Kuala Rajang (state constituency)
State constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Kuala Rajang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1991, from 2016 to present.
 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 1968 | ||
| Constituency abolished | 1991 | ||
| Constituency re-created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 1969 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020) | 18,733 | ||
| Electors (2021) | 11,428 | ||
The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2015.
As of 2020, Kuala Rajang has a population of 18,733 people.[1]
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kuala Rajang constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Rajang（N41） | Selalang | 206/41/01 | SK Mandor Aris Kpg. Selalang |
| Belawai | 206/41/02 |
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| Rajang | 206/41/03 |
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| Sari | 206/41/04 |
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| Seberang | 206/41/05 |
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| Nanga Lepa | 206/41/06 | RH Gabriel Ng Lepa | |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Rajang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 8th | 1970-1973 | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | BUMIPUTERA |
| 1973-1974 | BN (PBB) | ||
| 9th | 1974-1979 | ||
| 10th | 1979-1983 | Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar | |
| 11th | 1983-1987 | Saidi Olia | |
| 12th | 1987-1991 | Hamden Ahmad | |
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Belawai | |||
| Constituency re-created, recreated from Belawai and Kalaka | |||
| 18th | 2016-2018 | Talif @ Len Salleh | BN (PBB) |
| 2018-2021 | GPS (PBB) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Len Talif Salleh | 5,268 | 70.35 |  70.35 | ||
| Independent | Abang Aditajaya Abang Alwi | 1,943 | 25.95 | 25.95 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Mutalip Abdullah | 168 | 2.24 | 2.24 | ||
| PBK | Wong Ling Ching | 109 | 1.46 | 1.46 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,488 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 122 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 52 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,662 | 67.05 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,428 | |||||
| Majority | 3,325 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Talif @ Len Salleh | 6,235 | 88.60 | |||
| Amanah | Sopian Julaihi | 649 | 9.22 | |||
| Independent | Asbor Abdullah | 153 | 2.17 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,037 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 153 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 37 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,227 | 70.45 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,259 | |||||
| Majority | 5,586 | |||||
| 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 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Saidi Olia | 64.11 | |||
| Independent | 35.89 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
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| BN hold | Swing | {{{2}}} | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar | 76.29 | |||
| Parti Anak Jati Sarawak | 10.92 | ||||
| Independent | |||||
| Independent | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
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| BN hold | Swing | {{{2}}} | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 3,667 | 78.09 | ||
| SNAP | Sylvester Melling Kium | 1,029 | 21.91 | ||
| Total valid votes | 4,696 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 358 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 5,054 | 83.17 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,077 | ||||
| Majority | 2,638 | ||||
| BN gain from PBB | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBB | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 2,161 | 44.42 | |||
| SUPP | Drahman Karia | 831 | 17.08 | |||
| SNAP | Ainie Dhoby | 743 | 15.27 | |||
| Independent | Then Kwan Long | 656 | 13.48 | |||
| PESAKA | Biliang Tinggi | 371 | 7.63 | |||
| Independent | Majidi Suhaili | 103 | 2.12 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,865 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 222 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,087 | 88.75 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,732 | |||||
| Majority | 1,330 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||