Kota Samarahan (federal 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] | 158,521 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 82,909 |
| Area (km²) | 745 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 212.8 |
Kota Samarahan is a federal constituency in Samarahan Division (Asajaya District and Samarahan District), Serian Division (Serian District) and 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.
Demographics
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Age breakdown of Kota Samarahan's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (8.39%)
21-29 (25.19%)
30-39 (23.72%)
40-49 (17.6%)
50-59 (12.31%)
60-69 (7.79%)
70-79 (3.62%)
80-89 (1.16%)
above 90 (0.21%)
Gender breakdown of Kota Samarahan's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.63%)
Female (49.37%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kota Samarahan constituency has a total of 31 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asajaya（N15） | Beliong | 197/15/01 | SK Beliong |
| Tanjung Apong | 197/15/02 |
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| Tambirat | 197/15/03 | SMK Asajaya No. 2 | |
| Tambey | 197/15/04 | SK Tambey | |
| Sui | 197/15/05 | (Ruang B) Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Semawang | |
| Sambir | 197/15/06 | SK Sambir | |
| Sebandi Matang | 197/15/07 | SK Sebandi Matang | |
| Sebandi Ulu | 197/15/08 | SK Sebandi Ulu | |
| Subi | 197/15/09 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Sambir | |
| Moyan | 197/15/10 | SK Moyan Laut | |
| Reba | 197/15/11 | SK Rebak | |
| Moyan Ulu | 197/15/12 | Dewan Kpg. Moyan Ulu | |
| Moyan Ledang | 197/15/13 | Dewan Kpg. Moyan Ledang | |
| Serpan | 197/15/14 | SK Serpan | |
| Serpan Ulu | 197/15/15 | Dewan Kpg. Serpan Ulu | |
| Asajaya | 197/15/16 | SK Asajaya Ulu | |
| Asajaya Laut | 197/15/17 |
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| Tebun | 197/15/18 | SK Sampun Tebun | |
| Sampum | 197/15/19 | Balai Raya Sampun Gerunggang | |
| Muara Tuang (N16) | Empila | 197/16/01 |
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| Tanju | 197/16/02 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Beliong | |
| Batu Blat | 197/16/03 | SK Kpg. Baru | |
| Tuang | 197/16/04 |
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| Semaran | 197/16/05 |
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| Ladang Samarahan | 197/16/06 |
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| Melaban | 197/15/07 |
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| Stakan (N17) | Merdang | 197/17/01 |
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| Quop | 197/17/02 | SK St. James Quop | |
| Sidanu | 197/17/03 |
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| Pengkalan Kuap | 197/17/04 | SK Jalan Muara Tuang | |
| Stakan | 197/17/05 |
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Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Kota Samarahan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Samarahan | ||||
| 8th | P159 | 1990-1995 | Abdul Taib Mahmud (عبدالطيب محمود) |
BN (PBB) |
| 9th | P171 | 1995-1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999-2004 | |||
| 11th | P197 | 2004-2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib (سليمان عبدالرحمٰن عبدالطيب) | ||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | Rubiah Wang (ربيعة واڠ) | ||
| 14th | 2018 | |||
| 2018-2022 | GPS (PBB) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1978 | 1978–1990 | 1990–1999 | 1999–2008 | 2008–2016 | 2016−present | |
| Kota Samarahan | Asajaya | |||||
| Muara Tuang | ||||||
| Stakan | ||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N15 | Asajaya | Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah | GPS (PBB) |
| N16 | Muara Tuang | Idris Buang | |
| N17 | Stakan | Hamzah Brahim |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N15 | Asajaya | Kota Samarahan Municipal Council |
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| N16 | Muara Tuang |
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| N17 | Stakan |
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Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Rubiah Wang | 56,211 | 79.99 |  79.99
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| PH | Abg Abdul Halil Abg Naili | 14,061 | 20.01 | 0.77
| ||
| Total valid votes | 70,272 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 892 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 235 | |||||
| Turnout | 71,399 | 86.83 | 7.89
| |||
| Registered electors | 82,229 | |||||
| Majority | 42,150 | 59.98 | 12.60
| |||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Rubiah Wang | 25,070 | 69.90 |  8.16
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| PH | Sopian Julaihi | 8,078 | 22.52 | 22.52
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| PAS | Zulkipli Ramzi | 2,719 | 7.58 | 14.36
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| Total valid votes | 35,867 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 431 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 253 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,551 | 78.94 | 3.91
| |||
| Registered electors | 46,300 | |||||
| Majority | 16,992 | 47.38 | 8.74
| |||
| 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 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Rubiah Wang | 24,202 | 78.06 | 2.55
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| PAS | Abang Ahmad Kerdee Abang Masagus | 6,801 | 21.94 | 21.94
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| Total valid votes | 31,003 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 528 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 81 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,612 | 82.85 | 7.71
| |||
| Registered electors | 38,158 | |||||
| Majority | 17,401 | 56.12 | 0.74
| |||
| 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 2018-09-30. 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 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-05. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib | 15,559 | 75.51 | 75.51
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| PKR | Hussain Abang Apok | 4,148 | 20.13 | 20.13
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| Independent | Awg Bakar Awg Daud | 898 | 4.36 | 4.36
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| Total valid votes | 20,605 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 449 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 374 | ||||
| Turnout | 21,428 | 75.14 | |||
| Registered electors | 28,517 | ||||
| Majority | 11,411 | 55.38 | |||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Abdul Taib Mahmud won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN hold | Swing |
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 13,307 | 70.72 | 70.72
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| PKR | Zulrusdi Mohamad Hol | 5,092 | 27.06 | 27.06
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| Independent | Bujang Bakar | 417 | 2.22 | ||
| Total valid votes | 18,816 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 411 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 3,206 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,433 | 77.45 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 8,215 | 43.66 | |||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Abdul Taib Mahmud won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 23,599 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 14,353 | 87.39 | |||
| PERMAS | Tahir Sham | 2,072 | 12.61 | |||
| Total valid votes | 16,425 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 428 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 16,853 | 71.41 | ||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | 12,281 | 74.78 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "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. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
