Belaga (state constituency)

Belaga

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Liwan Lagang GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

Belaga 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.

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Belaga constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[1]

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Liwan Lagang	3,552	70.52	70.52
	PSB	Henry Usat Bit	1,307	25.95	25.95
	PBK	John Bampa	97	1.93	1.93
	Independent	Siki Balarik	81	1.61	1.61
Total valid votes			5,037	100.00
Total rejected ballots			40
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			5,096	63.68
Registered electors			8,003
Majority			2,245
	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	Liwan Lagang	4,149	89.96	21.90
	PKR	Alexander Lehan	463	10.04	7.87
Total valid votes			4,612	100.00
Total rejected ballots			51
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			4,674	65.87
Registered electors			7,096
Majority			3,686
	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 2016-04-30. "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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Liwan Lagang	3,974	68.06	25.85
	PKR	Basah Kesing @ Ali Basah Kesing	1,046	17.91	17.91
	SNAP	John Bampa	368	6.30	14.45
	Independent	Kenneth Adan Silek	330	5.65	5.65
	Independent	Michael Jok	94	1.61	1.61
	Independent	Mathew Munan	27	0.45	0.45
Total valid votes			5,839	100.00
Total rejected ballots			74
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,913	69.87
Registered electors			8,463
Majority			2,928
	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 2016-04-30.[permanent dead link]

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Liwan Lagang	1,855	42.21	17.70
	Independent	Stanley Ajang Batok	1,628	37.04	37.04
	SNAP	John Bampa	912	20.75	20.75
Total valid votes			4,395	100.00
Total rejected ballots			63
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			4,469	66.79
Registered electors			6,691
Majority			227
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Stanley Ajang Batok	2,451	59.91	20.69
	Independent	Mai Lagiw	1,128	27.57	6.65
	PKR	Raymond Abin Bira Laing	512	12.52	12.52
Total valid votes			4,091	100.00
Total rejected ballots			95
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			4,193	64.75
Registered electors			6,476
Majority			1,324
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Stanley Ajang Batok	1,646	39.22	36.67
	Independent	Mai Lagiw	878	20.92	20.92
	Independent	Raymond Abin Bira Laing	613	14.61	14.61
	Independent	Daniel Levoh Imang	613	14.61	14.61
	Independent	Stem Liau	233	5.55	5.55
	Independent	Wesley Ngo	214	5.10	5.10
Total valid votes			4,197	100.00
Total rejected ballots			101
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			4,298	69.48
Registered electors			6,186
Majority			768
	BN hold		Swing

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-30.