Batu Kawah (state constituency)

Batu Kawah

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Sim Kui Hian BN
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2016

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

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

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kawah, Stapok, Haji Baki, Kitang, Sin San Tu, Kim Chu Shin.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of RPR Batu Kawah, Kawah, Stapok, Sin San Tu, Kim Chu Shin.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Kawah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1969-1973	Chong Kiun Kong	SUPP
	1973-1974		BN
9th	1974-1979
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987
12th	1987-1991
13th	1991-1992
	1992-1996	Yap Chin Loi
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011	Tan Joo Phoi
17th	2011-2016	Christina Chiew Wang See	DAP
18th	2016-present	Sim Kui Hian	BN

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sim Kui Hian	6,414	54.12	+ 6.01
	DAP	Christina Chiew Wang See	4,329	36.53	- 15.36
	Independent	Liu Thian Leong	1,109	9.35	+ 9.35
Total valid votes			11,852	100.00
Total rejected ballots			135
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			12,042	70.87
Registered electors			16,991
Majority			2,085
	BN gain from DAP		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. Retrieved 2016-04-30. "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 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Christina Chiew Wang See	7,439	51.89	+ 51.89
	BN	Tan Joo Phoi	6,896	48.11	- 24.29
Total valid votes			14,335	100.00
Total rejected ballots			184
Unreturned ballots			87
Turnout			14,606	70.68
Registered electors			20,664
Majority			543
	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 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Joo Phoi	6,755	72.40	+ 72.40
	KEADILAN	Wong Huan Yu	2,575	27.60	+ 27.60
Total valid votes			9,330	100.00
Total rejected ballots			221
Unreturned ballots			260
Turnout			9,811	60.42
Registered electors			16,237
Majority			4,180
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Yap Chin Loi won uncontested.
	BN	Yap Chin Loi
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			28,470
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yap Chin Loi	10,883	84.10	+ 84.10
	Independent	Dripin Sakoi	2,058	15.90	+ 15.90
Total valid votes			12,941	100.00
Total rejected ballots			240
Unreturned ballots			290
Turnout			13,471	61.19
Registered electors			22,016
Majority			8,825
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state by-election, 22 August 1992 Upon the death of incumbent, Chong Kiun Kong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Yap Chin Loi won uncontested.
	BN	Yap Chin Loi
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Kiun Kong	10,201	73.46
	DAP	Yong Sen Chan	3,585	25.82
	Independent	Chong Ju Siaw	100	0.72
Total valid votes			13,886	100.00
Total rejected ballots			235
Unreturned ballots			159
Turnout			14,280	69.05
Registered electors			20,682
Majority			6,616
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Kiun Kong
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Kiun Kong
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Kiun Kong
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Kiun Kong
	style="width: 180px; text-align:left;"	Chin Poh Luke
	BISAMAH	Augustine Siran
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			9,740
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SUPP	Chong Kiun Kong
	Sarawak Alliance	Shii Dai Seng
	SNAP	S. L. Kong
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			8,912
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

1. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.