Balingian (state constituency)

Balingian is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

Balingian

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Yakub Arbi GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

As of 2020, Balingian has a population of 17,114 people.^[1]

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Balingian constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Balingian (N58)	Litong	213/58/01	SK Kpg. Seberang Mukah
	Penakop	213/58/02	SK Kpg. Penakap Ulu Mukah
	Temesu	213/58/03	RH Entering Anak Geruna
	Balingan	213/58/04	SJK (C) Chung Hua Balingian
	Tutus	213/58/05	Pusat Sarawak Skills Mukah (PPKS) Mukah
	Jebungan	213/58/06	SK Kpg. Jebungan Mukah
	Kenyana	213/58/07	SK Kuala Kenyana Mukah
	Sesok	213/58/08	SK Kpg. Teh Mukah SK Kpg. Sau Mukah Dewan Serbaguna Kpg Sesok Baru
	Ulu Bedengan	213/58/09	Tadika Kemas Bayau Jln. Selangau / Mukah
	Bedengan	213/58/10	SK Sg. Bedengan Mukah
	Penipah	213/58/11	SK Sg. Penipah Mukah
	Kuala Balingian	213/58/12	SK Kuala Balingian
	Suyong	213/58/13	SK Parish
	Liok	213/58/14	SK Sg. Liok

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Balingian
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1973	Mohd. Pauzi Hamdani	PESAKA
	1973-1974		BN (PBB)
9th	1974-1977	Salleh Jafaruddin
	1977-1979	Wan Habib Syed Mahmud
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987
12th	1987-1991	Abdul Ajis Abdul Majeed
13th	1991-1996
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006	Abdul Taib Mahmud
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2014
	2014-2016	Yussibnosh Balo
18th	2016-2018	Abdul Yakub Arbi
	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Abdul Yaakub Arbi	4,050	71.13	71.13
	PSB	Yusuf Abdul Rahman	1,146	20.13	20.13
	PKR	Abdul Jalil Bujang	498	8.75	4.79
Total valid votes			5,694	100.00
Total rejected ballots			84
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			5,784	66.45
Registered electors			8,704
Majority			2,904
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Yakub Arbi	4,208	77.18	9.28
	Amanah	Nurzaiti Hamdan	1,244	22.82	22.82
Total valid votes			5,452	100.00
Total rejected ballots			90
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			5,552	69.69
Registered electors			7,967
Majority			2,964
	BN 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 2016-04-29. "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 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state by-election, 29 March 2014
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Abdul Taib Mahmud

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yussibnosh Balo	8,194	86.46	10.14
	PKR	Abdul Jail Bujang	1,283	13.54	2.84
Total valid votes			9,477	100.00
Total rejected ballots			146
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			9,624	72.00
Registered electors			13,366
Majority			6,911
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.51 Balingian". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.51 Balingian for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 91/2014]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-19.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of N.51 Balingian [P.U. (B) 114/2014]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-19.[permanent dead link]

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	6,210	76.32	14.32
	Independent	Salleh Jafaruddin	1,056	12.98	12.98
	PKR	Suriati Abdullah	871	10.70	1.25
Total valid votes			8,137	100.00
Total rejected ballots			116
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			8,280	70.22
Registered electors			11,792
Majority			5,154
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}
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 2016-04-29.[permanent dead link]

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	6,393	90.55	4.09
	PKR	Ibrahim Bayau	667	9.45	9.45
Total valid votes			7,060	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			7,178	63.37
Registered electors			11,326
Majority			5,726
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	7,532	94.64	30.56
	Independent	Yeo Eng Choo @ Alice Alison Eng Choo	225	2.83	2.83
	Independent	Kadri Jili	141	1.77	1.77
	Independent	Alan Dunggat	61	0.76	0.76
Total valid votes			7,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			8,071	70.84
Registered electors			11,393
Majority			7,307
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ajis Abdul Majeed	4,622	64.08	13.34
	Independent	Yusuf Abdul Rahman	2,591	35.92	35.92
Total valid votes			7,213	100.00
Total rejected ballots			187
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			7,437	67.79
Registered electors			10,971
Majority			2,031
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ajis Abdul Majeed	5,742	77.42
	PBDS	Hambali Annuar	1,088	14.67
	Independent	Kadir @ Abdul Kadir Yahya	418	5.64
	DAP	Wong Sing Hong @ Janggau	169	2.28
Total valid votes			7,417	100.00
Total rejected ballots			115
Unreturned ballots			66
Turnout			7,598	71.27
Registered electors			10,661
Majority			4,654
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ajis Abdul Majeed		59.51
	PERMAS	Wan Habib Syed Mahmud		40.49
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Habib Syed Mahmud		60.29
	DAP			11.76
	Independent
	Independent
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Wan Habib Syed Mahmud won uncontested.
	BN	Wan Habib Syed Mahmud
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state by-election, 9–11 June 1977
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Salleh Jafaruddin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Habib Syed Mahmud	3,053	60.85
	Independent	Linggie Balong	1,964	39.15
Total valid votes			5,017	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority			1,089
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Salleh Jafaruddin		76.21
	SNAP			23.79
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from PBB		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBB	Mohd. Pauzi Hamdani	1,555	31.96
	SUPP	Ho Thian Ting	856	17.60
	SNAP	Jang Kandawang	827	17.00
	Independent	Mohd. Noh Hamdan	606	12.46
	PESAKA	Sipuk Ani	523	10.75
	PESAKA	Tampang Basek	267	5.49
	Independent	Tan Yong Bee	231	4.75
Total valid votes			4,865	100.00
Total rejected ballots			362
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,227	63.24
Registered electors			8,265
Majority			699
This was a new constituency created.