Bukit Saban (state constituency)

Bukit Saban
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Douglas Uggah Embas; GPS
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Constituency created	2005
First contested	2006
Last contested	2016

Bukit Saban is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 2005 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 Rimbas, Spaoh, Suri, Bukit Saban, Kubal, Brutan, Bayor, Ulu Teru, Metong, Delit, Babu, Traie, Rapong, Tot, Spaoh Hulu, Spaoh Hilir, Belabak, Lingit, Penom, Meroh, Sepuna, Samu, Mutok, Penebak, Bair, Jambu, Tiput, Pelikoi, Jaloh, Serudit, Matop, Teberu, Rembai, Bangkit.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Penunus, Rimbas, Spaoh, Suri, Bukit Saban, Kubal, Brutan, Bayor, Ulu Teru, Metong, Delit, Babu, Traie, Rapong, Tot, Spaoh Hulu, Spaoh Hilir, Belabak, Lingit, Penom, Meroh, Sepuna, Samu, Mutok, Penebak, Bair, Jambu, Tiput, Pelikoi, Jaloh, Serudit, Matop, Teberu, Rembai, Bangkit.

Representation history[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Saban
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Saribas and Layar
16th	2006-2011	Robert Lawson Chuat Vincent Entering	BN
17th	2011-2016	Robert Lawson Chuat Vincent Entering
18th	2016-2018	Douglas Uggah Embas
18th	2018-present	Douglas Uggah Embas	GPS

Election results[]

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Douglas Uggah Embas	5,524	85.66	+ 16.83
	PKR	Noel Changgai Bucking	925	14.34	- 5.52
Total valid votes			6,449	100.00
Total rejected ballots			108
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			6,584	74.00
Registered electors			8,897
Majority			4,599
	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. 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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Robert Lawson Chuat Vincent Entering	3,899	68.83	- 0.82
	PKR	Jerah Engkiong @ Edward Jerah	1,125	19.86	+ 19.86
	SNAP	Dayrell Walter Entrie	641	11.32	- 19.03
Total valid votes			5,665	100.00
Total rejected ballots			78
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			5,761	75.24
Registered electors			7,657
Majority			2,774
	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.^{[permanent dead link]}

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Robert Lawson Chuat Vincent Entering	3,258	69.65
	SNAP	Edwin Dundang Bugak	1,420	30.35
Total valid votes			4,678	100.00
Total rejected ballots			71
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			4,761	69.24
Registered electors			6,876
Majority			1,838
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

[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.

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