Bengoh

Bengoh was a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 2016.

Bengoh

Sarawak constituency
Defunct state constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created	1968
Constituency abolished	2016
First contested	1969
Last contested	2011

The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was 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 2016 after it was redistributed.

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Siniawan, Kranji, Kopit, Krokong, Mambong, Siburan, Braang, Duras, Pulasar, Nyiru, Giam, Podam, Peninjau Baru, Merembeh, Kandis, Sungai Pinang, Paku, Tanjung Durian, Lidah Tanah, Seropak, Seromah, Segubang, Sogo, Rabak Rotan, Pangkalan Tebang, Monggak, Blimbin, Gumbang, Padang Pan, Puak Krokong, Sikog, Staang, Petag, Bayor, Jambu, Semban, Tebia, Danu, Temurang, Bengoh, Gerung, Semadang, Karu, Masaan, Seratau, Punau, Bunuk.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bengoh
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1973	Segus Ginyai	SUPP
	1973-1974		BN
9th	1974-1979
10th	1979-1983	Stephen Yong Kuet Tze
11th	1983-1987	Wilfred Rata Nissom	Independent
12th	1987-1991	Sora Rusah	PBDS
13th	1991-1996	William Tanyuh Nub	BN
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006	Jerip Susil
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2014
	2014		TERAS
	2014-2016		UPP
Constituency abolished, renamed to Mambong

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2011: Bengoh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jerip Susil	8,093	55.91
	PKR	Willie Mongin	4,447	30.72
	Independent	Wejok Tomik	1,007	6.96
	SNAP	Richard @ Peter Margaret	928	6.41
Total valid votes			14,475	100.00
Total rejected ballots			275
Unreturned ballots			80
Turnout			14,830	67.55
Registered electors			21,955
Majority			3,646
	BN 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 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2006: Bengoh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jerip Susil	7,540	67.98
	SNAP	Mangan Ngandok	3,552	32.02
Total valid votes			11,092	100.00
Total rejected ballots			198
Unreturned ballots			134
Turnout			11,424	56.90
Registered electors			20,077
Majority			3,988
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 2001: Bengoh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jerip Susil	8,027	63.53
	STAR	Patau Rubis	4,608	36.47
Total valid votes			12,635	100.00
Total rejected ballots			183
Unreturned ballots			245
Turnout			13,063	67.80
Registered electors			19,266
Majority			3,419
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1996: Bengoh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	William Tanyuh Nub	6,312	53.92
	Independent	Jerip Susil	4,865	41.56
	Independent	Wilfred Ahmin Gumung	348	2.97
	Independent	Akaw Nonjep	181	1.55
Total valid votes			11,706	100.00
Total rejected ballots			212
Unreturned ballots			51
Turnout			11,969	68.24
Registered electors			17,540
Majority			1,447
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1991: Bengoh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	William Tanyuh Nub	6,477	48.87
	PBDS	Wilfred Rata Nissom	6,265	47.27
	Independent	Johnie Chai @ Sasim	275	2.08
	NEGARA	George Si Rocord	236	1.78
Total valid votes			13,253	100.00
Total rejected ballots			204
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			13,458	72.44
Registered electors			18,578
Majority			212
	BN gain from PBDS		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1987: Bengoh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBDS	Sora Rusah
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PBDS gain from Independent		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1983: Bengoh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Wilfred Rata Nissom
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1979: Bengoh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Stephen Yong Kuet Tze
	Independent	Wilfred Rata Nissom
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority			221
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1974: Bengoh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Segus Ginyai	2,286	52.46
	SNAP	Bernabas Kulur Kaos	1,869	42.89
	BISAMAH	William Nais	203	4.66
Total valid votes			4,358	100.00
Total rejected ballots			503
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,861	87.15
Registered electors			5,578
Majority			417
	BN gain from SUPP		Swing		?

Sarawak state by-election, 30 July 1970: Bengoh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SUPP	Segus Ginyai	1,796	41.89
	SNAP	Akui Asu	1,532	35.74
	PESAKA	George Siricord	498	11.62
	BUMIPUTERA	Mohamed Bakeri	231	5.39
	Independent	William Nais	230	5.37
Total valid votes			4,287	100.00
Total rejected ballots			116
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,403	88.11
Registered electors			4,997
Majority			264
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 2016-04-29.