Tupong (state constituency)

Tupong
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman
GPS
Constituency created1987
First contested1991
Last contested2021

Tupong is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

The state constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. It has amongst the highest concentrations of Malay-Muslim middle-class voters in Sarawak, and consists largely of low-density residential areas with emerging commercial zones. It comprises part of a ring of the most affluent Malay-majority areas in Sarawak, which are representative of Malay, middle-class, urban settings.[1]

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tupong constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Tupong(N06) Tupong 194/06/01
  • SK Rakyat Tupong
  • Tabika Kemas Kpg. Tupong Tengah
Gita 194/06/02
  • SMK Tuanku Abdul Rahman Jln. Matang
  • Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Pinang Jawa
Sungai Tengah 194/06/03
  • SJK (C) Sungai Tengah Jln. Sungei Tengah Matang
  • Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Sagah
  • Dewan Serbaguna Datuk Amar Dr Sulaiman Daud Kpg. Kolong Dua
  • SK Tan Sri Datuk Haji Mohamed Taman Malihah
  • Dewan Serbaguna Taman Malihah
Rahmat 194/06/04
  • SK Gita
  • Perkarangan Tempat Kereta Taman Hussein / Rahmat
Sinjan 194/06/05 Dewan Sri Tanjong Kpg. Tanjong
Sejoli 194/06/06
  • SK Tan Sri Dr Hj Sulaiman Daud
  • SMK Petra Jaya
Paroh 194/06/07 Dewan Serbaguna Kpg Paroh
Matang 194/06/08
  • SJK (C) Chung Hua Batu 7 Jln. Matang
  • SMK Matang
  • SK Matang
  • Dewan Pendidikan dan Sosial Kpg. Matang Batu 10 Jln. Matang
  • SK Matang Jaya
  • SK Petra Jaya
  • Dewan Serbaguna Taman Heng Guan
Sri Wangi 194/06/09 Pusat Latihan ABIM Taman Sri Wangi Petra Jaya

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tupong
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Petra Jaya and Satok
13th 1991-1996 Daud Abdul Rahman BN (PBB)
14th 1996-2001
15th 2001-2006
16th 2006-2011
17th 2011-2016
18th 2016-2018 Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman
2018-2021 GPS (PBB)
19th 2021–present

Election results

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Sarawak state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
GPS Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman 12,544 85.25 Increase 85.25
PKR Ahmad Nazib Johari 1,335 9.07 Decrease 11.81
PBK Chan Haong Yen 836 5.68 Increase 5.68
Total valid votes 14,715 100.00
Total rejected ballots 125
Unreturned ballots 131
Turnout 14,971 57.57
Registered electors 26,004
Majority 11,209
GPS gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman 10,942 79.12 Increase 10.25
PKR Nurhanim Hanna Mokhsen 2,887 20.88 Decrease 10.25
Total valid votes 13,829 100.00
Total rejected ballots 153
Unreturned ballots 79
Turnout 14,061 65.40
Registered electors 21,499
Majority 8,055
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 2016-04-27.

"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
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Daud Abdul Rahman 8,304 68.87 Decrease 5.98
PKR Baharuddin @ Din Shah Mokhsen 3,753 31.13 Increase 5.98
Total valid votes 12,057 100.00
Total rejected ballots 135
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 12,192 68.51
Registered electors 17,796
Majority 4,551
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Daud Abdul Rahman 6,885 74.85 Increase 0.6
PKR Ramlee Mahtar 2,313 25.15 Increase 1.90
Total valid votes 9,198 100.00
Total rejected ballots 103
Unreturned ballots 27
Turnout 9,328 63.08
Registered electors 14,787
Majority 4,572
BN hold Swing


Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Daud Abdul Rahman 7,037 74.25 Decrease 16.20
PKR Ismadi Abdul Wahed 2,203 23.25 Increase 23.25
Independent Mustafa Jinal Abidin Mohamed 237 2.50 Increase 2.50
Total valid votes 9,477 100.00
Total rejected ballots 98
Unreturned ballots 15
Turnout 9,590 71.91
Registered electors 13,336
Majority 4,834
BN hold Swing


Sarawak state election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Daud Abdul Rahman 6,264 90.45 Increase 12.25
Independent Abang Ariffin Abang Sebli 661 9.55 Increase 9.55
Total valid votes 6,925 100.00
Total rejected ballots 142
Unreturned ballots 69
Turnout 7,136 64.18
Registered electors 11,119
Majority 5,603
BN hold Swing


Sarawak state election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Daud Abdul Rahman 7,806 78.20
PERMAS Baharuddin @ Din Shah Mokhsen 2,045 20.49
NEGARA Suhaili Mumin 131 1.31
Total valid votes 9,982 100.00
Total rejected ballots 156
Unreturned ballots 137
Turnout 10,275 69.76
Registered electors 14,730
Majority 5,761
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ Weiss, Meredith L (2017). Electoral Dynamics in Sarawak. Strategic Information and Research Development Centre and ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. ISBN 978-9814762960.
  2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.