Batu Danau

Batu Danau

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Paulus Palu Gumbang 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.

History

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Danau, Lubai, Ukong, Medihit, Medamit.

2016–present: ^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Danau, Lubai, Ukong, Medihit, Medamit.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Danau
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Kota
16th	2006-2011	Paulus Palu Gumbang	BN (PDP)
17th	2011-2014
	2014-2016		TERAS
18th	2016-2018		BN (PBB)
	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021 : Batu Danau

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Palu @ 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
Registered electors			9,375
Majority			706
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016 : Batu Danau

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Palu @ 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
Registered electors			8,657
Majority			2,939
	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.

Sarawak state election, 2011 : Batu Danau

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Palu @ 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
Registered electors			7,636
Majority			2,319
	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 ]

Sarawak state election, 2006 : Batu Danau

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Palu @ 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
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 2016-04-28.

1. "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.