Samalaju
State constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Samalaju 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, Samalaju has a population of 78,734 people.[1]
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Samalaju constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samalaju (N70) | Sibiew Similaju | 217/70/01 |
|
| Tanjung Kidurong | 217/70/02 | SMK Asyakirin | |
| Suai | 217/70/03 |
| |
| Melor | 217/70/04 | SMK Kidurong | |
| Mawar | 217/70/05 | SK Kidurong | |
| RPR Kidurong | 217/70/06 | SK Kidurong II | |
| LKTS Suai | 217/70/07 | SK Suai Satu Niah | |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Samalaju | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kidurong and Kemena | |||
| 18th | 2016-2018 | Majang Renggi | BN (PRS) |
| 2018-2021 | GPS (PRS) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Majang Renggi | 7,547 | 67.05 |  67.05 | ||
| DAP | Tony Ung | 1,504 | 13.36 | -20.28 | ||
| PSB | Reggie Suel | 1,496 | 13.29 | 13.29 | ||
| PBK | Leighton Manjah | 509 | 4.52 | 4.52 | ||
| PBDS Baru | Baba Emperan | 199 | 1.77 | 1.77 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,255 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 171 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 25 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,451 | 63.68 | ||||
| Registered electors | 17,981 | |||||
| Majority | 6,042 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Majang Renggi | 5,456 | 61.34 | |||
| DAP | Baba Emperan | 2,992 | 33.64 | |||
| PAS | Zharudin Narudin | 447 | 5.03 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,895 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 120 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 11 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,026 | 68.12 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,251 | |||||
| Majority | 2,464 | |||||
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. | ||||||