1974 Rajang by-election

1974 Rajang by-election

←  1969 4 January 1974 till 12 January 1974 1974  →
P145 seat in the Dewan Rakyat
Turnout	53.86%
First party Second party   SUPP SNAP Candidate Jawan Empaling Sandah Ak Penghulu Jarau Party SUPP SNAP Popular vote 3,591 3,267 Percentage 54.74% 45.26%
MP before election Tibouh Rantai SUPP Elected MP Jawan Empaling SUPP

The Rajang by-election is a parliamentary by-election that was between 7 January 1974 to 12 January 1974 in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. The Rajang seat fell vacant following the death of its member of parliament Mr. Tibuoh Rantai of Sarawak United Peoples' Party in Sarawak. ^[1] Tibuoh won the seat in 1969 Malaysian general election against 6 other candidates with majority of 1,621. ^[2]

Jawan Empaling of SUPP, won the by election, defeating Sandah Jarau of SNAP with a majority of 684 votes. The constituency had 13,796 voters. ^[3]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jawan Empaling	Sarawak United Peoples' Party	3,951	54.74
	Sandah Jarau	Sarawak National Party	3,267	45.26
Total			7,218	100.00
Valid votes			7,218	97.15
Invalid/blank votes			212	2.85
Total votes			7,430	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			13,796	53.86
Majority			684
	SUPP hold
Source: Official Year Book [4]

References

1. Malaysia 1973: Official Year Book (Report). Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia. p. 34. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
2. Penyata pilehanraya umum Dewan Raʻayat dan Dewan Undangan Negeri bagi Negeri² Tanah Melayu, Sabah dan Sarawak, tahun 1969[Report on the Parliamentary (Dewan Ra'ayat) and State Legislative Assembly General Elections 1969 of the state of Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak] (in Malay). Kuala Lumpur: Surohanjaya Pilehanraya Malaysia. 1972. p. 102.
3. "Rajang goes to the polls today to elect new MP". New Straits Times . 1974-01-07. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
4. Malaysia 1974: Official Year Book (Report). Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia. p. 57. Retrieved 2024-11-29.