Bekenu (state constituency)

Bekenu

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

Bekenu 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 Batu Niah, Niah, Saeh, Kelulit, Tiris, Bungai, Bekanu, Bakas, Hulu Sibuti.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bekenu
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
16th	2006-2011	Rosey Yunus	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	Rosey Yunus
	PKR	Bill Kayong
	BEBAS-Simbol Cincin	Austin Sigi Melu
	BEBAS-Simbol Bunga	Joe @ Peter Jelin
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	Rosey Yunus	4,946
	PKR	Ishak Mahwi	1,232
	SNAP	Thony Badak	570
	PCM	Dyg Juliana Awg Tambi	284
Total valid votes			7,032	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,135	66.86
Registered electors			10,672
Majority			3,714
	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	Rosey Yunus	4,357
	KEADILAN	Mohdak Ismail	1,285
Total valid votes			5,642	100.00
Total rejected ballots			112
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			5,757	57.02
Registered electors			10,095
Majority			3,072
This was a new constituency created.

References

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