 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 1987 | ||
| First contested | 1991 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
Piasau 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
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Piasau constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piasau (N73) | Kubu | 219/73/01 | SMK Saint Columbia |
| Bazzar | 219/73/02 |
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| Merbau | 219/73/03 | SK Jln. Bintang | |
| Merpati | 219/73/04 | SRA Rakyat Miri (Madrasah As-Syibyan) | |
| Permaisuri | 219/73/05 |
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| Bintang | 219/73/06 | SJK (C) North | |
| Lutong | 219/73/07 |
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| Tanjong | 219/73/08 | SMJK Chung Hua | |
| Luak | 219/73/09 | SK Kpg. Luak |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Piasau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Miri | |||
| 13th | 1991–1996 | George Chan Hong Nam | BN (SUPP) |
| 14th | 1996–2001 | ||
| 15th | 2001–2006 | ||
| 16th | 2006–2011 | ||
| 17th | 2011–2016 | Alan Ling Sie Kiong | PR (DAP) |
| 18th | 2016–2018 | Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew | BN (SUPP) |
| 2018–2021 | GPS (SUPP) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew | 6,790 | 66.61 |  66.61
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| DAP | Peter Hee | 1,802 | 17.68 |  24.49
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| PSB | Teo Jia Jun | 816 | 8.00 | 8.00
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| PBK | Devora Chung Shiew Yen | 665 | 6.52 | 6.52
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| ASPIRASI | Hani Jaraee | 121 | 1.19 | 1.19
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| Total valid votes | 10,194 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 59 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 23 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,276 | 48.07 | ||||
| Registered electors | 21,377 | |||||
| Majority | 4,988 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew | 7,799 | 57.83 | 15.47
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| DAP | Alan Ling Sie Kiong | 5,687 | 42.17 | 15.47
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| Total valid votes | 13,486 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 123 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 25 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,634 | 64.55 | ||||
| Registered electors | 21,120 | |||||
| Majority | 2,112 | |||||
| BN gain from DAP | 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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| DAP | Alan Ling Sie Kiong | 5,998 | 57.64 | 57.64
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| BN | George Chan Hong Nam | 4,408 | 42.36 | 28.87
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| Total valid votes | 10,406 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 73 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,479 | 63.13 | ||||
| Registered electors | 16,600 | |||||
| Majority | 1,590 | |||||
| DAP gain from BN | 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 | George Chan Hong Nam | 6,573 | 71.23 | 8.74
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| PKR | Ngu Hee Hieng | 2,655 | 28.77 | 28.77
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| Total valid votes | 9,228 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 93 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 13 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,334 | 54.09 | |||
| Registered electors | 17,256 | ||||
| Majority | 3,918 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | George Chan Hong Nam | 10,237 | 79.97 | 8.84
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| DAP | John Law Ching Sing | 2,564 | 20.03 | 8.84
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| Total valid votes | 12,801 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 89 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 31 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,921 | 60.66 | |||
| Registered electors | 21,301 | ||||
| Majority | 7,673 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | George Chan Hong Nam | 8,737 | 71.13 | 3.76
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| DAP | John Law Ching Sing | 3,546 | 28.87 | 3.76
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| Total valid votes | 12,283 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 109 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 43 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,435 | 58.90 | |||
| Registered electors | 21,111 | ||||
| Majority | 5,191 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | George Chan Hong Nam | 13,634 | 74.89 | |||
| DAP | Chong Kon Fatt | 4,571 | 25.11 | |||
| Total valid votes | 18,205 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 198 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 74 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,477 | 60.47 | ||||
| Registered electors | 30,557 | |||||
| Majority | 9,063 | |||||
| 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.
- "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
