Opar (state constituency)
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State constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 2005 | ||
| First contested | 2006 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
Opar is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.
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.[1]
As of 2020, Opar has a population of 21,764 people.[2]
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Opar constituency has a total of 22 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opar（N01） | Sebiris | 192/01/01 | SK Sebiris |
| Jangkar | 192/01/02 | SK Jangkar | |
| Sebandi | 192/01/03 | SK Sebandi | |
| Temaga | 192/02/04 | SK Temaga/Paon | |
| Stungkor | 192/01/05 | SK Kpg. Stungkor | |
| Opar | 192/01/06 | SK Opar | |
| Serayan | 192/01/07 | SK Serayan/Keranji | |
| Rukam | 192/01/08 | SK Holy Name Kpg. Rukam | |
| Senbawang | 192/01/09 | Balai Raya Perundang | |
| Kandaie | 192/01/10 | Balai Raya Kpg. Kandaie | |
| Pasir Tengah | 192/01/11 | SK Pasir Tengah | |
| Sedaing | 192/01/12 | Balai Raya Kpg. Opek | |
| Biawak | 192/01/13 | SK Biawak | |
| Senibong | 192/01/14 | SK Senibong | |
| Sebako | 192/01/15 | SK Sebako | |
| Raso | 192/01/16 | Balai Raya Raso I | |
| Raso II | 192/01/17 | Balai Raya Raso II | |
| Bokah | 192/01/18 | SK Bokah | |
| Stom Muda | 192/01/19 | Balai Raya Kpg. Stom Muda | |
| Selampit | 192/01/20 | SK Kpg. Selampit | |
| Jugan | 192/01/21 | SK Tembawang | |
| Setenggeng | 192/01/22 | SK St. Teresa | |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Opar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tanjong Datu and Tasik Biru[4] | |||
| 16th | 2006-2011 | Ranum Mina | BN (SUPP) |
| 17th | 2011-2014 | ||
| 2014 | TERAS | ||
| 2014-2016 | UPP | ||
| 18th | 2016-2018 | BN (Direct) | |
| 2018-2021 | PSB | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | Billy Sujang | GPS (SUPP) |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Billy Sujang | 3,659 | 46.77 |  46.77 | ||
| PSB | Ranum Mina | 1,970 | 25.18 | 25.18 | ||
| PBK | Freedy Misid | 1,487 | 19.01 | 19.01 | ||
| PKR | Meneng Biris | 327 | 4.18 |  16.98 | ||
| Parti Bansa Dayak SarawakB | Saini Kakong | 220 | 2.81 | 2.81 | ||
| Parti Sabah Demokratik Rakyat | Bayang Telon | 160 | 2.05 | 2.05 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,823 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 112 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 23 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,958 | 69.59 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,436 | |||||
| Majority | 1,689 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ranum Mina | 3,665 | 50.06 | 7.25 | ||
| Independent | Niponi Undek | 1,583 | 21.62 | 21.62 | ||
| PKR | Francis Teron Kadap Noyet | 1,549 | 21.16 | 1.93 | ||
| PBDS Baru | Patrick Uren | 524 | 7.16 | 7.16 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,321 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 57 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 41 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,419 | 76.37 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,714 | |||||
| Majority | 2,082 | |||||
| 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 2016-04-27. "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 2016-04-27. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ranum Mina | 3,360 | 57.31 | 14.58 | ||
| PKR | Boniface Willy Tumek | 1,354 | 23.09 | 23.09 | ||
| SNAP | Stephen Sagir | 674 | 11.50 | 16.61 | ||
| Independent | Joseph Jindy Peter Rosen | 475 | 8.10 | 8.10 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,863 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 68 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 19 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,950 | 73.47 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,099 | |||||
| Majority | 2,006 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ranum Mina | 3,585 | 71.89 | |||
| SNAP | Patrick Uren | 1,402 | 28.11 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,987 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 91 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 6 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,084 | 68.89 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,379 | |||||
| Majority | 2,183 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ "Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah". Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.01 Opar Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
- ↑ TindakMalaysia. "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/2006-SARAWAK-STATE-ELECTIONS/SARAWAK_2005_DUN_REDELINEATION_IMPACT.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
