Opar (state constituency)

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Opar
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 

PSB
Constituency created2005
First contested2006
Last contested2016

Opar 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.[1]

History[]

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sebiris, Jangkar, Sebandi, Temaga, Stungkor, Opar, Serayan, Rukam, Sembawang, Kandaie, Pasir Tengah, Sedaing, Biawak, Senibong, Sebako, Raso, Raso II, Bokah, Stom Muda, Selampit, Jugan, Stenggang.

2016–present:[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Sebiris, Jangkar, Sebandi, Temaga, Stungkor, Opar, Serayan, Rukam, Sembawang, Kandaie, Pasir Tengah, Sedaing, Biawak, Senibong, Sebako, Raso, Raso II, Bokah, Stom Muda, Selampit, Jugan, Stenggang.

Representation history[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Opar
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Tanjong Datu
16th 2006-2011 BN
17th 2011-2014
2014 TERAS
2014-2016 UPP
18th 2016-2018 BN
2018 PSB

Election results[]

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ranum Mina 3,665 50.06 - 7.25
Independent Niponi Undek 1,583 21.62 + 21.62
PKR Francis Teron Kadap Noyet 1,549 21.16 - 1.93
PBDS Baru Patrick Uren 524 7.16 + 7.16
Total valid votes 7,321 100.00
Total rejected ballots 57
Unreturned ballots 41
Turnout 7,419 76.37
Registered electors 9,714
Majority 2,082
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 2016-04-27.

"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 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ranum Mina 3,360 57.31 - 14.58
PKR Boniface Willy Tumek 1,354 23.09 + 23.09
SNAP Stephen Sagir 674 11.50 - 16.61
Independent Joseph Jindy Peter Rosen 475 8.10 + 8.10
Total valid votes 5,863 100.00
Total rejected ballots 68
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 5,950 73.47
Registered electors 8,099
Majority 2,006
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 2016-04-27.[permanent dead link]
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ranum Mina 3,585 71.89
SNAP Patrick Uren 1,402 28.11
Total valid votes 4,987 100.00
Total rejected ballots 91
Unreturned ballots 6
Turnout 5,084 68.89
Registered electors 7,379
Majority 2,183
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www2.arkib.gov.my/hids/print.php?type=A&item_id=8179
  2. ^ "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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