Stampin (federal constituency)

Stampin

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Julian Tan Kok Ping DAP
Constituency created	1996
First contested	1999
Last contested	2013

Stampin is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1999.

The federal constituency was created in the 1996 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 Pisang, Maong, Batu Lintang, Nanas-Pisang, Star Garden, Poh Kwong Park, Sky Garden, RPR Batu Kawah, Bukit Kenny, Tabuan Dayak, Tabuan Jaya, Tabuan Laru, Stampin, Seledah, Satria Jaya, Arang, Batu Tujoh, Pasar Maong, Batu Empat, Hui Sing, Kawah, Stapok, Haji Baki, Kitang, Sin San Tu, Kim Chu Shin.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Stampin
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
10th	1999-2004	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng	BN
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Julian Tan Kok Ping	DAP

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Julian Tan Kok Ping	41,663
	BN	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng	22,993
	STAR	Soo Lina	239
Total valid votes			64,895	100.00
Total rejected ballots			488
Unreturned ballots			132
Turnout			65,515	77.32
Registered electors			84,732
Majority			18,670
	DAP gain from BN		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	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng	21,966
	DAP	Voon Lee Shan	18,896
	PKR	See Chee How	2,198
Total valid votes			43,060	100.00
Total rejected ballots			428
Unreturned ballots			434
Turnout			43,922	65.30
Registered electors			67,257
Majority			3,070
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng	21,155
	DAP	Voon Lee Shan	13,424
Total valid votes			34,579	100.00
Total rejected ballots			529
Unreturned ballots			698
Turnout			35,806	59.87
Registered electors
Majority			7,731
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng	18,810
	DAP	Voon Lee Shan	9,913
	Independent	Chua Chio Kuia	1,684
Total valid votes			30,407	100.00
Total rejected ballots			391
Unreturned ballots			300
Turnout			31,098	60.91
Registered electors
Majority			8,897
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-05.