Kuala Rajang (federal constituency)
Kuala Rajang Sarawak constituency |
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| Defunct federal constituency |
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| Legislature |
Dewan Rakyat |
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| Constituency created |
1987 |
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| Constituency abolished |
2008 |
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| First contested |
1990 |
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| Last contested |
2004 |
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Kuala Rajang was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1990 to 2008.
The federal constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 2008 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Kuala Rajang |
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |
| 8th | 1990-1995 | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha | BN |
| 9th | 1995-1999 |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | Mohd Effendi Norwawi |
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Wahab Dolah |
| Constituency abolished |
Election results
| Malaysian general election, 1995 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
| On the nomination day, Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha won uncontested. |
|
BN | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha |
| Total valid votes |
| 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
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| Unreturned ballots |
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| Turnout |
|
| Registered electors |
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| Majority |
|
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BN hold |
Swing |
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| Malaysian general election, 1990 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha | 10,886 | 72.53 |
|
Independent | Asbor Abdullah | 2,230 | 14.86 |
|
Independent | Ali Hassan Jajol | 1,892 | 12.61 |
| Total valid votes |
15,008 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
411 |
| Unreturned ballots |
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| Turnout |
15,419 | 65.62 |
| Registered electors |
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| Majority |
8,656 |
| This was a new constituency created. |
References