Elections in Sarawak have been held in the Malaysian state of Sarawak since 1959 and have chosen Sarawak's elected representatives in the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Undangan Negeri (the Malaysian federal and state assemblies).

History

After Sarawak became a crown colony on 1 July 1947, Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, the then governor of Sarawak issued "Notes on the Development of Local Government in Sarawak". This led to the setting up of local authorities in Sarawak, financed by population-based capitation grants, customary taxes, and license fees. By 1957, local authorities covered all areas in Sarawak. In 1959, the crown colony government decided to standardise the rates-collecting system for all local authorities in Sarawak. The amount of rates collected was based on property values and matched by one or two-dollar government grants for every dollar collected in rates.[1] Sarawak indirect three-tiered district council elections were held in 1959 and 1963 respectively. After that, no more local government elections were held in Sarawak.[1] On 25 June 1964, Council Negri of Sarawak (now Sarawak State Legislative Assembly) passed an amendment to the Sarawak constitution that removed the provision to hold indirect elections to the Council Negri within 60 days in all situations. The local councillor members, where three-year tenure were due to expire on 30 June 1966, were extended until six months after the dissolution of Council Negri.[1]

Since 1970, direct elections were held where members were directly elected into the Council Negri instead of district councils.[1]

Federal level

Federal constituencies

General elections

1969 general election

1974 general election

1978 general election

1982 general election

1986 general election

1990 general election

1995 general election

1999 general election

2004 general election

2008 general election

2013 general election

2018 general election

2022 general election

State level

State constituencies

District council elections

1959 district council election

1963 district council election

State elections

1969 state election

1974 state election

1979 state election

1983 state election

1987 state election

1991 state election

1996 state election

2001 state election

2006 state election

2011 state election

2016 state election

2021 state election

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Porritt, VL (1 January 2009). "Local government in Sarawak, 1963-1988: democratic local government won and then lost?". Borneo Research Bulletin. 40: 186–201. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023.
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