Batu Kawah (state constituency)

Batu Kawah

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Sim Kui Hian GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

Batu Kawah is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

The state constituency was created in the 1968 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 Kawah, Stapok, Haji Baki, Kitang, Sin San Tu, Kim Chu Shin.

2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of RPR Batu Kawah, Batu Kawah Bazaar, RPR Jalan Arang, Moyan, Desa Wira, Kuching City Mall, Sinar Budi Baru, Sinar Budi Lama, Stapok, Maong, Sejijak, Bandar Baru Batu Kawah, Pine's Square Batu Kawah, Sin San Tu, Kim Chu Shin.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Kawah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1973	Chong Kiun Kong	SUPP
	1973-1974		BN (SUPP)
9th	1974-1979
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987
12th	1987-1991
13th	1991-1992
	1992-1996	Yap Chin Loi
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011	Tan Joo Phoi
17th	2011-2016	Christina Chiew Wang See	PR (DAP)
18th	2016-2018	Sim Kui Hian	BN (SUPP)
	2018-2021		GPS (SUPP)
19th	2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Sim Kui Hian	7,827	70.20	+ 16.08
	DAP	Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen	2,434	21.83	- 14.70
	PBK	Chai Kueh Khun	756	6.78	+ 6.78
	ASPIRASI	Fong Pau Teck	133	1.19	+ 1.19
Total valid votes			11,150	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,150	57.28
Registered electors			19,465
Majority			5,393
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) [1]

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sim Kui Hian	6,414	54.12	+ 6.01
	DAP	Christina Chiew Wang See	4,329	36.53	- 15.36
	Independent	Liu Thian Leong	1,109	9.35	+ 9.35
Total valid votes			11,852	100.00
Total rejected ballots			135
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			12,042	70.87
Registered electors			16,991
Majority			2,085
	BN gain from DAP		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 2016-04-30. "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 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Christina Chiew Wang See	7,439	51.89	+ 51.89
	BN	Tan Joo Phoi	6,896	48.11	- 24.29
Total valid votes			14,335	100.00
Total rejected ballots			184
Unreturned ballots			87
Turnout			14,606	70.68
Registered electors			20,664
Majority			543
	DAP gain from BN		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 2016-04-30.[ permanent dead link ]

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Joo Phoi	6,755	72.40	+ 72.40
	PKR	Wong Huan Yu	2,575	27.60	+ 27.60
Total valid votes			9,330	100.00
Total rejected ballots			221
Unreturned ballots			260
Turnout			9,811	60.42
Registered electors			16,237
Majority			4,180
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Yap Chin Loi won uncontested.
	BN	Yap Chin Loi
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			28,470
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yap Chin Loi	10,883	84.10	+ 84.10
	Independent	Dripin Sakoi	2,058	15.90	+ 15.90
Total valid votes			12,941	100.00
Total rejected ballots			240
Unreturned ballots			290
Turnout			13,471	61.19
Registered electors			22,016
Majority			8,825
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state by-election, 22 August 1992
Upon the death of incumbent, Chong Kiun Kong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Yap Chin Loi won uncontested.
	BN	Yap Chin Loi
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Kiun Kong	10,201	73.46
	DAP	Yong Sen Chan	3,585	25.82
	Independent	Chong Ju Siaw	100	0.72
Total valid votes			13,886	100.00
Total rejected ballots			235
Unreturned ballots			159
Turnout			14,280	69.05
Registered electors			20,682
Majority			6,616
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Kiun Kong	8,228	64.91
	PERMAS	Japat Simol	2,407	18.99
	DAP	Lim Guan Sin	2,041	16.10
Total valid votes			12,676	100.00
Total rejected ballots			134
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,810	73.39
Registered electors			17,455
Majority			5,821
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Kiun Kong
	[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	{{{2}}}
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Kiun Kong
	[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	{{{2}}}
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Kiun Kong	4,287	59.39
	SNAP	Chin Poh Luke	2,784	38.57
	Parti Bisamah Sarawak	Augustine Sirau	147	2.04
Total valid votes			7,218	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			9,740
Majority			1,503
	BN gain from SUPP		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SUPP	Chong Kiun Kong	3,748	54.07
	SNAP	Kong Yu Siung	1,650	23.80
	SCA	Shii Dai Seng	1,534	22.13
Total valid votes			6,932	100.00
Total rejected ballots			512
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,444	83.53
Registered electors			8,912
Majority			2,098
This was a new constituency created.

Notes

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia . Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

References

1. "KEPUTUSAN | Pilihan Raya Negeri Sarawak Ke-12".