Padawan (federal constituency)

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Padawan
Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1968
Constituency abolished1999
First contested 1969
Last contested 1995

Padawan was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1999.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 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 1999 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Padawan
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd P1251971-1973 Stephen Yong Kuet Tze (杨国斯)SUPP
1973-1974BN (SUPP)
4th P1351974-1978
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986
7th P1581986-1990
8th 1990-1995 Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng
(杨昆贤)
9th P1701995-1999
Constituency abolished, split to Mambong and Stampin

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1969–19781978–19901990–19991999–20082008–20162016−present
PadawanBatu Kawah
Bengoh

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng 19,25872.33Increase2.svg 9.67
Independent Akaw Nonjep7,36827.67Increase2.svg 27.67
Total valid votes26,626 100.00
Total rejected ballots849
Unreturned ballots392
Turnout27,86788.09Increase2.svg 20.10
Registered electors
Majority11,89044.66Increase2.svg 19.34
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng 16,36262.66Decrease2.svg 5.65
DAP Cheng Hui Hong9,75137.34Increase2.svg 37.34
Total valid votes26,113 100.00
Total rejected ballots579
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout26,69267.99Decrease2.svg 2.21
Registered electors39,260
Majority6,61125.32Decrease2.svg 11.30
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Stephen Yong Kuet Tze 14,75068.31Increase2.svg 4.20
Independent Bernabas Kaos6,84231.69Increase2.svg 31.69
Total valid votes21,592 100.00
Total rejected ballots557
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout22,14970.20Decrease2.svg 1.36
Registered electors31,553
Majority7,90836.62Increase2.svg 8.40
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Stephen Yong Kuet Tze 11,64064.11Increase2.svg 64.11
Independent George Siricord6,51735.89Increase2.svg 35.89
Total valid votes18,157 100.00
Total rejected ballots774
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout18,93171.56
Registered electors26,453
Majority5,12328.22
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Stephen Yong Kuet Tze won uncontested.
BN Stephen Yong Kuet Tze
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Stephen Yong Kuet Tze 7,07258.43Increase2.svg 58.43
SNAP Michael Bong Thiam Jun5,03241.57Increase2.svg 13.23
Total valid votes12,104 100.00
Total rejected ballots611
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout12,71583.01Decrease2.svg 2.35
Registered electors15,318
Majority2,04016.86Decrease2.svg 5.25
BN gain from SUPP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes %
SUPP Stephen Yong Kuet Tze 5,58350.45
SNAP Cyril Nichols3,13628.34
PESAKA Minah Ranggok1,20310.87
Independent John Turing1,14510.35
Total valid votes11,067 100.00
Total rejected ballots806
Unreturned ballots
Turnout11,87385.36
Registered electors13,909
Majority2,44722.11
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-05.