Bekenu (state constituency)

Bekenu

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Rosey Yunus GPS
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2006
Last contested	2021

Bekenu 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 Batu Niah, Niah, Saeh, Kelulit, Tiris, Bungai, Bekanu, Bakas, Hulu Sibuti.

2016–present: ^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Batu Niah, Niah, Saeh, Kelulit, Tiris, Bungai, Bekanu, Bakas, Hulu Sibuti.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bekenu
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Lambir
16th	2006-2011	Rosey Yunus	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Rosey Yunus	6,354	79.58	79.58
	PKR	Norhafizah Mohammad Joharie	957	11.99	2.56
	PSB	Abu Bakar Amit	377	4.72	4.72
	PBK	Desmond Gani Pengiran	296	3.71	3.71
Total valid votes			7,984	100.00
Total rejected ballots			140
Unreturned ballots			48
Turnout			8,172	64.48
Registered electors			12,674
Majority			5,397
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rosey Yunus	6,009	71.68	1.34
	PKR	Bill Kayong	1,220	14.55	2.97
	Independent	Austin Sigi Melu	589	7.03	7.03
	Independent	Joe @ Peter Jelin	565	6.74	6.74
Total valid votes			8,383	100.00
Total rejected ballots			125
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			8,540	69.71
Registered electors			12,250
Majority			4,789
	BN hold		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	%	∆%
	BN	Rosey Yunus	4,946	70.34	6.88
	PKR	Ishak Mahwi	1,232	17.52	5.26
	SNAP	Thony Badak	570	8.10	8.10
	Love Malaysia Party	Dyg Juliana Awg Tambi	284	4.04	4.04
Total valid votes			7,032	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,135	66.86
Registered electors			10,672
Majority			3,714
	BN hold		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	Rosey Yunus	4,357	77.22
	PKR	Mohdak Ismail	1,285	22.78
Total valid votes			5,642	100.00
Total rejected ballots			112
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			5,757	57.02
Registered electors			10,095
Majority			3,072
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 2016-04-30.

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.