Payang was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1978.
Sarawak constituency | |
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1968 |
Constituency abolished | 1978 |
First contested | 1969 |
Last contested | 1974 |
The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History edit
It was abolished in 1978 when it was redistributed.
Representation history edit
Members of Parliament for Payang | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | ||||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
3rd | P133 | 1971-1973 | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (عبدالرحمن يعقوب) |
BUMIPUTERA |
1973-1974 | BN (PBB) | |||
4th | P143 | 1974-1978 | ||
Constituency abolished, renamed to Paloh |
State constituency edit
Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | |||||
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1969–1978 | 1978–1990 | 1990–1999 | 1999–2008 | 2008–2016 | 2016−present | |
Payang | Binatang | |||||
Matu-Daro |
Election results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 9,246 | 74.44 | 74.44 | |
SNAP | Joseph Salang Gandum | 3,175 | 25.56 | 18.28 | |
Total valid votes | 12,421 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 480 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 12,901 | 76.62 | 6.85 | ||
Registered electors | 16,837 | ||||
Majority | 6,071 | 48.88 | 33.94 | ||
BN gain from PPBB | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PPBB | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 5,839 | 48.09 | |||
SUPP | Nyandang Linang | 4,025 | 33.15 | |||
PESAKA | Abu Seman Merais | 1,394 | 11.48 | |||
SNAP | Charlie Yu Chee Cheong | 884 | 7.28 | |||
Total valid votes | 12,142 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 598 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 12,740 | 83.47 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,263 | |||||
Majority | 1,814 | 14.94 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References edit
- ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.