Simanggang (state constituency)
Simanggang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1979, from 1991 to present.
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
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Constituency created | 1968 | ||
First contested | 1969 | ||
Last contested | 2016 |
The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1979 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1987.
2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sabu, Simanggang, Lamanak Seberang, Munggu Sabun, Sengat, Undup, Bayai.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Sabu, Simanggang, Lamanak Seberang, Munggu Sabun, Sengat, Undup, Bayai.
Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Simanggang | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
8th | 1970-1974 | Nelson Liap Kudu | SNAP | |
9th | 1974-1979 | Hollis Tini | BN | |
Constituency abolished | ||||
Constituency re-created | ||||
13th | 1991-1996 | Michael Pilo Gangga | BN | |
14th | 1996-2001 | Francis Harden Hollis | ||
15th | 2001-2006 | |||
16th | 2006-2011 | |||
17th | 2011-2016 | |||
18th | 2016-2018 | |||
2018-present | GPS |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Francis Harden Hollis | 4,094 | 50.70 | - 16.61 | ||
Independent | Ngu Piew Seng | 2,706 | 33.51 | + 33.51 | ||
DAP | Leon Jimat Donald | 695 | 8.61 | - 24.08 | ||
PKR | Norina Umoi Utot | 580 | 7.18 | + 7.18 | ||
Total valid votes | 8,075 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 83 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 47 | |||||
Turnout | 8,205 | 71.52 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,472 | |||||
Majority | 1,388 | |||||
BN hold | 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. 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. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Francis Harden Hollis | 4,758 | 67.31 | - 18.00 | ||
DAP | Leon Jimat Donald | 2,311 | 32.69 | + 32.69 | ||
Total valid votes | 7,069 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 67 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 35 | |||||
Turnout | 7,171 | 68.37 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,488 | |||||
Majority | 2,447 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
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. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Francis Harden Hollis | 5,144 | 85.31 | - 0.07 | |
SNAP | Peli Aron | 886 | 14.69 | + 14.69 | |
Total valid votes | 6,030 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 145 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 74 | ||||
Turnout | 6,249 | 63.44 | |||
Registered electors | 9,849 | ||||
Majority | 4,258 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Francis Harden Hollis | 8,408 | 85.38 | - 1.17 | |
Independent | Asem Mansor | 1,440 | 14.62 | + 14.62 | |
Total valid votes | 9,848 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 159 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 188 | ||||
Turnout | 10,195 | 64.11 | |||
Registered electors | 15,903 | ||||
Majority | 6,968 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Francis Harden Hollis | 8,215 | 86.55 | + 36.91 | |
Independent | Othman Abdullah | 1,277 | 13.45 | + 13.45 | |
Total valid votes | 9,492 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 194 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 242 | ||||
Turnout | 9,928 | 64.12 | |||
Registered electors | 15,484 | ||||
Majority | 6,938 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Michael Pilo Gangga | 4,818 | 49.64 | ||
PBDS | Ngu Piew Seng | 4,621 | 47.61 | ||
Independent | Azmi Lamat | 165 | 1.70 | ||
Independent | Simong Naga | 62 | 0.64 | ||
NEGARA | Banie Laba | 39 | 0.40 | ||
Total valid votes | 9,705 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 94 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 21 | ||||
Turnout | 9,820 | 72.46 | |||
Registered electors | 13,553 | ||||
Majority | 197 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Hollis Tini | 3,726 | 53.92 | ||
SNAP | Nelson Liap Kudu | 3,184 | 46.08 | ||
Total valid votes | 6,910 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 9,711 | ||||
Majority | 542 | ||||
BN gain from SNAP | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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SNAP | Nelson Liap Kudu | 2,513 | 36.71 | |||
SUPP | Hollis Tini | 1,879 | 27.45 | |||
BUMIPUTERA | Rabaie Ahmad @ Wang | 1,048 | 15.31 | |||
PESAKA | Jimbai Maja | 718 | 10.49 | |||
Independent | Awang Johari Pengiran Azid | 279 | 4.08 | |||
Independent | Joshua Jangga | 192 | 2.80 | |||
Independent | Goh Teo Chun | 143 | 2.09 | |||
Independent | Anthony Jiram | 73 | 1.07 | |||
Total valid votes | 6,845 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 445 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 7,290 | 80.11 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,100 | |||||
Majority | 634 | |||||
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.
- "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. Retrieved 2016-07-12.