Asajaya (state constituency)

Asajaya
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah; GPS
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Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2021

Asajaya is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

The state constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History edit

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Empila, Beliong, Tanju, Tanjung Apong, Tambirat, Batu Blat, Tambey, Sui, Sambir, Sebandi Matang, Sebandi Ulu, Subi, Moyan, Reba, Moyan Ulu, Moyan Ledang, Serpan, Serpan Ulu, Asajaya, Asajaya Laut, Tebun, Sampun.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Beliong, Tanjung Apong, Tambirat, Tambey, Sui, Sambir, Sebandi Matang, Sebandi Ulu, Subi, Moyan, Reba, Moyan Ulu, Moyan Ledang, Serpan, Serpan Ulu, Asajaya, Asajaya Laut, Tebun, Sampun.

Representation history edit

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Asajaya
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sebandi
13th	1991–1996	Abdul Taib Mahmud	BN (PBB)
14th	1996–2001	Abdul Taib Mahmud
15th	2001–2006	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
16th	2006–2011
17th	2011–2016
18th	2016–2018
18th	2018–2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present		GPS (PBB)

Election results edit

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah	6,380	70.04	+70.04
	PSB	Ishak Buji	1,849	20.30	+20.30
	PKR	Mahmud Epah	721	7.92	-17.36
	PBK	Mohamad Mahdeen Saharuddin	159	1.75	+1.75
Total valid votes			9,109	100.00
Total rejected ballots			171
Unreturned ballots			76
Turnout			9,296	75.28
Registered electors			12,349
Majority			4,531
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah	6,163	74.72	+ 3.75
	PKR	Abang Junaidi Abang Gom	2,085	25.28	- 3.75
Total valid votes			8,248	100.00
Total rejected ballots			107
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			8,371	76.33
Registered electors			10,967
Majority			4,078
	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. 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.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah	7,597	70.97	- 7.68
	PKR	Arip Ameran	3,108	29.03	+ 7.68
Total valid votes			10,705	100.00
Total rejected ballots			148
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			10,881	78.85
Registered electors			13,799
Majority			4,489
	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.^{[permanent dead link]}

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah	6,949	78.65	+ 8.05
	PKR	Mosidi Sait	1,886	21.35	+ 11.5
Total valid votes			8,835	100.00
Total rejected ballots			168
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			9,011	74.99
Registered electors			12,016
Majority			5,063
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah	5,068	70.60	+ 70.60
	Independent	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha	1,403	19.55	+ 19.55
	PKR	Abdullah Daraup	707	9.85
Total valid votes			7,178	100.00
Total rejected ballots			90
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,268	78.05
Registered electors			9,312
Majority			3,665
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
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			9,453
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	4,601	68.43
	PERMAS	Wan Zainal Senusi	1,465	21.79
	DAP	Bujang Bakar	617	9.18
	NEGARA	Mohd Adam Shah Anuar	41	0.61
Total valid votes			6,724	100.00
Total rejected ballots			61
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			6,801	78.48
Registered electors			8,666
Majority			3,136
This was a new constituency created.

References edit

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

[1] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

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