Miri (federal constituency)

Miri is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1990.

Miri (P219)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Michael Teo Yu Keng PH
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1990
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	80,386

The federal constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Miri's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Chinese (55%)

  Non-muslim bumiputera (28%)

  Muslim bumiputera (16%)

  Other ethnicities (1%)

History

2008–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kubu, Bazaar, Merbau, Merpati, Permaisuri, Bintang, Lutong, Pujut, Krokop, Tanjong, Kuala Baram, Lopeng, Riam.

2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kubu, Bazaar, Merbau, Merpati, Permaisuri, Bintang, Lutong, Tanjong, Luak, Pujut, Krokop, Kuala Baram, Lopeng, Riam.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Miri
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Lambir
8th	1990-1995	Peter Chin Fah Kui (陈华贵)	BN (SUPP)
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018	Michael Teo Yu Keng (张有庆)	PKR
14th	2018
	2018-present		PH (PKR)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Michael Teo Yu Keng	35,739	61.82	+ 10.20
	BN	Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew	22,076	38.18	- 9.62
Total valid votes			57,815	100.00
Total rejected ballots			513
Unreturned ballots			111
Turnout			58,439	72.70
Registered electors			80,386
Majority			13,663	23.63
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Michael Teo Yu Keng	26,909	51.62
	BN	Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew	24,917	47.80
	STAR	Chong Kon Fatt	306	0.59
Total valid votes			52,132	100.00
Total rejected ballots			630
Unreturned ballots			51
Turnout			52,813	74.21
Registered electors			71,170
Majority			1,992
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Peter Chin Fah Kui	19,354	57.79
	DAP	Fong Pau Teck	14,138	42.21
Total valid votes			33,492	100.00
Total rejected ballots			273
Unreturned ballots			204
Turnout			33,969	60.70
Registered electors			55,963
Majority			5,216
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Peter Chin Fah Kui won uncontested.
	BN	Peter Chin Fah Kui
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Peter Chin Fah Kui	25,121	63.54
	DAP	Yie Siew Kee	14,415	36.46
Total valid votes			39,536	100.00
Total rejected ballots			482
Unreturned ballots			421
Turnout			40,439	59.20
Registered electors
Majority			10,706
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Peter Chin Fah Kui	23,977	63.82
	DAP	Chong Kon Fatt	13,592	36.18
Total valid votes			37,569	100.00
Total rejected ballots			805
Unreturned ballots			206
Turnout			38,580	59.88
Registered electors
Majority			10,385
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Peter Chin Fah Kui	18,904	57.51
	DAP	Lo Yung Tee	10,723	32.62
	PERMAS	Sarbini Morni	3,242	9.86
Total valid votes			32,869	100.00
Total rejected ballots			377
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,246	62.60
Registered electors
Majority			8,181
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 49. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
3. "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.