Demak Laut (state constituency)

Demak Laut is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1996.

Demak Laut
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Hazland Abang Hipni
GPS
Constituency created1996
First contested1996
Last contested2021

The state constituency was created in the 1996 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 Tanjong Embang, Muara Tebas, Geobilt, Bako, Sejingkat, Senari, Tanjong Bako, Pinggan Jaya, Tabuan Melayu, Muara Tabuan, Tabuan Hulu.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tanjong Embang, Muara Tebas, Geobilt, Bako, Sejingkat, Senari, Tanjong Bako, Pinggan Jaya, Tabuan Melayu, Muara Tabuan, Tabuan Hulu.

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Demak Laut
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Sejingkat
14th1996-2001Abang Draup Zamahari Abang ZenBN
15th2001-2006
16th2006-2011
17th2011-2016Hazland Abang Hipni
18th2016–2018
2018-2021GPS
19th 2021-present

Election results
Sarawak state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
GPSHazland Abang Hipni7,63678.25+78.25
PSBYatika Jelani1,23712.68+12.68
IndependentKhairul Ahmad6746.91+6.91
AmanahJen Peli2122.17-9.76
Total valid votes 9,759 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 9,75965.88
Registered electors 14,813
Majority 6,399
GPS gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNHazland Abang Hipni8,53988.07+ 12.34
AmanahMohammad Fidzuan Zaidi1,15711.93+ 11.93
Total valid votes 9,696 100.00
Total rejected ballots 139
Unreturned ballots 44
Turnout 9,87971.43
Registered electors 13,830
Majority 7,382
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. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

"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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNHazland Abang Hipni5,52275.73- 1.65
PKRAli Hossen Abang1,77024.27+ 1.65
Total valid votes 7,292 100.00
Total rejected ballots 98
Unreturned ballots 13
Turnout 7,40370.93
Registered electors 10,437
Majority 3,752
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 %∆%
BNAbang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen5,09477.38+ 6.21
PKRSaidan @ Massudin Sahini1,48922.62+ 6.47
Total valid votes 6,583 100.00
Total rejected ballots 102
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 6,69966.45
Registered electors 10,080
Majority 3,605
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen4,97471.17- 19.75
PKRAhmad Lukman Abang Ibrahim1,12916.15+ 16.15
IndependentAbang Yusof Abang Razak88612.68+ 12.68
Total valid votes 6,989 100.00
Total rejected ballots 68
Unreturned ballots 11
Turnout 7,06873.17
Registered electors 9,660
Majority 3,845
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen5,36590.92
IndependentJunaidi Putit5369.08
Total valid votes 5,901 100.00
Total rejected ballots 130
Unreturned ballots 26
Turnout 6,05766.51
Registered electors 9,107
Majority 4,829
This was a new constituency created.

References
  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. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
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