Gedong
Gedong is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1991, from 2016 to present.
| State constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 1968 | ||
| First contested | 1969 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2015.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kepayang, Ensengai, Sateman, Pangkor, Gedong, Tegelam, Keniong.
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gedong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 8th | 1970-1973 | Abang Abdul Rahim Abang Moasili | BUMIPUTERA |
| 1973-1974 | BN | ||
| 9th | 1974-1979 | Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan | |
| 10th | 1979-1983 | ||
| 11th | 1983-1987 | ||
| 12th | 1987-1991 | PERMAS | |
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Simunjan | |||
| Constituency re-created from Simunjan | |||
| 18th | 2016–2018 | Mohd. Naroden Majais | BN |
| 2018–2021 | GPS | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg | 4,310 | 81.88 | +81.88 | |
| PSB | Mohamad Sofian Fariz Sharbin | 730 | 13.35 | +13.35 | |
| PBK | Tomson Ango | 157 | 2.98 | +2.98 | |
| Amanah | Kamal Bujang | 94 | 1.79 | +1.79 | |
| Total valid votes | 5,264 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 5,264 | 73.05 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,208 | ||||
| Majority | 3,607 | ||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd. Naroden Majais | 4,064 | 78.77 | |||
| Amanah | Rapelson Richard Hamit | 699 | 13.55 | |||
| Independent | Uja Bansi | 396 | 7.68 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,159 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 112 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 26 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,297 | 74.74 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,087 | |||||
| Majority | 3,365 | |||||
| BN gain from PERMAS | 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 2016-04-28. "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 2016-04-28. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERMAS | Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan | 3,482 | 59.79 | ||
| BN | Khaider Zaidell | 2,342 | 40.21 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,824 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 36 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 5,860 | 78.65 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,451 | ||||
| Majority | 1,140 | ||||
| PERMAS gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan | 58.27 | |||
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| Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
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| BN hold | Swing | {{{3}}} | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan | 63.03 | |||
| PAJAR | 15.17 | ||||
| Independent | |||||
| Independent | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
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| BN hold | Swing | {{{3}}} | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan | 2,450 | 50.29 | ||
| SNAP | Liew Ming Chung | 2,422 | 49.71 | ||
| Total valid votes | 4,872 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 428 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 5,300 | 81.09 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,536 | ||||
| Majority | 28 | ||||
| BN gain from Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | Abang Abdul Rahim Abang Moasili | 1,757 | 38.82 | |||
| SNAP | Liew Ming Chung | 1,647 | 36.39 | |||
| PESAKA | Andrew Jika Landau | 600 | 13.26 | |||
| Sarawak United Peoples' Party | Entri Tusan | 522 | 11.53 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,526 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 313 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,839 | 85.84 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,637 | |||||
| Majority | 110 | |||||
| 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 2016-04-28.
- "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.