Kabong
State constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Kabong is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2016.
 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 2016 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
The state constituency was created in the 2015 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, Kabong has a population of 13,087 people.[1]
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kabong constituency has a total of 3 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kabong (N40) | Nyabor | 205/40/01 |
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| Roban | 205/40/02 |
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| Kabong | 205/40/03 |
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Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kabong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Krian and Kalaka | |||
| 18th | 2016-2018 | Mohd Chee Kadir | BN (PBB) |
| 2018-2021 | GPS (PBB) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Mohd Chee Kadir | 4,789 | 67.32 |  67.32 | ||
| PSB | Wan Mohamad Madehi Wan Ali | 2,026 | 28.48 | 28.48 | ||
| PBK | Mohd Asri Kasim | 208 | 2.92 | 2.92 | ||
| Amanah | Hud Andri Zulkarnain | 91 | 1.28 |  21.37 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,114 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 82 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 38 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,234 | 71.55 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,111 | |||||
| Majority | 2,763 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd Chee Kadir | 5,069 | 77.35 | |||
| Amanah | Jini Sahini | 1,484 | 22.65 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,553 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 121 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 34 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,708 | 72.23 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,287 | |||||
| Majority | 3,585 | |||||
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 2017-06-12. 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 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-28. | ||||||