Demak Laut (state constituency)

Demak Laut
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

Hazland Abang Hipni
BN

Constituency created 1996
First contested 1996
Last contested 2016

Demak Laut 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 Tanjong Embang, Muara Tebas, Geobilt, Bako, Sejingkat, Senari, Tanjong Bako, Pinggan Jaya, Tabuan Melayu, Muara Tabuan, Tabuan Hulu.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tanjong Embang, Muara Tebas, Geobilt, Bako, Sejingkat, Senari, Tanjong Bako, Pinggan Jaya, Tabuan Melayu, Muara Tabuan, Tabuan Hulu.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Demak Laut
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created, renamed from Sejingkat
14th 1996-2001 Abang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen BN
15th 2001-2006
16th 2006-2011
17th 2011-2016 Hazland Abang Hipni
18th 2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNHazland Abang Hipni 8,539 88.07 + 12.34
AmanahMohammad Fidzuan Zaidi 1,157 11.93 + 11.93
Total valid votes 9,696 100.00
Total rejected ballots 139
Unreturned ballots 44
Turnout 9,87971.43
Registered electors 13,830
Majority 7,382
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNHazland Abang Hipni 5,522 75.73 - 1.65
PKRAli Hossen Abang 1,770 24.27 + 1.65
Total valid votes 7,292 100.00
Total rejected ballots 98
Unreturned ballots 13
Turnout 7,40370.93
Registered electors 10,437
Majority 3,752
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen 5,094 77.38 + 6.21
KEADILANSaidan @ Massudin Sahini 1,489 22.62 + 6.47
Total valid votes 6,583 100.00
Total rejected ballots 102
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 6,69966.45
Registered electors 10,080
Majority 3,605
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen 4,974 71.17 - 19.75
KEADILANAhmad Lukman Abang Ibrahim 1,129 16.15 + 16.15
IndependentAbang Yusof Abang Razak 886 12.68 + 12.68
Total valid votes 6,989 100.00
Total rejected ballots 68
Unreturned ballots 11
Turnout 7,06873.17
Registered electors 9,660
Majority 3,845
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen 5,365 90.92
IndependentJunaidi Putit 536 9.08
Total valid votes 5,901 100.00
Total rejected ballots 130
Unreturned ballots 26
Turnout 6,05766.51
Registered electors 9,107
Majority 4,829
This was a new constituency created.

References

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