Meradong (state constituency)

Meradong is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1979.

Meradong

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ding Kuong Hiing GPS
Constituency created	1977
First contested	1979
Last contested	2016

The state constituency was created in the 1977 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Narasit, Tulai, Kertong, Kelupu, Bandar, Meradong, Kemantan, Mador, Lemayong, Selemas, Selidap, Nyelong.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Narasit, Tulai, Kertong, Kelupu, Bandar, Meradong, Kemantan, Mador, Lemayong, Selemas, Selidap, Nyelong.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Meradong
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
10th	1979-1983		BN
11th	1983-1987	Thomas Hii King Hiong
12th	1987-1991
13th	1991-1996
14th	1996-2001	Yii Chu Lik	Independent
15th	2001-2006	Ting Check Sii	BN
16th	2006-2011	Ting Tze Fui	DAP
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-2018	Ding Kuong Hiing	BN
	2018-present		GPS

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ding Kuong Hiing	6,865	56.21	+ 18.33
	DAP	Ting Tze Fui	5,349	43.79	- 18.33
Total valid votes			12,214	100.00
Total rejected ballots			165
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			12,413	73.53
Registered electors			16,882
Majority			1,516
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?
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 2016-04-30. "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 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ting Tze Fui	6,884	62.12	+ 0.31
	BN	Ling Kie King	4,197	37.88	+ 12.99
Total valid votes			11,081	100.00
Total rejected ballots			107
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			11,205	73.06
Registered electors			15,337
Majority			2,687
	DAP hold		Swing		{{{3}}}
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes Sarawak [P.U. (B) 245/2011]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ting Tze Fui	5,990	61.81	+ 28.03
	BN	Wong Zee Yeng	2,412	24.89	- 41.33
	Independent	Wong Kung Kuong	603	6.22	+ 6.22
	Independent	David Tiong Chiong Chu	569	5.87	+ 5.87
	Independent	Junak Jawek	117	1.21	+ 1.21
Total valid votes			9,691	100.00
Total rejected ballots			76
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			9,773	67.01
Registered electors			14,584
Majority			3,578
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Check Sii	7,391	66.22	+ 49.70
	DAP	Yek Sie Ping	3,770	33.78	+ 33.78
Total valid votes			11,161	100.00
Total rejected ballots			101
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			11,269	71.88
Registered electors			15,678
Majority			3,621
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Yii Chu Lik	5,520	55.49	+ 55.49
	BN	Thomas Hii King Hiong	4,262	42.85	- 16.52
	Independent	William Migu	133	1.34	+ 1.34
	Independent	Chan Ng Chai	32	0.32	+ 0.32
Total valid votes			9,947	100.00
Total rejected ballots			122
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			10,093	72.35
Registered electors			13,951
Majority			1,258
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Thomas Hii King Hiong	5,368	59.37
	PBDS	Sim Lai Ann	3,463	38.30
	NEGARA	Wailem Mohd Sidek Kumung	211	2.33
Total valid votes			9,042	100.00
Total rejected ballots			84
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			9,136	71.53
Registered electors			12,773
Majority			1,905
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Thomas Hii King Hiong	5,371	56.51
	DAP	Chong Siew Chiang	4,134	43.49
Total valid votes			9,505	100.00
Total rejected ballots			107
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,612	74.40
Registered electors			12,919
Majority			1,237
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Thomas Hii King Hiong
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Total valid votes				100.00
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	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1979

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This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

1. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-07-12.