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 Sarawak constituency | |
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2005 |
| First contested | 2008 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 32,768 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 32,948 |
| Area (km²) | 2,024 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 16.2 |
Tanjong Manis is a federal constituency in Mukah Division, Tanjung Manis District) and Sarikei Division (Sarikei District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2008.
The federal constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]Age breakdown of Tanjong Manis's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.88%)
21-29 (22.45%)
30-39 (21.37%)
40-49 (17.29%)
50-59 (15.54%)
60-69 (10.19%)
70-79 (4.55%)
80-89 (1.24%)
above 90 (0.48%)
Gender breakdown of Tanjong Manis's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.94%)
Female (50.06%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanjong Manis constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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| Kuala Rajang（N41） | Selalang | 206/41/01 | SK Mandor Aris Kpg. Selalang |
| Belawai | 206/41/02 |
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| Rajang | 206/41/03 |
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| Sari | 206/41/04 |
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| Seberang | 206/41/05 |
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| Nanga Lepa | 206/41/06 | RH Gabriel Ng Lepa | |
| Semop (N42) | Paloh | 206/42/01 |
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| Mupong | 206/42/02 |
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| Semop | 206/42/03 |
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| Saai | 206/42/04 |
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| Tekajong | 206/42/05 |
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| Bruit | 206/42/06 | SK Kpg. Bruit | |
| Bunut | 206/42/07 |
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| Bintangor | 206/42/08 | SK Abang Amin Bintangor |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Tanjong Manis | ||||
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| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kuala Rajang | ||||
| 12th | P206 | 2008–2013 | Norah Abdul Rahman (نورة عبدالرحمن) | BN (PBB) |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018 | Yusuf Abd. Wahab (يوسف بن عبدالوهاب) | ||
| 2018–2022 | GPS (PBB) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | |||||
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| 1969–1978 | 1978–1990 | 1990–1999 | 1999–2008 | 2008–2016 | 2016−present | |
| Tanjong Manis | Belawai | |||||
| Kuala Rajang | ||||||
| Semop | ||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N41 | Kuala Rajang | Len Talif Salleh | GPS (PBB) |
| N42 | Semop | Abdullah Saidol |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
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| N41 | Kuala Rajang |
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| N42 | Semop |
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Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Yusuf Abd. Wahab | 16,474 | 86.52 |  86.52 | ||
| PH | Zainab Suhaili | 2,566 | 13.48 |  5.83 | ||
| Total valid votes | 19,040 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 238 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 117 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,395 | 57.79 | 8.08 | |||
| Registered electors | 32,948 | |||||
| Majority | 13,908 | 73.04 | 11.65 | |||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Yusuf Abd. Wahab | 11,402 | 80.69 | 8.17 | ||
| PH | Mohamad Fadillah Sabali | 2,728 | 19.31 | 19.31 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,130 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 214 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 81 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,425 | 65.87 | 9.07 | |||
| Registered electors | 21,899 | |||||
| Majority | 8,674 | 61.39 | 16.33 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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| BN | Norah Abdul Rahman | 12,535 | 88.86 | 88.86 | ||
| PAS | Jurina Mut | 1,571 | 11.14 | 11.14 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,106 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 238 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 58 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,402 | 74.95 | ||||
| Registered electors | 19,215 | |||||
| Majority | 10,964 | 77.72 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| On the nomination day, Norah Abdul Rahman won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Norah Abdul Rahman | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | ||||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 46. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "第15届全国大选-东方日报-2022". ge15.orientaldaily.com.my. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
