Samalaju

Samalaju
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Majang Renggi
GPS
Constituency created2015
First contested2016
Last contested2021

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

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Samalaju constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[1]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Samalaju (N70) Sibiew Similaju 217/70/01
  • SK Kem Batu 18
  • Blok A & B SJK (C) Sebiew Chinese
Tanjung Kidurong 217/70/02 SMK Asyakirin
Suai 217/70/03
  • RH Galau Ak Sawing, Sg. Telong
  • SK Kpg. Tegaging
  • SK Kpg. Iran
  • SK Sg. Sebatu
  • SK Kuala Nyalau
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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Samalaju
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kidurong
18th 2016-2018 Majang Renggi BN (PRS)
2018-2021 GPS (PRS)
19th 2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021: Samalaju
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 ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf
Sarawak state election, 2016: Samalaju
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
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 2016-04-28.

"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 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

References

  1. ^ "Portal Akta" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-04.