Samarahan (federal constituency)
Sarawak constituency | |
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1968 |
Constituency abolished | 1990 |
First contested | 1969 |
Last contested | 1986 |
Samarahan was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1990.
The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History[]
It was abolished in 1990 when it was redistributed.
Representation history[]
Members of Parliament for Samarahan | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | ||
3rd | 1971-1973 | Abdul Taib Mahmud | BUMIPUTERA |
1973-1974 | BN (PBB) | ||
4th | 1974-1978 | ||
5th | 1978-1982 | ||
6th | 1982-1986 | ||
7th | 1986-1990 | ||
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kota Samarahan |
State constituency[]
Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | |||||
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1969–1978 | 1978–1990 | 1990–1999 | 1999–2008 | 2008–2016 | 2016−present | |
Samarahan | Muara Tuang | |||||
Sebandi |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 9,814 | 77.88 | ||
Independent | Wan Mohd Zain Mohdzar @ W Zain Mahmud | 2,788 | 22.12 | ||
Total valid votes | 12,602 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 176 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 12,778 | 76.88 | |||
Registered electors | 16,620 | ||||
Majority | 7,026 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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On the nomination day, Abdul Taib Mahmud won uncontested. | ||||||
BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | 13,847 | |||||
Majority | ||||||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 6,522 | 74.08 | ||
Razali Sapang | 2,282 | 25.92 | |||
Total valid votes | 8,804 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 12,475 | ||||
Majority | 4,240 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 72.52 | |||
SNAP | Wazir Mohamed Khan | 27.48 | |||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 13,588 | ||||
Majority | |||||
BN gain from Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 5,842 | 55.47 | |||
Sarawak United Peoples' Party | Wazir Mohamed Khan | 2,852 | 27.08 | |||
SNAP | Abang Anwar Abang Junaidi | 1,837 | 17.44 | |||
Total valid votes | 10,531 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 525 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 11,056 | 86.24 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,820 | |||||
Majority | 2,990 | |||||
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 2016-05-05.
- ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-05.
Categories:
- Defunct Sarawak federal constituencies