Simunjan (federal constituency)
Simunjan was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1990.
 Sarawak constituency | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| Constituency created | 1968 |
| Constituency abolished | 1990 |
| First contested | 1969 |
| Last contested | 1986 |
The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1990 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Simunjan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | ||
| 3rd | 1971-1973 | Bojeng Andot | BUMIPUTERA |
| 1973-1974 | BN (PBB) | ||
| 4th | 1974-1978 | Hadadak D. Pasauk | |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | Bujang Ulis | |
| 6th | 1982-1986 | ||
| 7th | 1986-1990 | BN (PERMAS) | |
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Batang Sadong | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1978 | 1978–1990 | 1990–1999 | 1999–2008 | 2008–2016 | 2016−present | |
| Simunjan | Gedong | |||||
| Semera | ||||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Bujang Ulis | 7,382 | 66.36 | ||
| Independent | Wan Habib Mahmud | 3,742 | 33.64 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,124 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 205 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 11,329 | 72.96 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,527 | ||||
| Majority | 3,640 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Bujang Ulis | 7,389 | 83.93 | ||
| PAJAR | Bujang Amin | 1,415 | 16.07 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,804 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 323 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 9,127 | 62.74 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,547 | ||||
| Majority | 5,974 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Bujang Ulis | 5,738 | 62.42 | ||
| PAJAR | Ambi Nen | 3,454 | 37.58 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,192 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 12,779 | ||||
| Majority | 2,284 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Hadadak D. Pasauk | 6,102 | 75.10 | ||
| SNAP | Abang Annuar Abang Junaidi | 2,023 | 24.90 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,125 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 827 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 8,952 | 68.20 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,126 | ||||
| Majority | 4,079 | ||||
| BN gain from Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | Bojeng Andot | 4,920 | 53.84 | |||
| SNAP | Jubang Tawi | 3,076 | 33.66 | |||
| Independent | Bujang Amin | 1,142 | 12.50 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,138 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 212 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,350 | 80.93 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,553 | |||||
| Majority | 1,844 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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