Pelawan (state constituency)

Pelawan
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

David Wong Kee Woan
DAP

Constituency created 1996
First contested 1996
Last contested 2016

Pelawan is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1996.

The state constituency was created in the 1996 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Rajang Park, Pelawan, Sungai Merah, Bandong, Bahagia Jaya, Disa, Sungai Antu, Gambir, Camar, Merdeka, Oya Lane.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Rajang Park, Pelawan, Sungai Merah, Disa, Sungai Antu, Gambir, Camar, Merdeka, Oya Lane, Indah, Nibong.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pelawan
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
14th 1996-2001 Wong Sing Nang DAP
15th 2001-2006 Vincent Goh Chung Siong BN
16th 2006-2011
17th 2011-2016 David Wong Kee Woan DAP
18th 2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPDavid Wong Kee Woan 13,056 58.30 - 7.48
BNLau Ung Hie 8,742 39.04 + 4.82
STARPriscilla Lau 597 2.66 + 2.66
Total valid votes 22,395 100.00
Total rejected ballots 174
Unreturned ballots 59
Turnout 22,62870.20
Registered electors 32,233
Majority 4,314
DAP hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPDavid Wong Kee Woan 13,318 65.78 + 16.69
BNVincent Goh Chung Siong 6,927 34.22 - 16.69
Total valid votes 20,245 100.00
Total rejected ballots 91
Unreturned ballots 43
Turnout 20,37970.74
Registered electors 28,808
Majority 6,391
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNVincent Goh Chung Siong 7,375 50.91 - 20.40
DAPTing Chek Ming 7,112 49.09 + 20.40
Total valid votes 14,487 100.00
Total rejected ballots 83
Unreturned ballots 17
Turnout 14,58764.66
Registered electors 22,559
Majority 263
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNVincent Goh Chung Siong 14,129 71.31 + 24.8
DAPTing Chek Ming 5,684 28.69 - 24.8
Total valid votes 19,813 100.00
Total rejected ballots 123
Unreturned ballots 25
Turnout 19,96169.50
Registered electors 28,722
Majority 8,445
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPWong Sing Nang 7,460 53.49
BNVincent Goh Chung Siong 6,486 46.51
Total valid votes 13,946 100.00
Total rejected ballots 65
Unreturned ballots 32
Turnout 14,04367.73
Registered electors 20,733
Majority 974
This was a new constituency created.

References

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