Next Sarawak state election

Next Sarawak state election

←  2021 By 10 April 2027
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All 99 seats in the Legislative Assembly 50 seats needed for a majority
Incumbent Premier Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg GPS-PBB

The next Sarawak state election, formally the 13th Sarawak general election, will elect the 20th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly. It must be held on 10 April 2027 at the latest, persuant to clause 21(4) of the Constitution of Sarawak. This date is dependent on when the 19th Legislative Assembly first sits. All 99 seats will be up for election, presuming the election is held after the next redistribution.

Background

Previous election

Main article: 2021 Sarawak state election

Electoral system

Elections in Malaysia are conducted at the federal and state levels. Federal elections elect members of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of Parliament, while state elections in each of the 13 states elect members of their respective state legislative assembly. As Malaysia follows the Westminster system of government, the head of government (Prime Minister at the federal level and the Menteri Besar/Chief Ministers/Premier at the state level) is the person who commands the confidence of the majority of members in the respective legislature – this is normally the leader of the party or coalition with the majority of seats in the legislature.

The Legislative Assembly currently consists of 82 members, known as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), that are elected for five-year terms. Each MLA is elected from a single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post voting system; each constituency contains approximately an equal number of voters. If one party obtains a majority of seats, then that party is entitled to form the government, with its leader becoming the Premier. In the event of a hung parliament, where no single party obtains the majority of seats, the government may still form through a coalition or a confidence and supply agreement with other parties. In practice, coalitions and alliances in Malaysia, and by extension, in Sarawak, generally persist between elections, and member parties do not normally contest for the same seats.

The voting age is currently 18. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Elections are conducted by the Election Commission of Malaysia, which is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Department. Malaysia practices automatic voter registration but does not practice compulsory voting.

Candidates

No.	Parliamentary constituency	No.	State Constituency	Number of Voters	Incumbent Member	Political coalitions and respective candidates and coalitions
						Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)		Pakatan Harapan (PH)		Perikatan Nasional (PN)		Gagasan Anak Sarawak (GAS)		Others
						Candidate Name	Party	Candidate Name	Party	Candidate Name	Party	Candidate Name	Party	Candidate Name	Party	Candidate Name	Party
P192	Mas Gading	N01	Opar	Billy Sujang	GPS (SUPP)
		N02	Tasik Biru	Henry Harry Jinep	GPS (PDP)
P193	Santubong	N03	Tanjong Datu	Azizul Annuar Adenan	GPS (PBB)
		N04	Pantai Damai	Abdul Rahman Junaidi	GPS (PBB)
		N05	Demak Laut	Hazland Abang Hipni	GPS (PBB)
P194	Petra Jaya	N06	Tupong	Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman	GPS (PBB)
		N07	Samariang	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali	GPS (PBB)
		N08	Satok	Ibrahim Baki	GPS (PBB)
P195	Bandar Kuching	N09	Padungan	Chong Chieng Jen	PH (DAP)
		N10	Pending	Violet Yong Wui Wui	PH (DAP)
		N11	Batu Lintang	See Chee How	IND
P196	Stampin	N12	Kota Sentosa	Yap Yau Sin	GPS (SUPP)
		N13	Batu Kitang	Lo Khere Chiang	GPS (SUPP)
		N14	Batu Kawah	Sim Kui Hian	GPS (SUPP)
P197	Kota Samarahan	N15	Asajaya	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah	GPS (PBB)
		N16	Muara Tuang	Idris Buang	GPS (PBB)
		N17	Stakan	Hamzah Brahim	GPS (PBB)
P198	Puncak Borneo	N18	Serembu	Miro Simuh	GPS (PBB)
		N19	Mambong	Jerip Susil	GPS (PBB)
		N20	Tarat	Roland Sagah Wee Inn	GPS (PBB)
P199	Serian	N21	Tebedu	Simon Sinang Bada	GPS (PBB)
		N22	Kedup	Martin Ben	GPS (PBB)
		N23	Bukit Semuja	John Ilus	GPS (PBB)
P200	Batang Sadong	N24	Sadong Jaya	Aidel Lariwoo	GPS (PBB)
		N25	Simunjan	Awla Idris	GPS (PBB)
		N26	Gedong	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg	GPS (PBB)
P201	Batang Lupar	N27	Sebuyau	Julaihi Narawi	GPS (PBB)
		N28	Lingga	Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor	GPS (PBB)
		N29	Beting Maro	Razaili Gapor	GPS (PBB)
P202	Sri Aman	N30	Balai Ringin	Snowdan Lawan	GPS (PRS)
		N31	Bukit Begunan	Mong Dagang	GPS (PRS)
		N32	Simanggang	Francis Harden Hollis	GPS (SUPP)
P203	Lubok Antu	N33	Engkilili	Johnical Rayong Ngipa	GPS (PDP)
		N34	Batang Ai	Malcom Mussen Lamoh	GPS (PRS)
P204	Betong	N35	Saribas	Ricky @ Mohamad Razi Sitam	GPS (PBB)
		N36	Layar	Gerald Rentap Jabu	GPS (PBB)
		N37	Bukit Saban	Douglas Uggah Embas	GPS (PBB)
P205	Saratok	N38	Kalaka	Mohamad Duri	GPS (PBB)
		N39	Krian	Friday Belik	GPS (PDP)
		N40	Kabong	Mohd Chee Kadir	GPS (PBB)
P206	Tanjong Manis	N41	Kuala Rajang	Len Talif Salleh	GPS (PBB)
		N42	Semop	Abdullah Saidol	GPS (PBB)
P207	Igan	N43	Daro	Safiee Ahmad	GPS (PBB)
		N44	Jemoreng	Juanda Jaya	GPS (PBB)
P208	Sarikei	N45	Repok	Huang Tiong Sii	GPS (SUPP)
		N46	Meradong	Ding Kuong Hiing	GPS (SUPP)
P209	Julau	N47	Pakan	William Mawan Ikom	GPS (PBB)
		N48	Meluan	Rolland Duat Jubin	GPS (PDP)
P210	Kanowit	N49	Ngemah	Anyi Jana	GPS (PRS)
		N50	Machan	Allan Siden Gramong	GPS (PBB)
P211	Lanang	N51	Bukit Assek	Chieng Jin Ek	GPS (SUPP)
		N52	Dudong	Tiong King Sing	GPS (PDP)
P212	Sibu	N53	Bawang Assan	Wong Soon Koh	GPS (PDP)
		N54	Pelawan	Michael Tiang Ming Tee	GPS (SUPP)
		N55	Nangka	Annuar Rapaee	GPS (PBB)
P213	Mukah	N56	Dalat	Fatimah Abdullah	GPS (PBB)
		N57	Tellian	Royston Valentine	GPS (PBB)
		N58	Balingian	Abdul Yakub Arbi	GPS (PBB)
P214	Selangau	N59	Tamin	Christopher Gira Sambang	GPS (PRS)
		N60	Kakus	John Sikie Tayai	GPS (PRS)
P215	Kapit	N61	Pelagus	Wilson Nyabong Ijang	GPS (PRS)
		N62	Katibas	Lidam Assan	GPS (PBB)
		N63	Bukit Goram	Jefferson Jamit Unyat	GPS (PBB)
P216	Hulu Rajang	N64	Baleh	Nicholas Kudi Jantai Masing	GPS (PRS)
		N65	Belaga	Liwan Lagang	GPS (PRS)
		N66	Murum	Kennedy Chukpai Ugon	GPS (PRS)
P217	Bintulu	N67	Jepak	Iskandar Turkee	GPS (PBB)
		N68	Tanjong Batu	Johnny Pang Leong Ming	GPS (SUPP)
		N69	Kemena	Stephen Rundi Utom	GPS (PBB)
		N70	Samalaju	Majang Renggi	GPS (PRS)
P218	Sibuti	N71	Bekenu	Rosey Yunus	GPS (PBB)
		N72	Lambir	Ripin Lamat	GPS (PBB)
P219	Miri	N73	Piasau	Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew	GPS (SUPP)
		N74	Pujut	Adam Yii Siew Sang	GPS (SUPP)
		N75	Senadin	Lee Kim Shin	GPS (SUPP)
P220	Baram	N76	Marudi	Penguang Manggil	GPS (PDP)
		N77	Telang Usan	Dennis Ngau	GPS (PBB)
		N78	Mulu	Gerawat Gala	GPS (PBB)
P221	Limbang	N79	Bukit Kota	Abdul Rahman Ismail	GPS (PBB)
		N80	Batu Danau	Paulus Palu Gumbang	GPS (PBB)
P222	Lawas	N81	Ba'kelalan	Baru Bian	GPS (PDP)
		N82	Bukit Sari	Awang Tengah Ali Hasan	GPS (PBB)

References

1. Nandini Balakrishnan (28 September 2016). "Here's The Fastest Way To Register As A Voter Before The Next Elections". Says.com. Retrieved 9 May 2018. Qualifications needed to register as a voter in Malaysia:
   a) A Malaysian citizen above the age of 21.
   b) A resident of an election constituency.
   c) Is not disqualified by any laws.
2. "A Young Malaysian's Guide to the Election". Juice. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018. You are not eligible to register if you are:
   a) on the qualifying date, you are serving jail term or detained as a person of unsound mind.
   b) before the qualifying date, you have been convicted or sentenced to death or serving a jail term of more than 12 months and you're still liable on the qualifying date.
   c) found guilty under the Election Offences Act, 1954.
   d) have a foreign citizenship (Malaysian citizenship law does not permit a Malaysian to carry dual citizenship).
3. "Federal Gazette: Undi18, automatic voter registration to come into effect Dec 15 before Sarawak polls". Borneo Post Online. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
4. "Undi18 to come into force Dec 15, but might still be too late for S'wak". Malaysiakini. 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-01.