Simunjan (state constituency)

Simunjan
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Awla Dris; GPS
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Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2021

Simunjan 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.

History[edit]

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sateman, Simunjan, Temiang, Pangkor, Kepayang, Gedong.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Rangkang, Putin, Rangawan, Terasi, Senangeh, Sungai Buloh, Ensengei, Simunjan, Temiang, Sageng, Sekendu, Sungai Apin, Tanjong Beluku, Slangking.

Representation history[edit]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Simunjan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Gedong
13th	1991-1996	Mohd. Naroden Majais	BN (PBB)
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-2018	Awla Dris
18th	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present		GPS (PBB)

Election results[edit]

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Awla Dris	4,276	73.02	+73.02
	PSB	Raily Reli Ali	925	15.80	+15.80
	PKR	Hapeni Fadil	518	8.85	-15.24
	PBK	Saharuddin Abdullah	137	2.34	+2.34
Total valid votes			5,856	100.00
Total rejected ballots			104
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			5,983	72.09
Registered electors			8,299
Majority			3,351
	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	Awla Dris	4,101	71.14	- 3.74
	PKR	Jamilah Baharuddin	1,389	24.09	+ 4.67
	Independent	Hipni Kanaini	275	4.77	+ 4.77
Total valid votes			5,765	100.00
Total rejected ballots			123
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			5,915	76.09
Registered electors			7,774
Majority			2,712
	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	Mohd. Naroden Majais	5,465	74.88	- 2.04
	PKR	Mashor Hossen	1,417	19.42	- 3.66
	Love Malaysia Party	Mac Palima Nyambil	237	3.25	+ 3.25
	Independent	Zaini Le'	179	2.45	+ 2.45
Total valid votes			7,298	100.00
Total rejected ballots			85
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			7,405	73.29
Registered electors			10,104
Majority			4,048
	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	Mohd. Naroden Majais	4,786	76.92	+ 15.22
	PKR	Sakawi Nahari	1,436	23.08	- 13.87
Total valid votes			6,222	100.00
Total rejected ballots			77
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			6,320	64.18
Registered electors			9,846
Majority			3,350
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Naroden Majais	4,088	61.70	- 28.43
	PKR	Bujang Ulis	2,448	36.95	+ 36.95
	Independent	Muhammad Husain Mustapha	90	1.36	+ 1.36
Total valid votes			6,626	100.00
Total rejected ballots			64
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			6,701	64.19
Registered electors			10,439
Majority			1,640
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Naroden Majais	7,332	90.13	+ 27.08
	Independent	Shamsuddin Abdullah	803	9.87	+ 9.87
Total valid votes			8,135	100.00
Total rejected ballots			282
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,417	67.26
Registered electors			12,514
Majority			6,529
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohd. Naroden Majais	4,948	63.05
	PBDS	Jack Bujang	2,466	31.42
	Independent	Sahari Pet	262	3.34
	PERMAS	Shamsuddin Abdullah	97	1.24
	NEGARA	Edmun Durong Inting	75	0.96
Total valid votes			7,848	100.00
Total rejected ballots			95
Unreturned ballots			520
Turnout			8,463	78.05
Registered electors			10,843
Majority			2,482
This was a new constituency created.

References[edit]

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

^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

[1] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

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