Gedong
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 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 1968 | ||
| First contested | 1969 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
Gedong is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1991, from 2016 to present.
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.
History
[edit]It was abolished in 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2015.
Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Gedong constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[1]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gedong (N26) | Kepayang | 200/26/01 | SK Kpg. Kepayang |
| Engsengai | 200/26/02 | Dewan Pembangunan Insan Kpg. Engsengai Melayu Simunjan | |
| Sateman | 200/26/03 |
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| Pangkor | 200/26/04 |
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| Gedong | 200/26/05 | SK Abang Kadir Gedong | |
| Tegelam | 200/26/06 |
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| Keniong | 200/26/07 |
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Representation history
[edit]| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gedong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 8th | 1970-1973 | Abang Abdul Rahim Abang Moasili | BUMIPUTERA |
| 1973-1974 | BN (PBB) | ||
| 9th | 1974-1979 | Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan | |
| 10th | 1979-1983 | ||
| 11th | 1983-1987 | ||
| 12th | 1987-1991 | PERMAS | |
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Simunjan | |||
| Constituency re-created from Simunjan | |||
| 18th | 2016–2018 | Mohd. Naroden Majais | BN (PBB) |
| 2018–2021 | GPS (PBB) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg | |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg | 4,310 | 81.88 |  81.88 | ||
| PSB | Mohamad Sofian Fariz Sharbin | 730 | 13.35 | 13.35 | ||
| PBK | Tomson Ango | 157 | 2.98 | 2.98 | ||
| Amanah | Kamal Bujang | 94 | 1.79 | 1.79 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,264 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 54 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 27 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,345 | 74.15 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,208 | |||||
| Majority | 3,607 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd. Naroden Majais | 4,064 | 78.77 | |||
| Amanah | Rapelson Richard Hamit | 699 | 13.55 | |||
| Independent | Uja Bansi | 396 | 7.68 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,159 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 112 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 26 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,297 | 74.74 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,087 | |||||
| Majority | 3,365 | |||||
| BN gain from PERMAS | 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 2017-06-12. 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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-28. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERMAS | Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan | 3,482 | 59.79 | ||
| BN | Khaider Zaidell | 2,342 | 40.21 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,824 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 36 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 5,860 | 78.65 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,451 | ||||
| Majority | 1,140 | ||||
| PERMAS gain from BN | Swing | ?
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan | 58.27 | |||
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| Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
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| BN hold | Swing | {{{2}}}
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan | 63.03 | |||
| Parti Anak Jati Sarawak | 15.17 | ||||
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| Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
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| BN hold | Swing | {{{2}}}
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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| BN | Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan | 2,450 | 50.29 | ||
| SNAP | Liew Ming Chung | 2,422 | 49.71 | ||
| Total valid votes | 4,872 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 428 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 5,300 | 81.09 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,536 | ||||
| Majority | 28 | ||||
| BN gain from PBB | Swing | ?
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBB | Abang Abdul Rahim Abang Moasili | 1,757 | 38.82 | |||
| SNAP | Liew Ming Chung | 1,647 | 36.39 | |||
| PESAKA | Andrew Jika Landau | 600 | 13.26 | |||
| SUPP | Entri Tusan | 522 | 11.53 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,526 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 313 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,839 | 85.84 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,637 | |||||
| Majority | 110 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31.
