Bandar Kuching

Bandar Kuching is a federal constituency in Kuching Division (Kuching District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

Bandar Kuching (P195)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen PH
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	116,280
Electors (2022)[2]	109,710
Area (km²)	35
Pop. density (per km²)	3,322.3

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bandar Kuching's electorate as of 2022^[3]

1. Chinese (91.7%)
2. Sarawak bumiputera (5%)
3. Malay-Muslim bumiputera (2.4%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.9%)

Age breakdown of Bandar Kuching's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (3.51%)
2. 21-29 (12.6%)
3. 30-39 (16%)
4. 40-49 (17.06%)
5. 50-59 (18.08%)
6. 60-69 (18.04%)
7. 70-79 (10.19%)
8. 80-89 (3.61%)
9. above 90 (0.93%)

Gender breakdown of Bandar Kuching's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (48.63%)
2. Female (51.37%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bandar Kuching constituency has a total of 31 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Padungan (N09)	Market	195/09/01	SMK St. Thomas Kuching
	Bazaar	195/09/02	SK St. Mary Kuching
	Padungan	195/09/03	SMK Tinggi Kuching
	Abell	195/09/04	SJK (C) Song Keng Hai (Blok A)
	Deshon	195/09/05	SJK (C) Chung Hua No.3 (Kanan)
	Sekama	195/09/06	SK Lumba Kuda Kuching (Blok A)
	Bukit Tuan	195/09/07	SK Batu Lintang Kuching
	Kinyang	195/09/08	SK Catholic English Kuching
	Ellis	195/09/09	SMK Padungan (Blok A)
	Ban Hock	195/05/10	SJK (C) Song Kueng Hai (Blok B)
	Lumba Kuda	195/09/11	SMK Padungan (Blok B)
	Central	195/09/12	SJK (C) Chung Hua 3 (Kiri)
	Petanak	195/09/13	SK Lumba Kuda Kuching (Block B)
Pending (N10)	Pending	195/10/01	SJK (C) Chung Hua Pending SMK Pending SJK (C) Bintawa
	Foochow	195/10/02	SM Chung Hua No.1 SM Chung Hua No.3 SK Tabuan Ulu
	Kenyalang	195/10/03	SK Kenyalang
	Supreme	195/10/04	SMK Bandar Kuching No.1 (Blok A)
	Chong Kiun Kong	195/11/05	Dewan Masyarakat (KPCA)
	Chawan	195/10/06	SJK (C) Chung Hua No.5
	Simpang Tiga	195/10/07	SMK Bandar Kuching No.1 (Blok B)
Batu Lintang (N11)	Pisang	195/11/01	SJK (C) St. Paul
	Batu Lintang	195/11/02	SMK Batu Lintang SK Jln Ong Tiang Swee St. John Ambulance Headquarters Building Lorong Cheng Ho No.8
	Star Garden	195/11/03	SMK Green Road
	Poh Kwong Park	195/11/04	SK Combined (Blok A)
	Sky Green	195/11/05	SK Green Road
	Bukit Kenny	195/11/06	Blik Perbincangan, Islamic Information Centre
	Tabuan Dayak	195/11/07	Lobi Blessed Church, Jln Seladah Off Jalan Tun Jugah
	Tabuan Jaya	195/11/08	Lodge International School SMK Lodge
	Tabuan Laru	195/11/09	SMK Tabuan Jaya
	Maong	195/11/10	SK Sg. Maong Hilir
	Nanas-Pisang	195/11/11	SK Combined (Block B)

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bandar Kuching
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
		1969-1971	Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd	P122	1971-1973	Ong Kee Hui (王其辉)	SUPP
		1973-1974		BN (SUPP)
4th	P132	1974-1978
5th		1978-1982
6th		1982-1986	Sim Kuang Yang (沈观仰)	DAP
7th	P155	1986-1990
8th	P157	1990-1995		GR (DAP)
9th	P169	1995-1999	Song Swee Guan (宋瑞源)	BN (SUPP)
10th		1999-2004
11th	P195	2004-2008	Chong Chieng Jen (张健仁)	DAP
12th		2008-2013		PR (DAP)
13th		2013-2018
14th		2018-2022	Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen (俞利文)	PH (DAP)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Bandar Kuching			Batu Lintang			Batu Lintang
	Kuching Barat
	Kuching Timor
		Padungan
			Pending
		Stampin

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N9	Padungan	Chong Chieng Jen	PH (DAP)
N10	Pending	Violet Yong Wui Wui
N11	Batu Lintang	See Chee How	Independent

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N9	Padungan	Kuching North City Hall (Bazar and Bukit Tuan areas) Kuching South City Council	90000, 93100, 93150. 93200, 93300, 93350, 93400, 93450, 93500 Kuching
N10	Pending	Kuching South City Council
N11	Batu Lintang	Kuching North City Hall Kuching South City Council (Batu Lintang and Tabuan Jaya areas)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022: Bandar Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen	45,353	71.34	8.09
	GPS	Tay Tze Kok	16,462	25.89	25.89
	PSB	Voon Lee Shan	1,760	2.77	2.77
Total valid votes			63,575	100.00
Total rejected ballots			301
Unreturned ballots			192
Turnout			64,068	57.95	17.16
Registered electors			109,710
Majority			28,891	45.45	54.31
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753265/PARLIMEN%20SARAWAK%20(PUB%20620).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018: Bandar Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen	48,548	79.43	5.25
	BN	Kho Teck Wan	12,575	20.57	5.25
Total valid votes			61,123	100.00
Total rejected ballots			241
Unreturned ballots			119
Turnout			61,483	75.11	1.53
Registered electors			81,856
Majority			35,973	58.85	10.49
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013: Bandar Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	30,133	74.18	10.30
	BN	Tan Kai	10,491	25.82	10.30
Total valid votes			40,624	100.00
Total rejected ballots			201
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			40,879	76.64	8.51
Registered electors			53,336
Majority			19,642	48.36	20.60
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-05. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-05.

Malaysian general election, 2008: Bandar Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	22,901	63.88	10.86
	BN	Sim Yaw Yen	12,949	36.12	10.86
Total valid votes			35,850	100.00
Total rejected ballots			242
Unreturned ballots			165
Turnout			36,257	68.13	5.07
Registered electors			53,216
Majority			9,952	27.76	21.72
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004: Bandar Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	17,914	53.02	35.63
	BN	Wee Kok Tiong	15,873	46.98	6.66
Total valid votes			33,787	100.00
Total rejected ballots			577
Unreturned ballots			329
Turnout			34,693	63.06	1.62
Registered electors
Majority			2,041	6.04	18.63
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999: Bandar Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Song Swee Guan	18,239	53.64	0.57
	Independent	Dominique Ng Kim Ho	9,850	28.97	28.97
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	5,913	17.39	29.54
Total valid votes			34,002	100.00
Total rejected ballots			238
Unreturned ballots			1,078
Turnout			35,318	64.68	5.30
Registered electors
Majority			8,389	24.67	18.53
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995: Bandar Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Song Swee Guan	27,514	53.07	9.92
	DAP	Sim Keng Soon @ Sim Kuang Yang	24,330	46.93	9.92
Total valid votes			51,844	100.00
Total rejected ballots			379
Unreturned ballots			277
Turnout			52,500	70.04	0.41
Registered electors
Majority			3,184	6.14	7.56
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990: Bandar Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sim Keng Soon @ Sim Kuang Yang	25,573	56.85	2.02
	BN	Stephen Yong Kuet Tze	19,409	43.15	2.02
Total valid votes			44,982	100.00
Total rejected ballots			295
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			45,277	70.45	2.36
Registered electors			64,262
Majority			6,164	13.70	4.04
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986: Bandar Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sim Keng Soon @ Sim Kuang Yang	26,468	58.87	3.73
	BN	Chan Seng Kai	18,494	41.13	3.73
Total valid votes			44,962	100.00
Total rejected ballots			582
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			45,544	72.81	1.83
Registered electors			62,550
Majority			7,974	17.74	7.46
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982: Bandar Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sim Keng Soon @ Sim Kuang Yang	19,200	55.14	55.14
	BN	Loke Yik Ping	15,623	44.86	44.86
Total valid votes			34,823	100.00
Total rejected ballots			431
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			35,254	74.69	4.19
Registered electors			47,201
Majority			3,577	10.28	49.00
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978: Bandar Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Kee Hui	19,902	79.64	24.30
	Independent	Leong Ho Yuen	5,089	20.36	20.36
Total valid votes			24,991	100.00
Total rejected ballots			759
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,750	70.50	5.74
Registered electors			36,527
Majority			14,813	59.28	46.41
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974: Bandar Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Kee Hui	11,534	55.34	30.26
	SNAP	Leong Ho Yuen	8,851	42.47	42.47
	Independent	Peter Ng Eng Lim	457	2.19	2.19
Total valid votes			20,842	100.00
Total rejected ballots			638
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			21,480	76.24	7.28
Registered electors			28,175
Majority			2,683	12.87	64.53
	BN gain from SUPP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969: Bandar Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SUPP	Ong Kee Hui	13,410	85.60
	Independent	Kenneth Lau Ah Lah	1,284	8.20
	Independent	Ong Khai Yan	972	6.20
Total valid votes			15,666	100.00
Total rejected ballots			5,113
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			20,779	83.53
Registered electors			24,877
Majority			12,126	77.40
This was a new constituency created.