Tamin (state constituency)

Tamin

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Joseph Mauh Ikeh BN
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2016

Tamin 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 Siong, Tamin, Sekuau, Selangau, Lemai.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tamin
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
13th	1991-1996	Joseph Entulu Belaun	PBDS
14th	1996-2001		BN
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011	Joseph Mauh Ikeh
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
The 2016election will be held on May 7.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BEBAS-Simbol Kapal Terbang	Ali Puji
	PKR	Simon Joseph
	BN	Christopher Gira @ Gira Sambang
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	Joseph Mauh Ikeh	4,998
	PKR	Mengga Mikui	3,706
Total valid votes			8,704	100.00
Total rejected ballots			181
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			8,895	72.65
Registered electors			12,244
Majority			1,292
	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	Joseph Mauh Ikeh	4,639
	SNAP	Augustine Liom @ August Liom	2,262
Total valid votes			6,901	100.00
Total rejected ballots			120
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			7,023	64.43
Registered electors			10,900
Majority			2,377
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Entulu Belaun	6,310
	Independent	Ricky Bernard Betti	866
Total valid votes			7,176	100.00
Total rejected ballots			129
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			7,307	67.89
Registered electors			10,763
Majority			5,444
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Entulu Belaun	4,612
	Independent	Munan John Andrew	1,589
	Independent	Munan Jeti	84
Total valid votes			6,285	100.00
Total rejected ballots			121
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			6,410	63.64
Registered electors			10,072
Majority			3,023
	BN gain from PBDS		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBDS	Joseph Entulu Belaun	3,455
	BN	Jawan Empaling	2,943
	Independent	Emat Lidy Elaun	124
Total valid votes			6,522	100.00
Total rejected ballots			66
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			6,589	72.79
Registered electors			9,052
Majority			512
This was a new constituency created.

References

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