Belawai
Sarawak constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1987
Constituency abolished2016
First contested1991
Last contested2011

Belawai was a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia,[1] that was represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2016.

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

History

It was abolished in 2016 after it was redistributed.

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Belawai, Rajang, Selalang, Sari, Seberang.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Belawai
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
13th 1991-1996 Hamden Ahmad BN (PBB)
14th 1996-1997
15th 2001-2006
16th 2006-2011
17th 2011-2016 Talif @ Len Salleh
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kuala Rajang

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2011: Belawai
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Talif @ Len Salleh 5,164 87.30
PKR Abdul Wahab Abdullah 618 10.45
Independent Kiprawi Suhaili 133 2.25
Total valid votes 5,915 100.00
Total rejected ballots 91
Unreturned ballots 43
Turnout 6,049 70.15
Registered electors 8,623
Majority 4,546
BN hold Swing (({2))}
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 2016-04-27.[permanent dead link]
Sarawak state election, 2006: Belawai
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hamden Ahmad 4,102 83.92
PKR Abang Sarbini Abang Ojek 786 16.08
Total valid votes 4,888 100.00
Total rejected ballots 97
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 4,985 62.28
Registered electors 8,004
Majority 3,316
BN hold Swing (({2))}


Sarawak state election, 2001: Belawai
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hamden Ahmad 3,509 58.52
Independent Sharifah Hajijah Syed Jamil 2,136 35.62
Independent Osman Ossen 351 5.85
Total valid votes 5,996 100.00
Total rejected ballots 92
Unreturned ballots 3
Turnout 6,091 65.89
Registered electors 9,244
Majority 1,373
BN hold Swing (({2))}


Sarawak state election, 1996: Belawai
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Hamden Ahmad won uncontested.
BN Hamden Ahmad
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 9,172
Majority
BN hold Swing (({2))}


Sarawak state election, 1991: Belawai
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hamden Ahmad 3,151 52.93
PERMAS Salleh Jafaruddin 2,802 47.07
Total valid votes 5,953 100.00
Total rejected ballots 66
Unreturned ballots 5
Turnout 6,024 77.45
Registered electors 7,778
Majority 349
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ^ "Sarawak now has 56 State constituencies". klik.com.my. New Straits Times. 1 February 1991. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
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