Stampin (federal constituency)

Stampin (P196)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Chong Chieng Jen PH
Constituency created	1996
First contested	1999
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	212,217
Electors (2022) [2]	121,009
Area (km²)	194
Pop. density (per km²)	1,093.9

Stampin is a federal constituency in Kuching Division (Kuching District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1999.

The federal constituency was created in the 1996 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sarawak/p

Ethnic breakdown of Stampin's electorate as of 2022

   Chinese (61.9%)

  Sarawak bumiputera (20.9%)

  Malay-Muslim bumiputera (16.1%)

  Other ethnicities (1.1%)

Age breakdown of Stampin's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (6.77%)

  21-29 (22.21%)

  30-39 (23.09%)

  40-49 (19.21%)

  50-59 (13.3%)

  60-69 (9.27%)

  70-79 (4.55%)

  80-89 (1.32%)

  above 90 (0.28%)

Gender breakdown of Stampin's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.56%)

  Female (49.44%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Stampin constituency has a total of 16 polling districts. ^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kota Sentosa (N12)	Stampin	196/12/01	Balai Raya Kpg. Stampin SJK (C) Chung Hua No. 2
	Seledah	196/12/02	SJK (C) Stampin
	Satria Jaya	196/12/03	SK Satria Jaya SK Sg. Stutong
	Batu Tujoh	196/12/04	SJK (C) Sam Hap Hin SK St. Alban SJK (C) Chung Hua Stampin (Sg. Tapang)
	Hui Sing	196/12/05	SMK Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Ghapor Stampin
	Batu Empat	196/12/06	SJK (C) Chung Hu Batu 4 ½
Batu Kitang (N13)	Arang	196/13/01	SMK Arang
	Pasar Maong	192/13/02	SK Garland
	Haji Baki	196/13/03	SJK (C) Chung Hua Pangkalan Baru SK Sacred Heart Semeba Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Tematu SK Jln. Haji Baki
	Kitang	196/13/04	SJK (C) Chung Hua Batu 8 ½ Batu Kitang SJK (C) Chung Hua Batu Kitang SK St. David Bumbok SJK (C) Chung Hua Batu 10 Jln. Penrissen SK Kpg. Landeh RCBM Recreational Centre Batu 13
	Lidah Tanah	196/13/05	Balai Raya Lidah Tanah
Batu Kawah (N14)	RPR Batu Kawah	196/14/01	SK RPR Batu Kawah
	Kawah	196/14/02	SJK (C) Chung Hua Batu Kawa
	Stapok	196/14/03	SK Rantau Panjang SJK (C) Chung Hua Stapok SMK Batu Kawa SJK (C) Chung Hua Sg Tapang Balai Raya Kpg Desa Wira Lot SK Jalan Arang SK Stapok Dewan Serbaguna Kpg Sinar Budi
	Sin San Tu	196/14/04	SJK (C) Chung Hua Sin San Tu
	Kim Chu Shin	196/14/05	SJK (C) Chung Hua Kim Choo Seng

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Stampin
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Padawan
10th	P170	1999-2004	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng (杨昆贤)	BN (SUPP)
11th	P196	2004-2008
12th		2008-2013
13th		2013-2018	Julian Tan Kok Ping (陈国彬)	PR (DAP)
14th		2018–2022	Chong Chieng Jen (张健仁)	PH (DAP)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Stampin				Batu Kawah
						Batu Kitang
				Batu Lintang
					Kota Sentosa

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N12	Kota Sentosa	Wilfred Yap Yau Sin	GPS (SUPP)
N13	Batu Kitang	Lo Khere Chiang
N14	Batu Kawah	Sim Kui Hian

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N12	Kota Sentosa	Kuching South City Council Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (Batu Tujoh area) Padawan Municipal Council (Batu Empat area)
N13	Batu Kitang	Kuching South City Council (Pasar Maong area) Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (Kitang area) Padawan Municipal Council Bau District Council (Lidah Tanah area)
N14	Batu Kawah	Padawan Municipal Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	39,310	53.30	10.40
	GPS	Lo Khere Chiang	32,152	43.59	43.59
	PSB	Lue Cheng Hing	2,291	3.11	3.11
Total valid votes			73,753	100.00
Total rejected ballots			546
Unreturned ballots			248
Turnout			74,547	60.95	18.38
Registered electors			121,009
Majority			7,158	9.71	17.69
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753265/PARLIMEN%20SARAWAK%20(PUB%20620).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	33,060	63.70	0.50
	BN	Sim Kui Hian	18,839	36.30	0.87
Total valid votes			51,899	100.00
Total rejected ballots			408
Unreturned ballots			243
Turnout			52,550	79.33	2.01
Registered electors			66,240
Majority			14,221	27.40	1.37
	DAP hold		Swing		{{{2}}}
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Julian Tan Kok Ping	41,663	64.20	20.32
	BN	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng	22,993	35.43	15.58
	STAR	Soo Lina	239	0.37	0.37
Total valid votes			64,895	100.00
Total rejected ballots			488
Unreturned ballots			132
Turnout			65,515	77.32	12.02
Registered electors			84,732
Majority			18,670	28.77	21.64
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-05. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-05.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng	21,966	51.01	10.17
	DAP	Voon Lee Shan	18,896	43.88	5.06
	PKR	See Chee How	2,198	5.10	5.10
Total valid votes			43,060	100.00
Total rejected ballots			428
Unreturned ballots			434
Turnout			43,922	65.30	5.43
Registered electors			67,257
Majority			3,070	7.13	15.23
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng	21,155	61.18	0.68
	DAP	Voon Lee Shan	13,424	38.82	6.22
Total valid votes			34,579	100.00
Total rejected ballots			529
Unreturned ballots			698
Turnout			35,806	59.87	1.10
Registered electors
Majority			7,731	22.36	6.90
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng	18,810	61.86
	DAP	Voon Lee Shan	9,913	32.60
	Independent	Chua Chio Kuia	1,684	5.54
Total valid votes			30,407	100.00
Total rejected ballots			391
Unreturned ballots			300
Turnout			31,098	60.91
Registered electors
Majority			8,897	29.26
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia . Retrieved 2018-08-12.

1. "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
2. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 44. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
3. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.