Julau (federal constituency)

Julau (P209)
Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Larry Sng Wei Shien; PBM
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	25,380
Area (km²)	2,858

Julau is a federal constituency in Sarikei Division (Sarikei District, Pakan District and Julau 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 Julau's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Non-muslim bumiputera (93%)

Chinese (5%)

Muslim bumiputera (1%)

Other ethnicities (1%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the gazette issued on 30 December 2015, the Julau constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Pakan（N47）	Bayong	209/47/01	SK Balong Sg. Rian SK Udin Ng. Bayong RH Andrew Mangka Sg. Ribong RH Tirai Sebangkoi
	Sungai Rusa	209/47/02	SK Anding sg. Rusa SJK (C) Su Dok
	Babai	209/47/03	RH Dunggok Ng. Tubai Buah SK Ulu Pedanum SK Ng. Buku SK Babai
	Lamujan	209/47/04	SK Ng. Pakan SK Ulu Manding SK Sg. Sugai
	Wuak	209/47/05	RH Wilfred Ullie Ng. Dendang SK Ng. Kedup RH Jawan Sg. Marau Pakan SK Ng. Wuak
	Dayu	209/47/06	SK Ng. Kota SK Ng. Dayu SK Ng. Kara SK Ng. Sembawang RH Ko Ak Changgan Sg. Balong
Meluan (N48)	Balut	209/48/01	SK Ng. Lasi SK Ng. Serau
	Julau	209/48/02	RH Kapol Ng. Bua SJK (C) Yuk Kung SJK Yuk Kung
	Rayah	209/48/03	Balai Raya RH Lidoh SK St Alphonsus
	Meluan	209/48/04	SK Ng. Kelangas SK Sg. Merurun Tadika KEMAS Ngm Bilat/Lijan SK Ng. Meluan
	Engkamup	209/48/05	SK Ng. Sengaih SK Ng. Engkamop
	Entabai	209/48/06	SK Ng. Entaih SK Ulu Entabai SK Ulu Entaih Entabai
	Beketan	209/48/07	SK Ng. Jambu SK Ng. Ensiring SK Tapang Punggu SK Ng. Ju Ulu Mujok SK Ng. Maong SK Lubok Assam SK Ng. Entabai

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Julau
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended^[4]^[5]
3rd	1971-1973		PESAKA
3rd	1973-1974		BN (PESAKA)
4th	1974-1976		SNAP
4th	1976-1978		BN (SNAP)
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990		BN (PBDS)
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	(孙志桦)
10th	1999-2004	Joseph Salang Gandum	BN (PRS)
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018	Larry Sng Wei Shien (孙伟瑄)	Independent
	2018-2021		PH (PKR)
	2021		Independent
	2021-present		PBM

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Julau	Meluan
Julau	Pakan

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N47	Pakan	William Mawan Ikom	GPS (PBB)
N48	Meluan	Rolland Duat Jubin	GPS (PDP)

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N47	Pakan	Sarikei District Council Meradong & Julau District Council
N48	Meluan	Meradong & Julau District Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Larry Sng Wei Shien	10,105	55.28	+ 55.28
	BN	Joseph Salang Gandum	8,174	44.72	- 14.58
Total valid votes			18,279	100.00
Total rejected ballots			241
Unreturned ballots			49
Turnout			18,569	73.16
Registered electors			25,380
Majority			1,931	10.56
	Independent gain from BN		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. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Joseph Salang Gandum	9,891	59.30
	Sarawak Workers Party	Wong Judat	3,936	23.60
	PKR	Andy Wong Hong Yu	2,852	17.10
Total valid votes			16,679	100.00
Total rejected ballots			278
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			16,973	75.36
Registered electors			22,522
Majority			5,955
	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. 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. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Joseph Salang Gandum	10,351	78.91
	PKR	Labang Jamba	2,767	21.09
Total valid votes			13,118	100.00
Total rejected ballots			182
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			13,313	65.56
Registered electors			20,306
Majority			7,584
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Joseph Salang Gandum	8,388	59.54
	Independent	Randan Mawat	5,700	40.46
Total valid votes			14,088	100.00
Total rejected ballots			176
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			14,271	72.20
Registered electors
Majority			2,688
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Joseph Salang Gandum	9,183	68.49
	Independent	Kong Ah Huat	2,897	21.61
	Independent	Samuel Edward Chun	844	6.30
	Independent	Patrick Mit @ Dumit Tutong	483	3.60
Total valid votes			13,407	100.00
Total rejected ballots			285
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			13,707	75.55
Registered electors
Majority			6,286
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Sng Chee Hua	10,730	86.94
	Independent	Edward Empra Kadom	1,221	9.89
	Independent	Entalai Munan	391	3.17
Total valid votes			12,342	100.00
Total rejected ballots			182
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			12,558	77.53
Registered electors
Majority			9,509
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Thomas Salang Siden	5,886	52.06
	Independent	William Mawan Ikom	5,421	47.94
Total valid votes			11,307	100.00
Total rejected ballots			266
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,573	79.15
Registered electors
Majority			465
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Thomas Salang Siden	4,920	60.97
	Independent	Richard Lee Ngumbang	3,150	39.03
Total valid votes			8,070	100.00
Total rejected ballots			352
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			8,422	69.14
Registered electors			12,181
Majority			1,770
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Thomas Salang Siden	4,560	68.46
	Independent	Galal Itam	2,101	31.54
Total valid votes			6,661	100.00
Total rejected ballots			374
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,035	65.60
Registered electors			10,724
Majority			2,459
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Thomas Salang Siden	3,637	81.88
	Independent	Nyadang Janting	805	18.12
Total valid votes			4,442	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			9,585
Majority			2,832
	BN gain from SNAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Thomas Salang Siden
	BN	Mambang Alexander Timber
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			9,190
Majority
	SNAP gain from PESAKA		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PESAKA	Banyang Janting	2,330	50.69
	SNAP	Thomas Salang Siden	2,267	49.31
Total valid votes			4,597	100.00
Total rejected ballots			689
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,286	69.19
Registered electors			7,640
Majority			63
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

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

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[2] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

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