Batu Danau
State constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Batu Danau is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.
 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 2005 | ||
| First contested | 2006 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
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.
Demographics
- Sarawak bumiputera (79.1%)
- Other ethnicities (13.0%)
- Malay-Muslim bumiputera (4.50%)
- Chinese (3.40%)
History
As of 2020, Batu Danau has a population of 13,328 people.[1]
Polling districts
According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Batu Danau constituency has a total of 5 polling districts.[2][3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batu Danau (N80) | Danau | 221/80/01 |
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| Lubai | 221/80/02 |
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| Ukong | 221/80/03 |
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| Medihit | 221/80/04 |
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| Medamit | 221/80/05 |
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Representation history
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Paulus Palu Gumbang | 3,030 | 53.14 |  53.14 | ||
| PSB | Ali Adap | 2,324 | 40.76 | 40.76 | ||
| PKR | Racha Balang | 268 | 4.70 | 4.70 | ||
| PBK | Petrus Bulan | 80 | 1.40 | 1.40 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,702 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 68 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 22 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,792 | 61.78 |  6.48 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,375 | |||||
| Majority | 706 | 12.38 | 38.36 | |||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Paulus Palu Gumbang | 4,366 | 75.37 | 4.24 | ||
| Independent | Ali Adap | 1,427 | 24.63 | 24.63 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,793 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 103 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 13 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,909 | 68.26 | 0.19 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,657 | |||||
| Majority | 2,939 | 50.74 | 5.80 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | {{{2}}} | ||||
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 2016-04-28. "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 | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Paulus Palu Gumbang | 3,667 | 71.13 | 7.59 | ||
| PKR | Lau Liak Koi | 1,348 | 26.15 | 26.15 | ||
| SNAP | Lawrence Cosmas Sunang Simpang | 140 | 2.72 | 33.74 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,155 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 72 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,227 | 68.45 | 0.42 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,636 | |||||
| Majority | 2,319 | 44.98 | 17.90 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | {{{2}}} | ||||
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.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Paulus Palu Gumbang | 2,961 | 63.54 | |||
| SNAP | Christopher Sawan Jiram | 1,699 | 36.46 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,660 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 79 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 6 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,745 | 68.87 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,889 | |||||
| Majority | 1,262 | 27.08 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||