 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 2005 | ||
| First contested | 2006 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
Batu Danau 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.
As of 2020, Batu Danau has a population of 13,328 people. [1]
According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Batu Danau constituency has a total of 5 polling districts. [2] [3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batu Danau (N80) | Danau | 221/80/01 |
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| Lubai | 221/80/02 |
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| Ukong | 221/80/03 |
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| Medihit | 221/80/04 |
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| Medamit | 221/80/05 |
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| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Danau | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Ba'kelalan and Limbang | ||||
| 16th | N69 | 2006-2011 | Paulus Palu Gumbang | BN (PDP) |
| 17th | 2011-2014 | |||
| 2014-2016 | TERAS | |||
| 18th | N80 | 2016-2018 | BN (PBB) | |
| 2018-2021 | GPS (PBB) | |||
| 19th | 2021–present | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Paulus Palu Gumbang | 3,030 | 53.14 |  53.14 | ||
| PSB | Ali Adap | 2,324 | 40.76 | 40.76 | ||
| PKR | Racha Balang | 268 | 4.70 | 4.70 | ||
| PBK | Petrus Bulan | 80 | 1.40 | 1.40 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,702 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 68 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 22 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,792 | 61.78 |  6.48 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,375 | |||||
| Majority | 706 | 12.38 | 38.36 | |||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Paulus Palu Gumbang | 4,366 | 75.37 | 4.24 | ||
| Independent | Ali Adap | 1,427 | 24.63 | 24.63 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,793 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 103 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 13 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,909 | 68.26 | 0.19 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,657 | |||||
| Majority | 2,939 | 50.74 | 5.80 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | {{{2}}} | ||||
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 2016-04-28. "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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-28. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Paulus Palu Gumbang | 3,667 | 71.13 | 7.59 | ||
| PKR | Lau Liak Koi | 1,348 | 26.15 | 26.15 | ||
| SNAP | Lawrence Cosmas Sunang Simpang | 140 | 2.72 | 33.74 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,155 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 72 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,227 | 68.45 | 0.42 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,636 | |||||
| Majority | 2,319 | 44.98 | 17.90 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | {{{2}}} | ||||
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 ] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Paulus Palu Gumbang | 2,961 | 63.54 | |||
| SNAP | Christopher Sawan Jiram | 1,699 | 36.46 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,660 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 79 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 6 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,745 | 68.87 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,889 | |||||
| Majority | 1,262 | 27.08 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
