Bukit Begunan
State constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Bukit Begunan 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.
History
As of 2020, Bukit Begunan has a population of 18,672 people.[1]
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bukit Begunan constituency has a total of 5 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Begungan (N31) | Banting | 202/31/01 |
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| Kara | 202/31/02 |
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| Melugu | 202/31/03 |
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| Klauh | 202/31/04 |
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| Bukit Balau | 202/31/05 |
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Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Begunan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Sri Aman and Lingga | ||||
| 13th | N20 | 1991–1996 | Daniel Tajem Miri | BN (PBDS) |
| 14th | N22 | 1996–2001 | Mong Dagang | |
| 15th | 2001–2004 | |||
| 2004–2006 | BN (PRS) | |||
| 16th | N26 | 2006–2011 | ||
| 17th | 2011–2016 | |||
| 18th | N31 | 2016–2018 | ||
| 2018–2021 | GPS (PRS) | |||
| 19th | 2021–present | |||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Mong Dagang | 4,054 | 58.69 | |||
| PSB | Norina Umoi Utot | 2,652 | 38.40 | |||
| PBDS Baru | Entusa Imam | 115 | 1.66 | |||
| PBK | Vinton Langang Sangga | 86 | 1.25 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,907 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 88 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 26 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,021 | 72.89 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,632 | |||||
| Majority | 1,402 | 20.30 | ||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mong Dagang | 5,550 | 86.65 | |||
| PKR | Jubri Atak | 855 | 13.35 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,405 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 125 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 17 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,547 | 69.73 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,389 | |||||
| Majority | 4,695 | 73.30 | ||||
| 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 | Mong Dagang | 3,671 | 68.04 | |||
| PKR | Jimmy Lim @ Jimmy Donald | 898 | 16.65 | |||
| SNAP | Ivanhoe Anthony Belon | 638 | 11.83 | |||
| Independent | Lias Julai | 188 | 3.48 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,395 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 56 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 21 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,472 | 70.35 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,778 | |||||
| Majority | 2,773 | 51.40 | ||||
| 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 | Mong Dagang | 3,083 | 59.76 | ||
| SNAP | Daniel Tajem Miri | 2,076 | 40.24 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,159 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 85 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 5 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,249 | 68.66 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,644 | ||||
| Majority | 1,007 | 19.52 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mong Dagang | 4,669 | 66.20 | ||
| STAR | Marcus Kanyong | 1,793 | 25.42 | ||
| Independent | Wel @ Maxwell Rojis | 474 | 6.72 | ||
| Independent | Lawrence Ambu | 117 | 1.66 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,053 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 96 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 24 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,173 | 63.22 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,346 | ||||
| Majority | 2,876 | 40.78 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mong Dagang | 5,640 | 84.62 | ||
| Independent | Jack Bujang | 1,025 | 15.38 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,665 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 102 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,767 | 61.93 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,926 | ||||
| Majority | 4,615 | 69.24 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mong Dagang | 4,891 | 64.21 | ||
| Independent | Donald Lawan | 2,726 | 35.79 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,617 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 98 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 47 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,762 | 71.04 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,926 | ||||
| Majority | 2,165 | 28.42 | |||
| BN gain from PBDS | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBDS | Daniel Tajem Miri | 4,004 | 53.57 | |||
| BN | Donald Lawan | 3,470 | 46.43 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,474 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 92 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 23 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,589 | 74.01 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,254 | |||||
| Majority | 534 | 7.14 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||