Beting Maro
State constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Beting Maro is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1996.
 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 1996 | ||
| First contested | 1996 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
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.
Demographics
- Malay-Muslim bumiputera (90.4%)
- Sarawak bumiputera (7.40%)
- Chinese (1.70%)
- Other ethnicities (0.50%)
History
As of 2020, Beting Maro has a population of 15,769 people.[1]
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Beting Maro constituency has a total of 3 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beting Maro (N29) | Beladin | 201/29/01 |
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| Undai | 201/29/02 |
| |
| Pusa | 201/29/03 | SK Pusa |
Representation history
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Razaili Gapor | 3,769 | 51.62 |  8.52 | ||
| PAS | Arif Paijo | 2,058 | 28.18 | 10.38 | ||
| PKR | Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh | 765 | 10.48 |  10.48 | ||
| Independent | Saifudin Matsah | 636 | 8.71 | 8.71 | ||
| PBK | Jacky Chiew Su Chee | 74 | 1.01 | 1.01 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,302 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 201 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 13 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,516 | 67.75 | 8.96 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,094 | |||||
| Majority | 1,711 | 23.43 | 1.85 | |||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Razaili Gapor | 4,758 | 60.14 | 6.74 | ||
| PAS | Hamidah Mokhtar | 3,051 | 38.56 | 8.04 | ||
| Amanah | Andri Zulkarnaen Hamden | 103 | 1.30 | 1.30 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,912 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 104 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 19 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,035 | 76.71 | 2.89 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,474 | |||||
| Majority | 1,707 | 21.57 | 14.77 | |||
| 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. 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 | Razaili Gapor | 3,069 | 53.40 | 6.13 | ||
| PAS | Abang Ahmad Kerdee Abang Masagus | 2,678 | 46.60 | 6.13 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,747 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 61 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,808 | 73.82 | 8.53 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,868 | |||||
| Majority | 391 | 6.80 | 12.25 | |||
| 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.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Bolhassan Di @ Ahmad Di | 2,796 | 59.53 | 15.80 | |
| PAS | Alem Din | 1,901 | 40.47 | 16.70 | |
| Total valid votes | 4,697 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 45 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 3 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,745 | 65.29 | 4.91 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,267 | ||||
| Majority | 895 | 19.05 | 32.51 | ||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Bolhassan Di @ Ahmad Di | 4,433 | 75.33 | 4.06 | |
| PAS | Abang Was | 1,399 | 23.77 | 23.77 | |
| Independent | Mohtada Dol | 53 | 0.90 | 0.90 | |
| Total valid votes | 5,885 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 47 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 92 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,024 | 69.63 | 5.48 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,651 | ||||
| Majority | 3,034 | 51.55 | 9.00 | ||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Bolhassan Di @ Ahmad Di | 3,736 | 71.27 | |||
| Independent | Ali Husain Sain | 1,506 | 28.73 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,242 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 130 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 4 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,376 | 64.15 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,380 | |||||
| Majority | 2,230 | 42.54 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||