Mukah (federal constituency)

Mukah (P213)
Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Hanifah Hajar Taib; GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	30,608
Area (km²)	2,985

Mukah is a federal constituency in Mukah Division (Mukah District & Dalat 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 Mukah's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Muslim bumiputera (74%)

Non-muslim bumiputera (17%)

Chinese (9%)

Other ethnicities (1%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the gazette issued on 30 December 2015, the Mukah constituency has a total of 45 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Dalat（N56）	Tanam	213/56/01	SK Kpg. Tanam Dalat
	Dalat	213/56/02	SJK (C) Chin Hua Dalat
	Kut	213/56/03	SK Kut Tengah
	Balan	213/56/04	SK Kpg. Balan
	Ud	213/56/05	SK Kpg. Sg. Ud
	Baru Dalat	213/56/06	Balai Raya Kpg. Baru Dalat
	Sungai Dalam	213/56/07	Balai Raya Sg. Dalam Dalat
	Klid	213/56/08	SK Kpg. Klid
	Kekan	213/56/09	Balai Raya Kpg. Kekan Dalat
	Medong	213/56/10	SK St. John Medong
	Kut Muara	213/56/11	Balai Raya Kut Muara
	Narub	213/56/12	SJK (C) San-San Narub Dalat
	Oya	213/56/13	SK Datu Pengiran Mohammad Oya
	Terus	213/56/14	SK Kpg. Bakong/Terus
	Teh Oy	213/56/15	SK Kpg. Teh Dalat
	Senau	213/56/16	SK Kpg. Senau
Tellian (N57)	Baoh	213/57/01	SK St. Luke Ng. Baoh Dalat
	Lubok Antu	213/57/02	Balai Raya Kpg. Penat
	Sebakong	213/57/03	RH Mawar Tanjong Pedada Mukah
	Ulu Baoh	213/57/04	SK Ulu Baoh Dalat
	Dijih	213/57/05	SK Dijih Mukah SK Lubok Bemban Mukah
	Ulu Sikat	213/57/06	SK Ladang 3 LKTS Mukah Jln. Bukut
	Nangka Sikat	213/57/07	SK Ng. Sikat Mukah
	Inkerbai	213/57/08	SK Bukit Inkerbai Mukah
	Petenak Mukah	213/57/09	SK Kpg. Petenak Mukah
	Tellian	213/57/10	Dewab PIBG SK Kpg. Tellian Mukah
	Judan	213/57/11	SK Dua Sg. Mukah
	Kuala Lama	213/57/12	SK St. Patrick Mukah
	Tellian Laut	213/57/13	Balai Raya Abdul Rahman Yaakub Kpg. Tellian Laut
	Mukah	213/57/14	SJK (C) Chong Boon Mukah
	Penakub Permai	213/57/15	SK Dato Awang Udin Mukah
Balingian (N58)	Litong	213/58/01	SK Kpg. Seberang Mukah
	Penakub	213/58/02	SK Kpg. Penakub Ulu Mukah
	Temesu	213/58/03	RH Penghulu Iju Sg Temesu Mukah
	Balingan	213/58/04	SJK (C) Chung Hua Balingian No. 1
	Tutus	213/58/05	Balai Raya Kpg. Tutus Hilir Mukah
	Jebungan	213/58/06	SK Kpg. Jebungan Mukah
	Kenyana	213/58/07	SK Kuala Kenyana Mukah
	Sesok	213/58/08	SK Kpg. Teh Mukah SK Kpg. Sau Mukah
	Ulu Bedengan	213/58/09	Tadika Kemas Bayau Jln. Selangau/Mukah
	Bedengan	213/58/10	SK Sg. Bedengan Mukah
	Penipah	213/58/11	SK Sg. Penipah Mukah
	Kuala Balingian	213/58/12	SK Kpg. Kuala Balingian
	Suyong	213/58/13	SK Parish Balingian SJK (C) Chung Hua Balingian
	Liok	213/58/14	SK Sg. Liok

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Mukah
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	1969–1971	Parliament was suspended^[4]^[5]
3rd	1971–1973	Latip Idris	BUMIPUTERA
3rd	1973–1974		BN (PBB)
4th	1974–1978
5th	1978–1979	Salleh Jafaruddin
5th	1980–1982	Edward Esnen Unang
6th	1982–1986	Leo Michael Toyad
7th	1986–1990
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013	Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah
13th	2013–2018	Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah
14th	2018	Hanifah Hajar Taib
14th	2018–present	Hanifah Hajar Taib	GPS (PBB)

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Mukah	Balingian
			Dalat
	Oya
						Tellian

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Party (Coalition)
N56	Dalat	Fatimah Abdullah	GPS (PBB)
N57	Tellian	Royston Valentine
N58	Balingian	Abdul Yakub Arbi

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N56	Dalat	Matu & Daro District Council Dalat & Mukah District Council
N57	Tellian	Matu & Daro District Council Sibu Rural District Council Dalat & Mukah District Council
N58	Balingian	Dalat & Mukah District Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hanifah Hajar Taib	13,853	66.90	- 10.25
	PH	Abdul Jalil Bujang	6,853	33.10	+ 33.10
Total valid votes			20,706	100.00
Total rejected ballots			379
Unreturned ballots			120
Turnout			21,205	69.28
Registered electors			30,608
Majority			7,000	33.81
	BN hold		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.^{[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	Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah	14,983	77.15
	DAP	Hai Merawin @ Bonaventure	2,219	11.43
	Independent	Sylvester Ajah Subah	2,219	11.43
Total valid votes			19,421	100.00
Total rejected ballots			417
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			19,879	75.08
Registered electors			26,477
Majority			12,764
	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	Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah	10,090	72.68
	Independent	Hai Merawin @ Bonaventure	3,792	27.32
Total valid votes			13,882	100.00
Total rejected ballots			521
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			14,435	63.17
Registered electors			22,851
Majority			6,298
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad	11,829	81.69
	Independent	Mohamad @ Latip Rahman	2,651	18.31
Total valid votes			14,480	100.00
Total rejected ballots			341
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			14,849	57.44
Registered electors
Majority			9,178
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad	11,258	75.31
	PKR	Yusuf Abdul Rahman	3,691	24.69
Total valid votes			14,949	100.00
Total rejected ballots			389
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			15,371	60.53
Registered electors
Majority			7,567
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Leo Michael Toyad won uncontested.
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad	11,616	77.82
	PERMAS	Abdul Ghani @ Lai Rani Etli	3,311	22.18
Total valid votes			14,927	100.00
Total rejected ballots			395
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,322	60.91
Registered electors
Majority			8,305
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad	8,615	60.90
	Independent	Salleh Jafaruddin	5,532	39.10
Total valid votes			14,147	100.00
Total rejected ballots			229
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			14,376	71.56
Registered electors			20,089
Majority			3,083
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad		70.59
	Independent	Yaman Juan		29.41
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			18,207
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 28 January 1980
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Salleh Jafaruddin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Edwin Esnen Unang won uncontested.
	BN	Edwin Esnen Unang
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Salleh Jafaruddin	7,103	72.97
		Ligam Peter	2,631	27.03
Total valid votes			9,734	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			17,469
Majority			4,472
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Latip Idris	7,563	66.87
	SNAP	Sim Boon Liang	3,747	33.13
Total valid votes			11,310	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			18,148
Majority			3,816
	BN gain from Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu	Latip Idris	3,632	36.00
	SNAP	Ugil Unchong	2,300	22.80
	PESAKA	Stephen Kule	1,892	18.75
	Sarawak United Peoples' Party	Richard Boya	1,368	13.56
	Independent	Jawan Kapong	896	8.88
Total valid votes			10,088	100.00
Total rejected ballots			819
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,907	69.04
Registered electors			15,798
Majority			1,332
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

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