Meluan (state constituency)

Meluan (N48)

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Vacant
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

Meluan 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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Meluan's electorate as of 2022

1. Sarawak bumiputera (94.8%)
2. Malay-Muslim bumiputera (0.80%)
3. Chinese (3.70%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.70%)

History

As of 2020, Meluan has a population of 17,951 people. ^[1]

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Meluan constituency has a total of 7 polling districts. ^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Meluan (N48)	Balut	209/48/01	SK Ng. Lasi SK Ng. Serau
	Julau	209/48/02	RH Kapol Ng. Bua SJK (C) Yuk Kung
	Rayah	209/48/03	Balai Raya RH Lidoh SK St Alphonsus
	Meluan	209/48/04	SK Ng. Kelangas SK Sg. Merurun RH Genta Ng Bilat/Lijan SK Ng. Meluan
	Engkamup	209/48/05	SK Ng. Sengaih SK Ng. Engkamop
	Entabai	209/48/06	SK Ng. Entaih SK Ulu Entabai SK Ulu Entaih Entabai
	Beketan	209/48/07	SK Ng. Jambu SK Ng. Ensiring SK Tapang Punggu SK Ng. Ju Ulu Mujok SK Ng. Maong SK Lubok Assam SK Ng. Entabai

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Meluan
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	N34	1970-1974	Gramong Jelian	SNAP
9th		1974-1979
10th		1979-1983		BN (SNAP)
11th		1983-1987	Geman Itam	SNAP
12th		1987-1991		PBDS
13th		1991-1996		BN (PBDS)
14th	N36	1996-2001
15th		2001-2006	Wong Judat	Independent
16th	N42	2006-2011		BN (PRS)
17th		2011-2012
		2012-2016		SWP
18th	N48	2016-2018	Rolland Duat Jubin	BN (PRS)
		2018-2021		GPS (PRS)
19th		2021–2026

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Rolland Duat Jubin	5,269	53.21	15.81
	PSB	Elly Lawai Ngalai	4,447	44.91	15.04
	PBK	Abdul Hamid Siong	186	1.88	1.88
Total valid votes			9,902	100.00
Total rejected ballots			102
Unreturned ballots			30
Turnout			10,034	68.39	1.37
Registered electors			14,671
Majority			822	8.30	0.77
	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	Rolland Duat Jubin	3,363	37.40	21.02
	Independent	Elly Lawai Ngalai	2,686	29.87	29.87
	PKR	Semana Sawang	2,008	22.33	15.30
	Independent	Remiguis Noel @ Jerry Clement	934	10.39	10.39
Total valid votes			8,991	100.00
Total rejected ballots			127
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			9,140	69.76	0.24
Registered electors			13,103
Majority			677	7.53	13.25
	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 2016-04-29. "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 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Judat	4,615	58.42	8.46
	PKR	John Brian Anthony Jeremy Guang	2,973	37.63	37.63
	SNAP	Ambrose Labang Jamba	312	3.95	1.84
Total valid votes			7,900	100.00
Total rejected ballots			119
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			8,041	70.00	1.06
Registered electors			11,487
Majority			1,642	20.78	18.75
	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 2016-04-29.[ permanent dead link ]

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Judat	5,086	66.88	2.15
	Independent	Jenggie Malaka	2,079	27.34	27.34
	SNAP	Ambrose Labang Jamba	440	5.79	5.79
Total valid votes			7,605	100.00
Total rejected ballots			91
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			7,700	68.94	5.86
Registered electors			11,169
Majority			3,007	39.54	10.08
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Wong Judat	4,742	64.73	64.73
	BN	Geman Itam	2,584	35.27	7.18
Total valid votes			7,326	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			7,437	74.80	1.65
Registered electors			9,943
Majority			2,158	29.46	27.52
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Geman Itam	2,869	42.45	7.57
	Independent	Thomas Salang Siden	2,738	40.51	40.51
	Independent	Jeffrey Geraman Nyambang	979	14.49	14.49
	Independent	David Gramong	172	2.55	2.55
Total valid votes			6,758	100.00
Total rejected ballots			139
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			6,917	73.15	5.12
Registered electors			9,456
Majority			131	1.94	15.07
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Giman anak Itam	3,144	56.50	3.49
	PBDS	Edward Empra anak Kadom	2,197	39.48	20.51
	NEGARA	David anak Gramong	224	4.03	4.03
Total valid votes			5,565	100.00
Total rejected ballots			146
Unreturned ballots			724
Turnout			6,435	78.27
Registered electors			8,222
Majority			947	17.02	2.96
	BN gain from PBDS		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBDS	Giman anak Itam	3,135	59.99	12.30
	BN	Langgu Panyang	2,091	40.01	7.42
Total valid votes			5,226	100.00
Total rejected ballots			61
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,287	81.55
Registered electors			6,483
Majority			1,044	19.98	19.71
	PBDS gain from SNAP		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Giman anak Itam	1,977	47.70	19.39
	PBDS	Ambrose Gramong anak Jelian	1,966	47.43	47.43
	Independent	Brayan anak Jalang	105	2.53	2.53
	Independent	Entinggi anak Manggoi	97	2.34	2.34
Total valid votes			4,145	100.00
Total rejected ballots			94
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			4,239	73.06
Registered electors			5,802
Majority			11	0.27	33.89
	SNAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Gramong anak Jelian won uncontested.
	BN	Gramong anak Jelian
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			5,232
Majority
	BN gain from SNAP		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Gramong anak Jelian	1,891	67.08	28.90
	BN	Janggu anak Banyang	928	32.92	32.92
Total valid votes			2,819	100.00
Total rejected ballots			349
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			3,168	66.77	3.22
Registered electors			4,745
Majority			963	34.16	31.12
	SNAP hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNAP	Gramong Jelian	880	38.18
	PESAKA	Philip Nyadang Janting	810	35.14
	Independent	Empaling	381	16.53
	Independent	Tedong Entalai	234	10.15
Total valid votes			2,305	100.00
Total rejected ballots			347
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			2,652	69.99
Registered electors			3,789
Majority			70	3.04
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 2016-04-29.

1. Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.48 Meluan Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
2. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.