 2,961 63.54
SNAP Christopher Sawan Jiram 1,699 36.46
Total valid votes 4,660 100.00
Total rejected ballots 79
Unreturned ballots 6
Turnout 4,745 68.87
Registered electors 6,889
Majority 1,262
This was a new constituency created.

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