Samalaju (state constituency)

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Samalaju
Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Majang Renggi
GPS
Constituency created2015
First contested 2016
Last contested 2021

Samalaju is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2016.

Contents

The state constituency was created in the 2015 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2016–present: [1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Sibiew Similajau, Tanjung Kidurong, Suai, Melor, Mawar, RPR Kidurong, LKTS Suai.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Samalaju
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kidurong
18th 2016-2018 Majang Renggi BN
2018-2021GPS
19th2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
GPS Majang Renggi7,54767.05+67.05
DAP Tony Ung1,50413.36-20.28
PSB Reggie Suel1,49613.29+13.29
PBK Leighton Manjah5094.52+4.52
PBDS Baru Baba Emperan1991.77+1.77
Total valid votes11,255 100.00
Total rejected ballots171
Unreturned ballots25
Turnout11,45163.68
Registered electors17,981
Majority6,042
GPS gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Majang Renggi5,45661.34
DAP Baba Emperan2,99233.64
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Zharudin Narudin4475.03
Total valid votes8,895 100.00
Total rejected ballots120
Unreturned ballots11
Turnout9,02668.12
Registered electors13,251
Majority2,464
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. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

"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 2016-04-28.

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