Tanjong Datu (state constituency)

Tanjong Datu

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Adenan Satem BN
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2016

Tanjong Datu 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 Telok Melano, Pueh, Sebat, Sematan, Seling, Stunggang, Lundu, Perigi, Sekambal, Bajo, Kampung Sebemban, Temelan, Sampadi, Stoh, Rambungan.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Datu
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
13th	1991-1996	Ramsay Noel Jitam	BN
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006	Ranum Mina
16th	2006-2011	Adenan Satem
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
The 2016election will be held on May 7.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Adenan Satem
	PKR	Jazolkipli Numan
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	%	∆%
	BN	Adenan Satem	4,218
	PAS	Nani Sahari	1,002
	Independent	Gilbert Asson Kulong	215
Total valid votes			5,435	100.00
Total rejected ballots			62
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			5,517	69.52
Registered electors			7,936
Majority			3,216
	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 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Adenan Satem	4,545
	KEADILAN	Sobey Daud	409
	Independent	Larry Dominic Linang	357
Total valid votes			5,311	100.00
Total rejected ballots			66
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			5,381	67.49
Registered electors			7,973
Majority			4,136
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ranum Mina	5,606
	Independent	Chin Yoo Ngim	552
	Independent	Sulaiman Aban	508
	DAP	Teo Chung Chai	394
	KEADILAN	Awang Asmadi Awang Ahmad	268
Total valid votes			7,328	100.00
Total rejected ballots			107
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			7,452	71.05
Registered electors			10,488
Majority			5,053
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ramsay Noel Jitam	5,268
	Independent	Chen Yiew Zean	1,851
	Independent	Jehim Milos	568
Total valid votes			7,687	100.00
Total rejected ballots			92
Unreturned ballots			268
Turnout			8,047	72.37
Registered electors			11,120
Majority			3,417
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ramsay Noel Jitam	5,088
	PBDS	Sidi Munan	4,294
	Independent	Ahmed Abg Ali	268
	NEGARA	Aton Kajit	133
Total valid votes			9,783	100.00
Total rejected ballots			97
Unreturned ballots			353
Turnout			10,233	77.72
Registered electors			13,167
Majority			794
This was a new constituency created.

References

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