The state constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. It has amongst the highest concentrations of Malay-Muslim middle-class voters in Sarawak, and consists largely of low-density residential areas with emerging commercial zones. It comprises part of a ring of the most affluent Malay-majority areas in Sarawak, which are representative of Malay, middle-class, urban settings.[1]
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tupong constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.[2]
State constituency
Polling Districts
Code
Location
Tupong(N06)
Tupong
194/06/01
SK Rakyat Tupong
Tabika Kemas Kpg. Tupong Tengah
Gita
194/06/02
SMK Tuanku Abdul Rahman Jln. Matang
Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Pinang Jawa
Sungai Tengah
194/06/03
SJK (C) Sungai Tengah Jln. Sungei Tengah Matang
Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Sagah
Dewan Serbaguna Datuk Amar Dr Sulaiman Daud Kpg. Kolong Dua
SK Tan Sri Datuk Haji Mohamed Taman Malihah
Dewan Serbaguna Taman Malihah
Rahmat
194/06/04
SK Gita
Perkarangan Tempat Kereta Taman Hussein / Rahmat
Sinjan
194/06/05
Dewan Sri Tanjong Kpg. Tanjong
Sejoli
194/06/06
SK Tan Sri Dr Hj Sulaiman Daud
SMK Petra Jaya
Paroh
194/06/07
Dewan Serbaguna Kpg Paroh
Matang
194/06/08
SJK (C) Chung Hua Batu 7 Jln. Matang
SMK Matang
SK Matang
Dewan Pendidikan dan Sosial Kpg. Matang Batu 10 Jln. Matang
^Weiss, Meredith L (2017). Electoral Dynamics in Sarawak. Strategic Information and Research Development Centre and ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. ISBN978-9814762960.