Kakus

Kakus

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	John Sikie Tayai GPS
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2021

Kakus is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

The state constituency was created in the 1987 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 Kakus constituency has a total of 25 polling districts.^[1]

Sarawak state election, 2021: Kakus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	John Sikie Tayai	5,307	52.35	52.35
	PSB	Peter Tuan	3,410	33.64	33.64
	Independent	Ugik Selipih	546	5.39	5.39
	PKR	Joshua Jabeng	375	3.70	15.95
	PBK	Philip Kelanang Diun	337	3.32	3.32
	Independent	Tiun Kanun	162	1.60	1.60
Total valid votes			10,137	100.00
Total rejected ballots			122
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			10,280	71.31
Registered electors			14,416
Majority			1,897
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016: Kakus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	John Sikie Tayai	7,054	75.21	23.08
	PKR	Joshua Jabeng	1,843	19.65	23.16
	PAS	Clement Bayang	482	5.14	5.14
Total valid votes			9,379	100.00
Total rejected ballots			203
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			9,589	74.03
Registered electors			12,953
Majority			5,211
	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. 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 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011: Kakus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	John Sikie Tayai	3,366	52.13	17.00
	PKR	Paul Anyie Raja	2,764	42.81	42.81
	Love Malaysia Party	Dick @ Laurance Dick Sekalai	186	2.88	2.88
	Independent	Entali Empin	141	2.18	2.18
Total valid votes			6,457	100.00
Total rejected ballots			105
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			6,574	68.45
Registered electors			9,604
Majority			602
	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.

Sarawak state election, 2006: Kakus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	John Sikie Tayai	3,739	69.13	6.15
	SNAP	Charlie @ Chali Lunyong	887	16.40	16.40
	Independent	Chin Khin Hee	783	14.48	14.48
Total valid votes			5,409	100.00
Total rejected ballots			73
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			5,493	58.33
Registered electors			9,417
Majority			2,852
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001: Kakus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	John Sikei Tayan	4,252	75.28	75.28
	Independent	Charlie @ Chali Lunyong	1,131	20.02	20.02
	PKR	Joshua Renang Manai	265	4.70	4.70
Total valid votes			5,648	100.00
Total rejected ballots			97
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,745	63.82
Registered electors			9,002
Majority			3,121
	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.