Balai Ringin (state constituency)

Balai Ringin
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Snowdan Lawan; GPS
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Constituency created	2005
First contested	2006
Last contested	2016

Balai Ringin is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Isu, Balai Ringin, Ruan, Kedumpai, Ubah, Pantu, Keranggas.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Isu, Balai Ringin, Ruan, Kedumpai, Ubah, Pantu, Keranggas.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Balai Ringin
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Begunan
16th	2006-2011	Snowdan Lawan	BN
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-2018
18th	2018-2021		GPS
19th

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	GPS	Snowdan Lawan	4816
	PSB	Masir Kujat	3531
	PBK	Kasim Mana	195
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			10,791
Majority			1285
	hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Snowdan Lawan	4,478	58.10	- 6.53
	Independent	Entusa Imam	2,439	31.65	+ 31.65
	PKR	Nicholas Mujah Ason	700	9.08	- 10.57
	Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak	Pok Ungkut	90	1.17	+ 1.17
Total valid votes			7,707	100.00
Total rejected ballots			0
Unreturned ballots			87
Turnout			7,794	78.37
Registered electors			9,945
Majority			2,039
	BN hold		Swing
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-04-30. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Snowdan Lawan	4,145	64.63	+ 7.43
	PKR	Ibi Uding	1,260	19.65	+ 19.65
	SNAP	Dan Giang	765	11.93	- 17.07
	Love Malaysia Party	Lipeh Mawi	126	1.96	+ 1.96
	Independent	Cobbold Lusoi	85	1.33	- 12.47
	Independent	Sujal Gansi	32	0.50	+ 0.50
Total valid votes			6,413	100.00
Total rejected ballots			110
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			6,544	74.38
Registered electors			8,798
Majority			2,885
	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	Snowdan Lawan	3,075	57.20
	SNAP	Ibi Uding	1,559	29.00
	Independent	Cobbold Lusoi	742	13.80
Total valid votes			5,376	100.00
Total rejected ballots			76
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			5,470	66.35
Registered electors			8,244
Majority			1,516
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 2016-04-30.

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

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[1] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-07-12.