Baleh (state constituency)

Baleh

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Nicholas Kudi Jantai Masing GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

Baleh is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Baleh constituency has a total of 5 polling districts.^[1]

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Nicholas Kudi Jantai Masing	3,541	61.85	61.85
	PSB	Koh Kumbong	1,631	28.51	28.51
	DAP	Kenneth Lagong	470	8.21	8.21
	PBK	Sukarno @ Iskandar Abdullah	82	1.43	1.43
Total valid votes			5,725	100.00
Total rejected ballots			90
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			5,832	57.53
Registered electors			10,137
Majority			1,909
	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	James Jemut Masing	5,272	91.67	12.08
	DAP	Agop Linsong	479	8.33	8.33
Total valid votes			5,751	100.00
Total rejected ballots			55
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			5,820	60.47
Registered electors			9,624
Majority			4,793
	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	James Jemut Masing	5,242	79.59	11.4
	PKR	Bendindang Manjah	1,344	20.41	20.41
Total valid votes			6,586	100.00
Total rejected ballots			98
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,684	59.22
Registered electors			11,287
Majority			3,898
	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	James Jemut Masing	5,330	90.99	3.30
	SNAP	Lucius Jimbon	528	9.01	9.01
Total valid votes			5,858	100.00
Total rejected ballots			95
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			5,956	61.20
Registered electors			9,731
Majority			4,802
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	James Jemut Masing	6,378	94.29	6.63
	Independent	Stephen Nyamok Medan	386	5.71	5.71
Total valid votes			6,764	100.00
Total rejected ballots			96
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			6,861	70.02
Registered electors			9,798
Majority			5,992
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	James Jemut Masing	5,411	87.66	20.51
	Independent	John Pungga	762	12.34	12.34
Total valid votes			6,173	100.00
Total rejected ballots			154
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			6,334	65.77
Registered electors			9,631
Majority			4,649
	BN gain from PBDS		Swing		?

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