Pelagus (state constituency)

Pelagus

Sarawak constituency

State constituency

Legislature

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

MLA

George Lagong
Independent

Constituency created

1968

First contested

1969

Last contested

2016

Pelagus is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

The state constituency was created in the 1968 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 Pelagus, Sungai Amang, Nanga Peraran, Sut.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pelagus
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1969-1971	Bennet Jarrow	PESAKA
	1971-1973	Leonard Linggi Jugah	PESAKA
	1973-1974	Leonard Linggi Jugah	BN
9th	1974-1976	Jonathan Sebai Ajing	SNAP
9th	1976-1979	Jonathan Sebai Ajing	BN
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987	Nueng Kudi	SNAP
12th	1987-1991	Phi Limon Nuing	PBDS
13th	1991-1996	Sng Chee Hua	PBDS
14th	1996-2001	Sng Chee Hua	BN
15th	2001-2006	Larry Sng Wei Shien
16th	2006-2011	Larry Sng Wei Shien
17th	2011-2012	George Lagong	Independent
	2012-2014		SWP
	2014		TERAS
	2015		SWP
	2016		Independent^[1]^[2]
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
The 2016election will be held on May 7.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BEBAS-Simbol Bunga	Yong Sibat
	BN	Wilson Nyabong Ijang
	DAP	Frankie Bendindang Manjah
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 2016-04-29. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	George Lagong	5,740
	BN	Stanley Nyitar @ Unja Malang	2,903
	PKR	Edward Sumbang Asun	1,171
Total valid votes			9,814	100.00
Total rejected ballots			172
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			10,014	65.36
Registered electors			15,322
Majority			2,837
	Independent gain from BN		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 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Larry Soon @ Larry Sng Wei Shien	5,965
	Independent	Jeffery Nuing Ebom	2,726
	SNAP	Simon Sibat	541
Total valid votes			9,232	100.00
Total rejected ballots			125
Unreturned ballots			44
Turnout			9,401	67.64
Registered electors			13,898
Majority			3,239
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Larry Soon @ Larry Sng Wei Shien	7,418
	Independent	Ling Kok Hong	1,155
	Independent	Jeffery Nuing Ebom	1,011
	Independent	Chua Bee Hun	40
	Independent	Lee Hun Tak	39
Total valid votes			9,663	100.00
Total rejected ballots			105
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			9,786	73.00
Registered electors			13,406
Majority			6,263
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Sng Chee Hua won uncontested.
	BN	Sng Chee Hua
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			12,397
Majority
	BN gain from PBDS		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBDS	Sng Chee Hua	4,342
	BN	Alexander Nanta Linggi	3,700
Total valid votes			8,042	100.00
Total rejected ballots			116
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			8,165	80.54
Registered electors			10,138
Majority			642
	PBDS hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBDS	Phi Limon Nuing
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PBDS gain from SNAP		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Nueng Kudi
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
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Sarawak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Jonathan Sebai Ajing
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	SNAP gain from PESAKA		Swing		?

Sarawak state by-election, 8-17 July 1971 Upon the death of incumbent, Bennet Jarrow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PESAKA	Leonard Linggi Jugah
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PESAKA hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PESAKA	Bennet Jarrow
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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 2016-04-29.

↑ Michelle Tam (26 April 2016). "Sarawak polls: Slow burn for Kapit election campaign". The Star Online. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
↑ "2011 independent winner hopes Pelagus will get caring leader". Malay Mail Online. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

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