Simanggang (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 | 1968 | ||
| First contested | 1969 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
Simanggang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1979, from 1991 to present.
The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
Polling districts
It was abolished in 1979 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1987.
As of 2020, Simanggang has a population of 29,026 people.[1]
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Simanggang constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simanggang (N32) | Sabu | 202/32/01 | SK St. Lawrance |
| Simanggang | 202/32/02 |
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| Lumanak Seberang | 202/32/03 |
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| Munggu Sabun | 202/32/04 | Bangunan Perkumpulan Wanita | |
| Sengat | 202/32/05 |
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| Undup | 202/32/06 |
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| Bayai | 202/32/07 |
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Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Simanggang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 8th | 1970-1974 | Nelson Liap Kudu | SNAP |
| 9th | 1974-1979 | Hollis Tini | BN (SUPP) |
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Sri Aman | |||
| Constituency re-created from Sri Aman | |||
| 13th | 1991-1996 | Michael Pilo Gangga | BN (SUPP) |
| 14th | 1996-2001 | Francis Harden Hollis | |
| 15th | 2001-2006 | ||
| 16th | 2006-2011 | ||
| 17th | 2011-2016 | ||
| 18th | 2016-2018 | ||
| 2018-2021 | GPS (SUPP) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Francis Harden Hollis | 3,954 | 48.94 |  48.94 | ||
| PSB | Wilson Entabang | 3,779 | 46.77 | 46.77 | ||
| DAP | Leon Jimat Donald | 212 | 2.62 |  5.99 | ||
| PBK | Peli Aron | 135 | 1.67 | 1,67 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,080 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 115 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 39 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,234 | 62.27 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,224 | |||||
| Majority | 175 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Francis Harden Hollis | 4,094 | 50.70 | 16.61 | ||
| Independent | Ngu Piew Seng | 2,706 | 33.51 | 33.51 | ||
| DAP | Leon Jimat Donald | 695 | 8.61 | 24.08 | ||
| PKR | Norina Umoi Utot | 580 | 7.18 | 7.18 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,075 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 83 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 47 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,205 | 71.52 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,472 | |||||
| Majority | 1,388 | |||||
| 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. Retrieved 2016-04-30. "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 2016-04-30. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Francis Harden Hollis | 4,758 | 67.31 | 18.00 | ||
| DAP | Leon Jimat Donald | 2,311 | 32.69 | 32.69 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,069 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 67 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 35 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,171 | 68.37 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,488 | |||||
| Majority | 2,447 | |||||
| BN hold | 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 2016-04-30. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Francis Harden Hollis | 5,144 | 85.31 | 0.07 | |
| SNAP | Peli Aron | 886 | 14.69 | 14.69 | |
| Total valid votes | 6,030 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 145 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 74 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,249 | 63.44 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,849 | ||||
| Majority | 4,258 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Francis Harden Hollis | 8,408 | 85.38 | 1.17 | |
| Independent | Asem Mansor | 1,440 | 14.62 | 14.62 | |
| Total valid votes | 9,848 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 159 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 188 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,195 | 64.11 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,903 | ||||
| Majority | 6,968 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Francis Harden Hollis | 8,215 | 86.55 | 36.91 | |
| Independent | Othman Abdullah | 1,277 | 13.45 | 13.45 | |
| Total valid votes | 9,492 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 194 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 242 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,928 | 64.12 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,484 | ||||
| Majority | 6,938 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Michael Pilo Gangga | 4,818 | 49.64 | ||
| PBDS | Ngu Piew Seng | 4,621 | 47.61 | ||
| Independent | Azmi Lamat | 165 | 1.70 | ||
| Independent | Simong Naga | 62 | 0.64 | ||
| NEGARA | Banie Laba | 39 | 0.40 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,705 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 94 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 21 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,820 | 72.46 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,553 | ||||
| Majority | 197 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Hollis Tini | 3,726 | 53.92 | ||
| SNAP | Nelson Liap Kudu | 3,184 | 46.08 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,910 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 9,711 | ||||
| Majority | 542 | ||||
| BN gain from SNAP | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNAP | Nelson Liap Kudu | 2,513 | 36.71 | |||
| SUPP | Hollis Tini | 1,879 | 27.45 | |||
| PBB | Rabaie Ahmad @ Wang | 1,048 | 15.31 | |||
| PESAKA | Jimbai Maja | 718 | 10.49 | |||
| Independent | Awang Johari Pengiran Azid | 279 | 4.08 | |||
| Independent | Joshua Jangga | 192 | 2.80 | |||
| Independent | Goh Teo Chun | 143 | 2.09 | |||
| Independent | Anthony Jiram | 73 | 1.07 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,845 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 445 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,290 | 80.11 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,100 | |||||
| Majority | 634 | |||||
| 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 2016-04-30.
- ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.32 Simanggang Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
