Bukit Semuja

Bukit Semuja is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2016.

Bukit Semuja

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	John Ilus GPS
Constituency created	2015
First contested	2016
Last contested	2021

The state constituency was created in the 2015 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bukit Semuja constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bukit Semuja (N23)	Sedihan	199/23/01	Balai Raya Kpg. Tebakang Dayak SK Tebakang Balai Raya Sorah Dayak SK Pangkalan Sorah SK koran
	Triboh	199/23/02	SK Merakai Balai Raya Kpg. Kuala SK Lebor Remun SK Bedup SK Melansai SK Pengkalan Bedup
	Selabi	199/23/03	SK Riih Daso Balai Raya Kpg. Riih Mawang SK St. Patrick Tangga Balai Raya Kpg. Rasau SK St. Henry Selabi Balai Raya Kpg. Seroban SK Serian
	Pasar Serian	199/23/04	SJK (C) Chung Hua Serian
	Kakai	199/23/05	Balai Raya Kpg. Kakai
	Serian Hulu	199/23/06	Stadium Bola Keranjang Tertutup (Majlis Daerah Serian)

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Semuja
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kedup
18th	2016-2018	John Ilus	BN (PBB)
	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021: Bukit Semuja

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	John Ilus	6.113	70.06	70.06
	PSB	Elsiy Tingang	1,408	16.14	16.14
	DAP	Brolin Nicholsion	777	8.91	16.33
	PBK	Edward Andrew Luwak @ Edward Luwak	427	4.89	4.89
Total valid votes			8,725	100.00
Total rejected ballots			153
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			8,923	59.91
Registered electors			14,893
Majority			4,705
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016: Bukit Semuja

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	John Ilus	5,451	59.64
	DAP	Edward Andrew Luwak @ Edward Luwak	2,307	25.24
	Independent	Frederick Bayoi Manggie	1,196	13.09
	PBDS Baru	Cobbold Lusoi	133	1.46
	STAR	Johnny Bob Aput	53	0.58
Total valid votes			9,140	100.00
Total rejected ballots			117
Unreturned ballots			195
Turnout			9,452	70.72
Registered electors			13,365
Majority			3,144
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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

1. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.