Kuala Rajang (federal constituency)

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Kuala Rajang
Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1987
Constituency abolished2008
First contested 1990
Last contested 2004

Kuala Rajang was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1990 to 2008.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 2008 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kuala Rajang
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Paloh and Rajang
8th P1671990-1995 Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
(ابڠ ابو بكر ابڠ مصطفى)
BN (PBB)
9th P1691995-1999
10th P1801999-2004 Mohd Effendi Norwawi
(محمد ايففيند نورواوي)
11th P2062004-2008 Wahab Dolah
(وهب دولة‎)
Constituency abolished, split into Igan and Tanjong Manis

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1969–19781978–19901990–19991999–20082008–20162016−present
Kuala RajangBelawai
Matu-Daro
Serdeng

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Wahab Dolah won uncontested.
BN Wahab Dolah
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd Effendi Norwawi 14,30679.36Increase2.svg 79.36
PKR Lamasudin @ Udie Salleh @ Urdie Salleh3,72020.64Increase2.svg 20.64
Total valid votes18,026 100.00
Total rejected ballots486
Unreturned ballots31
Turnout18,54367.07
Registered electors
Majority10,58658.72
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha won uncontested.
BN Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha10,88672.53
Independent Asbor Abdullah2,23014.86
Independent Ali Hassan Jajol1,89212.61
Total valid votes15,008 100.00
Total rejected ballots411
Unreturned ballots
Turnout15,41965.62
Registered electors23,498
Majority8,65657.67
This was a new constituency created.

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