Murum (state constituency)
State constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Murum 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, Murum has a population of 20,934 people.[1]
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Murum constituency has a total of 3 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murum (N66) | Long Murum | 216/66/01 |
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| Asap | 216/66/02 |
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| Tubau | 216/66/03 |
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Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Murum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Belaga and Kemena | |||
| 18th | 2016-2018 | Chukpai Ugon | BN (PRS) |
| 2018-2021 | GPS (PRS) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Chukpai Ugon | 4,584 | 66.23 |  66.23 | ||
| PSB | Stanley Ajang Batok | 1,665 | 24.06 | 24.06 | ||
| PKR | Ani Amat | 513 | 7.41 | 7.41 | ||
| PBDS Baru | Kenneth Adan Silek | 159 | 2.30 | 2.30 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,921 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 67 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 18 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,006 | 71.94 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,738 | |||||
| Majority | 2,919 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Chukpai Ugon | 3,265 | 54.00 | |||
| PKR | Abun Sui Anyit | 1,065 | 17.61 | |||
| Independent | Stanley Ajang Batok | 1,029 | 17.02 | |||
| DAP | Mathew Silek | 687 | 11.36 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,046 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 153 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 20 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,219 | 75.45 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,242 | |||||
| Majority | 2,200 | |||||
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 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-28. | ||||||