Bandar Kuching (federal constituency)

Bandar Kuching

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Chong Chieng Jen DAP
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2013

Bandar Kuching is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2008–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Market, Bazaar, Padungan, Abell, Deshon, Sekama, Bukit Tuan, Kinyang, Ellis, Ban Hock, Lumba Kuda, Central, Petanak, Pending, Foochow, Kenyalang, Supreme, Chong Kiun Kong, Chawan, Simpang Tiga.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bandar Kuching
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament dissolved[1][2]
3rd	1971-1974	Ong Kee Hui	SUPP
4th	1974-1978		BN
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Sim Kuang Yang	DAP
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Song Swee Guan	BN
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Chong Chieng Jen	DAP
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	30,133
	BN	Tan Kai	10,491
Total valid votes			40,624	100.00
Total rejected ballots			201
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			40,879	76.64
Registered electors			53,336
Majority			19,642
	DAP hold		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	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	22,901
	BN	Sim Yaw Yen	12,949
Total valid votes			35,850	100.00
Total rejected ballots			242
Unreturned ballots			165
Turnout			36,257	68.13
Registered electors			53,216
Majority			9,952
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	17,914
	BN	Wee Kok Tiong	15,873
Total valid votes			33,787	100.00
Total rejected ballots			577
Unreturned ballots			329
Turnout			34,693	63.06
Registered electors
Majority			2,041
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Song Swee Guan	18,239
	Independent	Dominique Ng Kim Ho	9,850
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	5,913
Total valid votes			34,002	100.00
Total rejected ballots			238
Unreturned ballots			1,078
Turnout			35,318	64.68
Registered electors
Majority			8,389
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Song Swee Guan	27,514
	DAP	Sim Keng Soon @ Sim Kuang Yang	24,330
Total valid votes			51,844	100.00
Total rejected ballots			379
Unreturned ballots			277
Turnout			52,500	70.04
Registered electors
Majority			3,184
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sim Keng Soon @ Sim Kuang Yang	25,573
	BN	Stephen Yong Kuet Tze	19,409
Total valid votes			44,982	100.00
Total rejected ballots			295
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			45,277	70.45
Registered electors
Majority			6,164
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sim Keng Soon @ Sim Kuang Yang	26,468
	BN	Chan Seng Kai	18,494
Total valid votes			44,962	100.00
Total rejected ballots			582
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			45,544	72.81
Registered electors			62,550
Majority			7,974
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sim Keng Soon @ Sim Kuang Yang
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Kee Hui
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Kee Hui
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from SUPP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SUPP	Ong Kee Hui
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-05.

1. Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-05.