Baleh (state constituency)
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| State constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 1968 | ||
| First contested | 1969 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
Baleh is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.
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.
Polling districts
As of 2020, Baleh has a population of 9,384 people.[1]
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Baleh constituency has a total of 5 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baleh (N64) | Gaat | 216/64/01 |
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| Mujong | 216/64/02 |
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| Melinau | 216/64/03 |
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| Baleh | 216/64/04 |
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| Merirai | 216/64/05 |
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Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Baleh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 8th | 1970-1974 | Kenneth Kenyan Temenggong Koh | PESAKA |
| 9th | 1974-1979 | Peter Gani Kiai | SNAP |
| 10th | 1979-1983 | BN (SNAP) | |
| 11th | 1983-1987 | James Jemut Masing | PBDS |
| 12th | 1987–1991 | ||
| 13th | 1991–1996 | ||
| 14th | 1996-2001 | BN (PBDS) | |
| 15th | 2001–2004 | ||
| 2004-2006 | BN (PRS) | ||
| 16th | 2006–2011 | ||
| 17th | 2011–2016 | ||
| 18th | 2016–2018 | ||
| 2018- 2021 | GPS (PRS) | ||
| 2021 | Vacant[N 1] | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | Nicholas Kudi Jantai Masing | GPS (PRS) |