Pujut
State constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Pujut is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.
 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 2005 | ||
| First contested | 2006 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
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. This is smallest elector district in Malaysia only just two districts.
History
As of 2025, Pujut has a population of 39,500 people.[1]
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pujut constituency has a total of 2 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pujut (N74) | Pujut | 219/74/01 |
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| Krokop | 219/74/02 |
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Representation history
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Adam Yii | 5,558 | 44.86 |  44.86 | ||
| DAP | Alan Ling Sie Kiong | 3,992 | 32.22 |  20.35 | ||
| PSB | Bruce Chai Khim Cheong | 1,667 | 13.45 | 13.45 | ||
| PBK | Leslie Ting Siong Ngiap | 1,022 | 8.25 | 8.25 | ||
| ASPIRASI | Erick Chin Fen Siong | 152 | 1.23 | 1.23 | ||
| Total valid votes | 12,391 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 96 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 60 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,547 | 45.51 | ||||
| Registered electors | 27,567 | |||||
| Majority | 1,566 | |||||
| GPS gain | Swing | {{{3}}} | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Ting Tiong Choon | 8,899 | 52.57 | 11.29 | ||
| BN | Hii King Chiong | 7,140 | 42.18 | 6.04 | ||
| PAS | Jofri Jaraiee | 513 | 3.03 | 3.03 | ||
| Independent | Fong Pau Teck | 375 | 2.22 | 2.22 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,927 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 139 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 32 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,098 | 65.25 | ||||
| Registered electors | 26,202 | |||||
| Majority | 1,759 | |||||
| DAP 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 2016-04-28. "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 | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Fong Pau Teck | 9,453 | 63.86 | 19.76 | ||
| BN | Chia Chu Fatt | 5,350 | 36.14 | 19.76 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,803 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 67 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 30 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,900 | 66.00 | ||||
| Registered electors | 22,577 | |||||
| Majority | 4,103 | |||||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes Sarawak [P.U. (B) 245/2011]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-27.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Chia Chu Fatt | 6,493 | 55.90 | |||
| DAP | Fong Pau Teck | 5,123 | 44.10 | |||
| Total valid votes | 11,616 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 77 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 96 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,789 | 58.65 | ||||
| Registered electors | 20,098 | |||||
| Majority | 1,370 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Notes
- Vacant from 11 February 2020 until the 2021 state election due to the incumbent was disqualified for having Malaysian and Australian dual citizenship. No by-election was held due to the state assembly was to automatically dissolved in less than a year and a half.