Bukit Begunan (state constituency)

Bukit Begunan
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

Mong Dagang
BN

Constituency created 1987
First contested 1991
Last contested 2016

Bukit Begunan 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.

History

2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Banting, Kara, Melugu, Klauh, Bukit Balau.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Begunan
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
13th 1991-1996 Daniel Tajem Miri PBDS
14th 1996-2001 Mong Dagang BN
15th 2001-2006
16th 2006-2011
17th 2011-2016
18th 2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
The 2016election will be held on May 7.
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMong Dagang
PKRJubri Atak
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMong Dagang 3,671
PKRJimmy Lim @ Jimmy Donald 898
SNAPIvanhoe Anthony Belon 638
IndependentLias Julai 188
Total valid votes 5,395 100.00
Total rejected ballots 56
Unreturned ballots 21
Turnout 5,47270.35
Registered electors 7,778
Majority 2,773
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMong Dagang 3,083
SNAPDaniel Tajem Miri 2,076
Total valid votes 5,159 100.00
Total rejected ballots 85
Unreturned ballots 5
Turnout 5,24968.66
Registered electors 7,644
Majority 1,007
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMong Dagang 4,669
STARMarcus Kanyong 1,793
IndependentWel @ Maxwell Rojis 474
IndependentLawrence Ambu 117
Total valid votes 7,053 100.00
Total rejected ballots 96
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 7,17363.22
Registered electors 11,346
Majority 2,876
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMong Dagang 4,891
IndependentDonald Lawan 2,726
Total valid votes 7,617 100.00
Total rejected ballots 98
Unreturned ballots 47
Turnout 7,76271.04
Registered electors 10,926
Majority 2,165
BN gain from PBDS Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PBDSDaniel Tajem Miri 4,004
BNDonald Lawan 3,470
Total valid votes 7,474 100.00
Total rejected ballots 92
Unreturned ballots 23
Turnout 7,58974.01
Registered electors 10,254
Majority 534
This was a new constituency created.

References

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