Kota Sentosa (state constituency)

Kota Sentosa

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Chong Chieng Jen DAP
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2006
Last contested	2016

Kota Sentosa 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 Stampin, Seledah, Satria Jaya, Batu Tujoh, Hui Sing, Batu Empat.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kota Sentosa
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
16th	2006-2011	Chong Chieng Jen	DAP
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
The 2016election will be held on May 7.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen
	BN	Yap Yau Sin
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 2016-04-27. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	12,594
	BN	Yap Chin Loi	7,770
Total valid votes			20,364	100.00
Total rejected ballots			195
Unreturned ballots			30
Turnout			20,589	75.41
Registered electors			27,301
Majority			4,824
	DAP hold		Swing		{{{3}}}
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 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	6,579
	BN	Yap Chin Loi	6,048
Total valid votes			12,627	100.00
Total rejected ballots			115
Unreturned ballots			104
Turnout			12,846	67.84
Registered electors			18,934
Majority			531
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-04-27.