Simanggang (state constituency)

Simanggang

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Francis Harden Hollis GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

Simanggang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1979, from 1991 to present.

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.

It was abolished in 1979 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1987.

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Simanggang constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[1]

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Francis Harden Hollis	3,954	48.94	48.94
	PSB	Wilson Entabang	3,779	46.77	46.77
	DAP	Leon Jimat Donald	212	2.62	5.99
	PBK	Peli Aron	135	1.67	1,67
Total valid votes			8,080	100.00
Total rejected ballots			115
Unreturned ballots			39
Turnout			8,234	62.27
Registered electors			13,224
Majority			175
	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	Francis Harden Hollis	4,094	50.70	16.61
	Independent	Ngu Piew Seng	2,706	33.51	33.51
	DAP	Leon Jimat Donald	695	8.61	24.08
	PKR	Norina Umoi Utot	580	7.18	7.18
Total valid votes			8,075	100.00
Total rejected ballots			83
Unreturned ballots			47
Turnout			8,205	71.52
Registered electors			11,472
Majority			1,388
	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. 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	Francis Harden Hollis	4,758	67.31	18.00
	DAP	Leon Jimat Donald	2,311	32.69	32.69
Total valid votes			7,069	100.00
Total rejected ballots			67
Unreturned ballots			35
Turnout			7,171	68.37
Registered electors				10,488
Majority			2,447
	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.

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Francis Harden Hollis	5,144	85.31	0.07
	SNAP	Peli Aron	886	14.69	14.69
Total valid votes			6,030	100.00
Total rejected ballots			145
Unreturned ballots			74
Turnout			6,249	63.44
Registered electors			9,849
Majority			4,258
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Francis Harden Hollis	8,408	85.38	1.17
	Independent	Asem Mansor	1,440	14.62	14.62
Total valid votes			9,848	100.00
Total rejected ballots			159
Unreturned ballots			188
Turnout			10,195	64.11
Registered electors			15,903
Majority			6,968
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Francis Harden Hollis	8,215	86.55	36.91
	Independent	Othman Abdullah	1,277	13.45	13.45
Total valid votes			9,492	100.00
Total rejected ballots			194
Unreturned ballots			242
Turnout			9,928	64.12
Registered electors			15,484
Majority			6,938
	BN hold		Swing

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