Bukit Assek
State electoral district in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Bukit Assek is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.
| State constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 1987 | ||
| First contested | 1991 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
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.
Demographics
- Chinese (84.3%)
- Sarawak bumiputera (8.40%)
- Malay-Muslim bumiputera (6.90%)
- Other ethnicities (0.40%)
History
As of 2020, Bukit Assek has a population of 37,666 people.[1]
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bukit Assek constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Assek (N51) | Tiong Hua | 211/51/01 | SK Perbandaran Sibu No.4 Jln. Oya |
| Tong Sang | 211/51/02 | SJK (C) Sacred Heart Chinese Jln. Bukit Assek | |
| Keladi | 211/51/03 |
| |
| Kapor Lima | 211/51/04 | SJK (C) Chung Sing | |
| Lembangan | 211/51/05 | SK St. Rita | |
| Uk Daik | 211/51/06 | SMK Katolik | |
| Hardin | 211/51/07 | SJK (C) Uk Daik | |
| Lai Chee | 211/51/08 | SMK St Elizabeth | |
| Merlin | 211/51/09 | SMK St Elizabeth | |
| Hua Kiew | 211/51/10 | SMK Sacred Heart | |
| Hin Yu | 211/51/11 | SMK Methodist | |
| Layang-Layang | 211/51/12 | SK Sacred Heart | |
| Manggis | 211/51/13 | SK Sacred Heart | |
| Maling | 211/51/14 | SMK Sacred Heart | |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Assek | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Maling | ||||
| 13th | N38 | 1991-1996 | Wong Soon Kai (黃順開) | BN (SUPP) |
| 14th | N39 | 1996-2001 | Wong Ho Leng (黃和聯) | DAP |
| 15th | 2001-2006 | Daniel Ngieng Kiong Ann (嚴建安) | BN (SUPP) | |
| 16th | N45 | 2006-2011 | Wong Ho Leng (黃和聯) | PR (DAP) |
| 17th | 2011–2014 | |||
| 2014-2016 | Vacant | |||
| 18th | N51 | 2016-2021 | Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling (鄭愛鴒) | PH (DAP) |
| 19th | 2021–present | Joseph Chieng Jin Ek (錢進一) | GPS (SUPP) | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Chieng Jin Ek | 4,684 | 34.94 | |||
| DAP | Irene Chang | 3,810 | 28.42 | |||
| PBK | Priscilla Lau | 2,598 | 19.38 | |||
| PSB | Ting Kee Nguan | 1,790 | 13.35 | |||
| Independent | Hii Tiong Huat | 313 | 2.34 | |||
| ASPIRASI | Jess Lau Kiu Ming | 209 | 1.56 | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,404 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 144 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 73 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,621 | 49.29 | ||||
| Registered electors | 27,636 | |||||
| Majority | 874 | 6.52 | ||||
| GPS gain from DAP | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Irene Chang | 11,392 | 61.05 | |||
| BN | Chieng Buong Toon | 6,895 | 36.95 | |||
| STAR | Moh Hiong King | 374 | 2.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 18,661 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 180 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 40 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,881 | 66.62 | ||||
| Registered electors | 28,341 | |||||
| Majority | 4,497 | 24.10 | ||||
| DAP 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 2016-04-27. "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 2016-04-27. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Wong Ho Leng | 13,527 | 73.49 | |||
| BN | Chieng Buong Toon | 4,700 | 25.53 | |||
| Independent | Hii Tiong Huat | 180 | 0.98 | |||
| Total valid votes | 18,407 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 97 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 14 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,518 | 68.77 | ||||
| Registered electors | 26,926 | |||||
| Majority | 8,827 | 47.95 | ||||
| DAP 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 2016-04-27.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Wong Ho Leng | 10,380 | 64.84 | ||
| BN | Daniel Ngieng Kiong Ann | 5,629 | 35.16 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,009 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 78 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 12 | ||||
| Turnout | 16,099 | 61.91 | |||
| Registered electors | 26,022 | ||||
| Majority | 4,751 | 29.68 | |||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Daniel Ngieng Kiong Ann | 6,289 | 53.74 | ||
| DAP | Wong Ho Leng | 5,414 | 46.26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,703 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 58 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 6 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,767 | 66.08 | |||
| Registered electors | 17,807 | ||||
| Majority | 875 | 7.48 | |||
| BN gain from DAP | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Wong Ho Leng | 5,856 | 50.98 | ||
| BN | Wong Soon Kai | 5,630 | 49.02 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,486 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 82 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 23 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,591 | 63.30 | |||
| Registered electors | 18,310 | ||||
| Majority | 226 | 1.97 | |||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Wong Soon Kai | 10,569 | 71.48 | |||
| DAP | Wong Sing Nang | 4,216 | 28.52 | |||
| Total valid votes | 14,785 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 59 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 14 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,858 | 72.62 | ||||
| Registered electors | 20,459 | |||||
| Majority | 6,353 | 42.97 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||