Balai Ringin (state constituency)

Balai Ringin

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Snowdan Lawan BN
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2006
Last contested	2016

Balai Ringin is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 2005 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: The constituency contains the polling districts of Isu, Balai Ringin, Ruan, Kedumpai, Ubah, Pantu, Keranggas.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Balai Ringin
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
16th	2006-2011	Snowdan Lawan	BN
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
The 2016election will be held on May 7.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Snowdan Lawan
	BEBAS-Simbol Kerusi	Entusa Imam
	PBDS Baru	Pok Ungkut
	PKR	Nicholas Mujah Ason
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
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. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Snowdan Lawan	4,145
	PKR	Ibi Uding	1,260
	SNAP	Dan Giang	765
	PCM	Lipeh Mawi	126
	Independent	Cobbold Lusoi	85
	Independent	Sujal Gansi	32
Total valid votes			6,413	100.00
Total rejected ballots			110
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			6,544	74.38
Registered electors			8,798
Majority			2,885
	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Snowdan Lawan	3,075
	SNAP	Ibi Uding	1,559
	Independent	Cobbold Lusoi	742
Total valid votes			5,376	100.00
Total rejected ballots			76
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			5,470	66.35
Registered electors			8,244
Majority			1,516
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-04-30.