Bintulu (federal constituency)

Bintulu (P217)
Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Tiong King Sing; GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	65,049
Area (km²)	8,300

Bintulu is a federal constituency in Bintulu Division (Bintulu District, Tatau District and Sebauh District) and Miri Division (Subis District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 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 Bintulu's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Non-muslim bumiputera (60%)

Chinese (29%)

Muslim bumiputera (11%)

Other ethnicities (1%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the gazette issued on 30 December 2015, the Bintulu constituency has a total of 28 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Jepak（N67）	Kuala Tatau	217/67/01	SK Kuala Annau SK Kuala Tatau SK Kuala Serupai SK Sg. Setulan
Sri Dagang	217/67/02	SK Orang Kaya Mohamad Bintulu
Jepak	217/67/03	SK Jepak Bintulu RH Joshua Manit Ak Buyu SK Sg. Setiam SK Sg. Selat
Segan	217/67/04	RH Anthony Silas SK Ulu Segan Tadika KEMAS Kuala Segan
Sungai Nyigu	217/67/05	Pusat Pengajaran Bahasa Arab Kpg. Baru Bintulu
RPR Sibew	217/67/06	SK Bintulu
Tanjong Batu (N68)	Bintulu Town	217/68/01	Tadika Pimpin Bangunan Persekutuan Perkumpulan Wanita Sarawak Daerah Bintulu (W.I) Bangunan Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Bintulu
	Bukit Orang	217/68/08	SK St. Anthony Bintulu
	Tanjung Batu	217/68/03	SJK (C) Chung Hua Tanjung Batu
	Li Hua	217/68/10	SMK Bintulu
	Desa Damai	217/68/05	SJK (C) Siong Boon
	Batu Lima	217/68/06	SJK (C) Sibiew Chinese Batu 5
Kemena (N69)	Sebauh	217/69/01	RH Lapi Sg. Binai Balai Raya Sebauh SJK (C) Chung San Sebauh
	Labang	217/69/02	RH Ro Teban Baru SK Sg. Segian SK Labang SK Pandan
	Hulu Suai	217/69/03	SK Telinggai
	Sekaloh	217/69/04	SK Sg. Manong Niah
	Sungai Sebauh	217/69/05	RH Jimbai Sg. Gerong SK Hermanus Assan RH Henry Numi Sg. Gelam
	Sebungan	217/69/06	SK Sg. Sebungan RH Medan Sebungan RH Jenang Sg. Gusi Kelabat RH Iba Sg. Sujan SK Kuala Sigu RH Banta Sg. Sigu
	Pandan	217/69/07	SK Kuala Binyo RH Janting Sg. Binyo SK Bukit Mawang SK Sg. Genaan
	Goyang	217/69/08	SK Goyang
	Subis Satu	217/69/09	SK Sg. Lamus Niah
Samalaju (N70)	Sibiew Similaju	217/70/01	SK Kem Batu 18 Jln. Bintulu - Miri
	Tanjung Kidirong	217/70/02	SM Teknik Bintulu
	Suai	217/70/03	Balai Raya Kpg. Kuala Suai Niah SK Kpg. Tegaging SK Kpg. Iran SK Sg. Sebatu SK Kuala Nyalau
	Melor	217/70/04	SMK Kidirong
	Mawar	217/70/05	SK Kidurong
	RPR Kidurong	217/70/06	Dewan Sukan BDA
	LKTS Suai	217/70/07	SK Suai Satu Niah

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Bintulu
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended^[4]^[5]
3rd	1971-1973	Ting Ming Kiong (丁明建)	SCA
3rd	1973-1974	Ting Ming Kiong (丁明建)	BN (SCA)
4th	1974-1976	Ting Ling Kiew (陈联侨)	SNAP
4th	1976-1978		BN (SNAP)
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995	James Wong Kim Min (黄金明)
9th	1995-1999	Chiew Chiu Sing (周政新)	DAP
10th	1999-2002	Tiong King Sing (张庆信)	BN (SNAP)
10th	2002-2004		BN (PDP)
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018
14th	2018–present		GPS(PDP)

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Bintulu				Jepak
	Kemena
			Kidurong
						Samalaju
						Tanjong Batu
	Tatau

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Party (Coalition)
N67	Jepak	Talib Zulpilip	GPS (PBB)
N68	Tanjong Batu	Johny Pang Leong Ming	GPS (SUPP)
N69	Kemena	Stephen Rundi Utom	GPS (PBB)
N70	Samalaju	Majang Renggi	GPS (PRS)

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N67	Jepak	Bintulu Development Authority
N68	Tanjong Batu	Bintulu Development Authority
N69	Kemena	Bintulu Development Authority Subis District Council
N70	Samalaju	Bintulu Development Authority Subis District Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tiong King Sing	27,076	57.05	-1.12
	DAP	Chiew Chan Yew	20,054	42.26	+0.43
	STAR	Chieng Lea Phing	328	0.69	+0.69
Total valid votes			47,458
Total rejected ballots			523
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			48,036	73.85
Registered electors			65,049
Majority			7,022	14.80
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.^{[permanent dead link]} "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	%
	BN	Tiong King Sing	26,458	58.17
	DAP	John Brian Anthony	19,025	41.83
Total valid votes			45,483	100.00
Total rejected ballots			458
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			45,968	76.75
Registered electors			59,893
Majority			7,433
	BN hold		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	Tiong King Sing	23,628	73.17
	DAP	Lim Su Kien	8,663	26.83
Total valid votes			32,291	100.00
Total rejected ballots			288
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			32,629	64.73
Registered electors			50,404
Majority			14,965
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Tiong King Sing	20,225	63.67
	DAP	Chiew Chiu Sing	8,958	28.20
	SNAP	Lau Hieng Kii	2,583	8.13
Total valid votes			31,766	100.00
Total rejected ballots			288
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			32,067	64.95
Registered electors
Majority			11,267
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tiong King Sing	15,681	52.34
	DAP	Chiew Chiu Sing	14,281	47.66
Total valid votes			29,962	100.00
Total rejected ballots			422
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			30,437	66.28
Registered electors
Majority			1,400
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chiew Chiu Sing	12,164	53.54
	BN	James Wong Kim Min	10,370	45.64
	Independent	Johnny Walker Tinggang	185	0.81
Total valid votes			22,719	100.00
Total rejected ballots			389
Unreturned ballots			49
Turnout			23,157	63.72
Registered electors
Majority			1,794
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	James Wong Kim Min	6,337	34.71
	DAP	Chiew Chiu Sing	6,050	33.14
	PERMAS	Salleh Jafaruddin	3,227	17.68
	Independent	Francis Lutau Jilan	2,118	11.60
	Independent	Daniel Sigah Limbai	523	2.86
Total valid votes			18,255	100.00
Total rejected ballots			292
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,547	62.50
Registered electors
Majority			287
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ting Ling Kiew	7,602	47.47
	Independent	Victor Temenggong Angang	5,429	33.90
	DAP	Goh Ngiap Joon	2,984	18.63
Total valid votes			16,015	100.00
Total rejected ballots			383
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,398	60.87
Registered electors			26,938
Majority			2,173
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ting Ling Kiew	6,379	55.64
	Independent	Stephen Randi Sekalai	2,853	24.89
	Independent	Hu Liong Kwong	1,145	9.99
	Independent	Julaihi Hanafi	1,087	9.48
Total valid votes			11,464	100.00
Total rejected ballots			491
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,955	60.20
Registered electors			19,859
Majority			3,526
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Ling Kiew	7,328	81.20
		Frederick Kiai	1,697	18.80
Total valid votes			9,025	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			17,420
Majority			5,631
	BN gain from SNAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Ting Ling Kiew
	BN	Ting Ming Kiong
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			15,636
Majority			561
	SNAP gain from SCA		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SCA	Ting Ming Kiong	2,919	33.56
	PESAKA	Jilan Nyeggang	2,183	25.10
	SNAP	Ismail Sebli	2,038	23.43
	Sarawak United Peoples' Party	Tedong Taboh	1,461	16.80
	Independent	Jubin Magah	96	1.10
Total valid votes			8,697	100.00
Total rejected ballots			728
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,425	72.12
Registered electors			13,069
Majority			736
This was a new constituency created.

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