Kota Sentosa
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Yap Yau Sin
GPS
Constituency created2005
First contested2006
Last contested2021

Kota Sentosa is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 2005 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 30 December 2015, the Kota Sentosa constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.[1]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Kota Sentosa（N12） Stampin 196/12/01
  • Balai Raya Kpg. Stampin
  • Balai Persatuan Masyarakat Lawasan Penempatan Semula, Stampin Lorong 17A, Jln Stutong Baru
Seledah 196/12/02
  • SJK (C) Stampin Jln. Tun Jugah
Satria Jaya 196/12/03 SK Satria Jaya Lorong A
Batu Tuhoh 196/12/04
  • SJK (C) Sam Hap Hin Kota Sentosa Jln. Penrissen
  • SK St. Alban Kpg. Sg. Tapang
  • SJK (C) Chung Hua Stampin (Sg. Tapang)
Hui Sing 196/12/05
  • SMK Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Ghapor Stampin
Batu Empat 196/12/06 SJK (C) Chung Hu Batu 4 ½ Jln. Penrissen

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kota Sentosa
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Batu Lintang
16th 2006-2011 Chong Chieng Jen DAP
17th 2011-2016
18th 2016-2021 PH (DAP)
19th 2021-present Yap Yau Sin GPS (SUPP)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021: Kota Sentosa
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
GPS Yap Yau Sin 5,806 43.05 +43.05
DAP Michael Kong Feng Nian 4,123 30.57 -27.59
PSB Lau Pang Heng 2,328 17.26 +17.26
PBK Lue Cheng Hing 1,015 7.53 +7.53
ASPIRASI Tan Kok Chiang 215 1.59 +1.59
Total valid votes 13,487 100.00
Total rejected ballots 139
Unreturned ballots 72
Turnout 13,698 48.25
Registered electors 28,392
Majority 1,683
GPS gain from DAP Swing ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf
Sarawak state election, 2016: Kota Sentosa
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Chong Chieng Jen 10,047 58.16 - 3.68
BN Yap Yau Sin 7,228 41.84 + 3.68
Total valid votes 17,275 100.00
Total rejected ballots 196
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 17,495 67.91
Registered electors 25,761
Majority 2,819
DAP 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 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

"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 2016-04-27.
Sarawak state election, 2011: Kota Sentosa
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Chong Chieng Jen 12,594 61.84 + 9.74
BN Yap Chin Loi 7,770 38.16 - 9.74
Total valid votes 20,364 100.00
Total rejected ballots 195
Unreturned ballots 30
Turnout 20,589 75.41
Registered electors 27,301
Majority 4,824
DAP hold Swing (({3))}
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: Kota Sentosa
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Chong Chieng Jen 6,579 52.10
BN Yap Chin Loi 6,048 47.90
Total valid votes 12,627 100.00
Total rejected ballots 115
Unreturned ballots 104
Turnout 12,846 67.84
Registered electors 18,934
Majority 531
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
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