Batang Lupar (federal constituency)

Batang Lupar

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Rohani Abdul Karim BN
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2013

Batang Lupar 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 Sungai Apin, Tanjong Beluku, Slangking, Seruyu, Sebangan, Sebuyau, Entangor, Senayang, Lingga, Meludam, Seduku, Stumbin, Ladong, Lamanak, Beladin, Undai, Pusa.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batang Lupar
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament dissolved[1][2]
3rd	1971-1974	Edwin Tangkun	SNAP
4th	1974-1978
5th	1978-1982		BN
6th	1982-1986		Independent
7th	1986-1990	Daniel Tajem Miri	BN
8th	1990-1995	Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Rohani Abdul Karim
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rohani Abdul Karim	15,625
	PKR	Abg. Zulkifli Abg. Engkeh	4,661
Total valid votes			20,286	100.00
Total rejected ballots			425
Unreturned ballots			43
Turnout			20,754	75.86
Registered electors			27,360
Majority			10,964
	BN 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	%	∆%
	BN	Rohani Abdul Karim	11,015
	PAS	Abang Eddy Allyanni Abang Fauzi	2,923
	Independent	Ali Semsu	250
Total valid votes			14,188	100.00
Total rejected ballots			193
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			14,393	64.21
Registered electors			22,417
Majority			8,092
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Rohani Abdul Karim won uncontested.
	BN	Rohani Abdul Karim
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar	7,903
	STAR	Syid Assimie Wan Ismail	2,689
Total valid votes			10,592	100.00
Total rejected ballots			339
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			10,944	57.85
Registered electors
Majority			5,214
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar won uncontested.
	BN	Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar	5,795
	PERMAS	W. Habib Mahmud	3,130
	Independent	Abang Ismail Abd. Hadari	1,722
Total valid votes			10,647	100.00
Total rejected ballots			166
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,813	66.97
Registered electors
Majority			2,665
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Daniel Tajem Miri	7,975
	Independent	Donald Lawan	6,441
	Independent	Baba Rumpang	830
Total valid votes			15,246	100.00
Total rejected ballots			325
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,571	59.02
Registered electors			26,383
Majority			1,534
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Edwin Tangkun
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Edwin Tangkun
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from SNAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Edwin Tangkun
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	SNAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Edwin Tangkun
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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.