Batu Kitang (state constituency)

Batu Kitang
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

Lo Khere Chiang
BN

Constituency created 2015
First contested 2016
Last contested 2016

Batu Kitang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2016.

The state constituency was created in the 2015 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Arang, Pasar Maong, Haji Baki, Kitang, Lidah Tanah.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Kitang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
18th 2016-present Lo Khere Chiang BN

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNLo Khere Chiang 6,466 53.48
DAPAbdul Aziz Isa Marindo 4,626 38.26
PKRVoon Shiak Ni 883 7.30
IndependentSulaiman Kadir 61 0.50
IndependentOthman Bojeng 54 0.45
Total valid votes 12,090 100.00
Total rejected ballots 135
Unreturned ballots 31
Turnout 12,25670.06
Registered electors 17,494
Majority 1,840

References

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