Petra Jaya (federal constituency)
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Federal constituency of Sarawak, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
 Sarawak constituency | |
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1987 |
| First contested | 1990 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 150,813 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 109,809 |
| Area (km²) | 126 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,196.9 |
Petra Jaya is a federal constituency in Kuching Division (Kuching District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1990.
The federal constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
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Ethnic breakdown of Petra Jaya's electorate as of 2022
- Malay-Muslim bumiputera (73.6%)
- Chinese (13.1%)
- Sarawak bumiputera (12.5%)
- Other ethnicities (0.80%)
As of 2020, Petra Jaya has a population of 150,813 people.[3]
Age breakdown of Petra Jaya's electorate as of 2022
- 18-20 (7.47%)
- 21-29 (23.9%)
- 30-39 (22.6%)
- 40-49 (17.0%)
- 50-59 (13.9%)
- 60-69 (9.29%)
- 70-79 (4.27%)
- 80-89 (1.30%)
- above 90 (0.31%)
Gender breakdown of Petra Jaya's electorate as of 2022
- Male (49.0%)
- Female (51.0%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Petra Jaya constituency has a total of 25 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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| Tupong（N06） | Tupong | 194/06/01 |
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| Gita | 194/06/02 |
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| Sungai Tengah | 194/06/03 |
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| Rahmat | 194/06/04 |
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| Sinjan | 194/06/05 | Dewan Sri Tanjong Kpg. Tanjong | |
| Sejoli | 194/06/06 |
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| Paroh | 194/06/07 | Dewan Serbaguna Kpg Paroh | |
| Matang | 194/06/08 |
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| Sri Wangi | 194/06/09 | Pusat Latihan ABIM Taman Sri Wangi Petra Jaya | |
| Samariang (N07) | Samariang | 194/07/01 |
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| Lintang | 194/07/02 | SK Encik Buyong | |
| Kandis | 194/07/03 | Kolej Datuk Patinggi Abang Abdillah | |
| Semerah Padi | 194/07/04 | SMK Semerah Padi | |
| Sukma | 194/07/05 |
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| Kampong Tunku | 194/07/06 |
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| Bedil | 194/07/07 | Dewan Masyarakat Baru Kpg. Lintang | |
| Astana Lot | 194/07/08 | Dewan SK Encik Buyong | |
| Satok (N08) | Segedup | 194/08/01 |
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| Patingan | 194/08/02 | Dewan Datuk Merpati Jepang | |
| Satok | 194/08/03 | SK Rakyat Jln. Haji Bolhasaan | |
| Masjid | 194/08/04 | SMJK Chung Hua No.4 Jln. Haji Taha | |
| Maderasah | 194/08/05 | Ibu Pejabat Bulan Sabit Merah | |
| Reservoir | 194/08/06 | SK St. Joseph Jln. Were | |
| Nanas | 194/08/07 | SJK (C) Chung Hua No. 4 | |
| Patinggi Ali | 194/08/08 | SK Merpati Jepang |
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Petra Jaya | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party | Vote Share |
| Constituency created from Santubong and Bandar Kuching | |||||
| 8th | P156 | 1990-1995 | Sulaiman Daud (سليمان بن داود) | BN (PBB) | 12,686 80.46% |
| 9th | P168 | 1995-1999 | Uncontested | ||
| 10th | 1999-2004 | 11,878 56.87% | |||
| 11th | P194 | 2004-2008 | Fadillah Yusof (فضيلة يوسف) |
18,236 77.09% | |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | 19,515 79.22% | |||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | 29,559 78.46% | |||
| 14th | 2018 | 28,306 65.91% | |||
| 2018–2022 | GPS (PBB) | ||||
| 15th | 2022–present | 54,745 79.15% | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | |||||
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| 1969–1978 | 1978–1990 | 1990–1999 | 1999–2008 | 2008–2016 | 2016−present | |
| Petra Jaya | Samariang | |||||
| Satok | ||||||
| Tupong | ||||||
Historical boundaries
| State Constituency | Area | |||
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| 1987 | 1996 | 2005 | 2015 | |
| Samariang |
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Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N6 | Tupong | Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman | GPS (PBB) |
| N7 | Samariang | Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali | |
| N8 | Satok | Ibrahim Baki |
Local governments & postcodes
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N6 | Tupong |
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| N7 | Samariang | Kuching North City Hall | |
| N8 | Satok |
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Fadillah Yusof | 54,745 | 79.15 |  79.15 | ||
| PH | Sopian Julaihi | 13,382 | 19.35 | 19.35 | ||
| Parti Sedar Rakyat Sarawak | Othman Abdillah | 1,036 | 1.50 | 1.50 | ||
| Total valid votes | 69,163 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 551 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 360 | |||||
| Turnout | 70,074 | 62.98 |  12.14 | |||
| Registered electors | 109,809 | |||||
| Majority | 41,363 | 59.80 | 24.83 | |||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Fadillah Yusof | 28,306 | 65.91 | 12.55 | ||
| PKR | Nor Irwan Ahmat Nor | 13,289 | 30.94 | 9.40 | ||
| PAS | Hamdan Sani | 1,350 | 3.14 | 3.14 | ||
| Total valid votes | 42,945 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 354 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 214 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,513 | 75.12 | 1.60 | |||
| Registered electors | 57,925 | |||||
| Majority | 15,017 | 34.97 | 21.95 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Fadillah Yusof | 29,559 | 78.46 | 0.76 | ||
| PKR | Ahmad Nazib Johari | 8,116 | 21.54 | 0.76 | ||
| Total valid votes | 37,675 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 321 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 174 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,170 | 76.72 | 14.98 | |||
| Registered electors | 49,750 | |||||
| Majority | 21,443 | 56.92 | 1.52 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-05. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-05. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Fadillah Yusof | 19,515 | 79.22 | 2.13 | |
| PKR | Mohamad Jolhi | 5,118 | 20.78 | 2.13 | |
| Total valid votes | 24,633 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 263 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 131 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,027 | 61.74 | 0.28 | ||
| Registered electors | 40,533 | ||||
| Majority | 14,397 | 58.44 | 4.26 | ||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Fadillah Yusof | 18,236 | 77.09 | 20.22 | |
| PKR | Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Senusi | 5,420 | 22.91 | 20.22 | |
| Total valid votes | 23,656 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 292 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 247 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,195 | 61.46 | 0.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 39,367 | ||||
| Majority | 12,816 | 54.18 | 40.44 | ||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sulaiman Daud | 11,878 | 56.87 | 56.87 | |
| PKR | Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Senusi | 9,008 | 43.13 | 43.13 | |
| Total valid votes | 20,886 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 312 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 474 | ||||
| Turnout | 21,672 | 61.60 | |||
| Registered electors | 35,181 | ||||
| Majority | 2,870 | 13.74 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Sulaiman Daud won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Sulaiman Daud | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 31,545 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sulaiman Daud | 12,686 | 80.46 | |||
| PERMAS | Mustapha Ismail | 3,080 | 19.54 | |||
| Total valid votes | 15,766 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 287 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 16,053 | 62.41 | ||||
| Registered electors | 25,722 | |||||
| Majority | 9,606 | 60.92 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ↑ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ↑ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 44. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "P.194 Petra Jaya Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
