Dalat (state constituency)

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Dalat
Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming
GPS
Constituency created1987
First contested 1991
Last contested 2021

Dalat is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

Contents

The state constituency was created in the 1987 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 Penat, Tanam, Dalat, Kut, Baoh, Sebakong, Oya, Terus, Teh Oya, Senau, Balan, Ud, Baru Dalat, Sungai Dalam, Klid, Kekan, Medong, Kut Muara, Ulu Baoh, Narub, Dijih, Ulu Sikat, Nanga Sikat, Engkerbai.

2016–present: [1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tanam, Dalat, Kut, Balan, Ud, Baru Dalat, Sungai Dalam, Klid, Kekan, Medong, Kut Muara, Narub, Oya, Terus, Teh Oya, Senau.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Dalat
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Oya
13th 1991-1996 Mohd Effendi Norwawi BN
14th 1996-2001
15th 2001-2006 Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming
16th 2006-2011
17th 2011-2016
18th 2016-2018
2018-2021 GPS
19th2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
GPS Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming 7,08593.90+93.90
[[PBK|PBK]]Salleh Mahali4606.10+6.10
Total valid votes7,545 100.00
Total rejected ballots85
Unreturned ballots27
Turnout7,65761.24
Registered electors12,503
Majority6,625
GPS gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming 7,10790.14+ 9.97
PKR Sim Eng Hua7779.86- 6.69
Total valid votes7,884 100.00
Total rejected ballots150
Unreturned ballots46
Turnout8,08070.63
Registered electors11,440
Majority6,330
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 2017-06-12. 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
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming 6,28880.17+ 80.17
PKR Sylvester Ajah Subah @ Ajah Subah1,29816.55+ 16.55
Independent Salleh Mahali2573.28+ 3.28
Total valid votes7,843 100.00
Total rejected ballots195
Unreturned ballots31
Turnout8,06968.05
Registered electors11,857
Majority4,990
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming won uncontested.
BN Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors11,423
Majority
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2001
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming 7,49788.51+ 16.24
Independent Peter Nari Dina97311.49+ 11.49
Total valid votes8,470 100.00
Total rejected ballots177
Unreturned ballots13
Turnout8,66062.82
Registered electors13,786
Majority6,524
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1996
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd Effendi Norwawi 6,33972.27- 5.53
Independent Sim Eng Hua2,43227.73+ 27.73
Total valid votes8,771 100.00
Total rejected ballots186
Unreturned ballots22
Turnout8,97963.62
Registered electors14,113
Majority3,907
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1991
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd Effendi Norwawi 7,71977.80
PBDS Peter Nari Dina2,10421.21
Independent Edmund Dingun Tandok980.99
Total valid votes9,921 100.00
Total rejected ballots117
Unreturned ballots28
Turnout10,06669.45
Registered electors14,494
Majority5,615
This was a new constituency created.

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