Kakus
Kakus is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.
 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 1987 | ||
| First contested | 1991 | ||
| Last contested | 2016 | ||
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
2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Bawan, Arip, Tatau - Buan, Kakus, Anap, Tatau, Lubok Kumpai, Bekiran, Tekalit, Rungan, Giri, Kelebu, Entajum, Ulu Sangan, Sangan, Penyarai, Kulau Belungai, Data Kakus, Muput, Pasir Nangka, Nanga Empang, Kana, Setusor, Tau, Takan.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Bawan, Arip, Tatau-Buan, Kakus, Anap, Tatau, Lubok Kumpai, Bekiran, Tekalit, Rungan, Giri, Kelebu, Entajum, Ulu Sangan, Sangan, Penyarai, Kulau Belungai, Muput, Pasir Nangka, Nanga Empang, Kana, Setusor, Tau, Takan, Annau.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | John Sikie Tayai | 7,054 | 75.21 | + 23.08 | ||
| PKR | Joshua Jabeng | 1,843 | 19.65 | - 23.16 | ||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Clement Bayang | 482 | 5.14 | + 5.14 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,379 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 203 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 7 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,589 | 74.03 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,953 | |||||
| Majority | 5,211 | |||||
| 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 2016-04-30. "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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | John Sikie Tayai | 3,366 | 52.13 | - 17.00 | ||
| PKR | Paul Anyie Raja | 2,764 | 42.81 | + 42.81 | ||
| Love Malaysia Party | Dick @ Laurance Dick Sekalai | 186 | 2.88 | + 2.88 | ||
| Independent | Entali Empin | 141 | 2.18 | + 2.18 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,457 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 105 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 12 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,574 | 68.45 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,604 | |||||
| Majority | 602 | |||||
| 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | John Sikie Tayai | 3,739 | 69.13 | - 6.15 | |
| SNAP | Charlie @ Chali Lunyong | 887 | 16.40 | + 16.40 | |
| Independent | Chin Khin Hee | 783 | 14.48 | + 14.48 | |
| Total valid votes | 5,409 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 73 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 11 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,493 | 58.33 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,417 | ||||
| Majority | 2,852 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | John Sikei Tayan | 4,252 | 75.28 | + 75.28 | |
| Independent | Charlie @ Chali Lunyong | 1,131 | 20.02 | + 20.02 | |
| PKR | Joshua Renang Manai | 265 | 4.70 | + 4.70 | |
| Total valid votes | 5,648 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 97 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,745 | 63.82 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,002 | ||||
| Majority | 3,121 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, John Sikie Tayai won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | John Sikie Tayai | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 9,033 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN gain from Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah | John Sikie Tayai | 2,996 | 53.14 | |||
| BN | Musa Giri | 2,274 | 40.33 | |||
| NEGARA | Joshua Jabing | 296 | 5.25 | |||
| Independent | Ungun Bayang | 72 | 1.28 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,638 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 73 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 8 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,719 | 72.22 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,919 | |||||
| Majority | 722 | |||||
| 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. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
