Pujut
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Adam Yii
GPS
Constituency created2005 (2005)
First contested2006
Last contested2021

Pujut is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. This is smallest elector district in Malaysia only just two districts.

History

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pujut, Krokop.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Pujut, Krokop.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pujut
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Piasau
16th2006-2011Chia Chu FattBN (SUPP)
17th2011-2016Fong Pau TeckDAP
18th2016–2020Ting Tiong Choon
2020-2021 Vacant[N 1]
19th 2021-Incumbent Adam Yii GPS (SUPP)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021: Pujut
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
GPSAdam Yii5,55844.86+44.86
DAPAlan Ling Sie Kiong3,99232.22-20.35
PSBBruce Chai Khim Cheong1,66713.45+13.45
PBKLeslie Ting Siong Ngiap1,0228.25+8.25
ASPIRASIErick Chin Fen Siong1521.23+1.23
Total valid votes 12,391 100.00
Total rejected ballots 96
Unreturned ballots 60
Turnout 12,54745.51
Registered electors 27,567
Majority 1,566
GPS gain Swing
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf
Sarawak state election, 2016: Pujut
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPTing Tiong Choon8,89952.57- 11.29
BNHii King Chiong7,14042.18+ 6.04
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyJofri Jaraiee5133.03+ 3.03
IndependentFong Pau Teck3752.22+ 2.22
Total valid votes 16,927 100.00
Total rejected ballots 139
Unreturned ballots 32
Turnout 17,09865.25
Registered electors 26,202
Majority 1,759
DAP 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

"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 2016-04-28.
Sarawak state election, 2011: Pujut
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPFong Pau Teck9,45363.86+ 19.76
BNChia Chu Fatt5,35036.14- 19.76
Total valid votes 14,803 100.00
Total rejected ballots 67
Unreturned ballots 30
Turnout 14,90066.00
Registered electors 22,577
Majority 4,103
DAP gain from BN 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 2016-04-27.
Sarawak state election, 2006: Pujut
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNChia Chu Fatt6,49355.90
DAPFong Pau Teck5,12344.10
Total valid votes 11,616 100.00
Total rejected ballots 77
Unreturned ballots 96
Turnout 11,78958.65
Registered electors 20,098
Majority 1,370
This was a new constituency created.

Notes

  1. ↑ Vacant from 11 February 2020 until the 2021 state election due to the incumbent was disqualified for having Malaysian and Australian dual citizenship. No by-election was held due to the state assembly was to automatically dissolved in less than a year and a half.

References

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