Bukit Kota
State constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Bukit Kota 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.
History
As of 2020, Bukit Kota has a population of 31,733 people.[1]
Polling districts
According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Bukit Kota constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[2][3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Kota（N79） | Ranggau | 221/79/01 | SK Limpakau Pinang |
| Sebukang | 221/79/02 |
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| Tabahan | 221/79/03 |
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| Bangkita | 221/79/04 | SK Melayu Pusat Limbang | |
| Limbang | 221/79/05 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Limbang | |
| Poyan | 221/79/06 |
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| Bukit Kota | 221/79/07 | Dewan Kpg. Buangsiol | |
| Pendam | 221/79/08 |
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| Telahak | 221/79/09 |
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| Berawan | 221/79/10 |
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Representation history
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Abdul Rahman Ismail | 6,454 | 78.80 |  78.80 | ||
| PSB | Rosli Amat | 1,468 | 17.92 | 17.92 | ||
| PBK | Lim Lian Hun | 206 | 2.52 | 2.52 | ||
| Independent | Herun Bungsu | 62 | 0.76 | 0.76 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,190 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 61 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 62 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,313 | 46.97 | ||||
| Registered electors | 16,975 | |||||
| Majority | 4,986 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Abdul Rahman Ismail won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Abdul Rahman Ismail | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 16,437 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| 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. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak Corrigendum [P.U. (B) 191/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2016-04-29. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Rahman Ismail | 6,835 | 73.02 | 2.54 | ||
| DAP | Leong Kwang Yew | 1,774 | 18.95 | 18.95 | ||
| Independent | Usop Jidin | 398 | 4.25 | 4.25 | ||
| Independent | Ladis Pandin | 353 | 3.78 | 3.78 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,360 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 65 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 45 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,470 | 65.44 | ||||
| Registered electors | 14,471 | |||||
| Majority | 5,061 | |||||
| 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 | Abdul Rahman Ismail | 5,501 | 70.48 | |||
| Independent | Said Mohidin | 2,272 | 29.11 | |||
| Independent | Ali Abdullah | 32 | 0.41 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,805 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 64 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 21 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,890 | 59.19 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,328 | |||||
| Majority | 3,229 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||