Bukit Assek (state constituency)

Bukit Assek

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling DAP
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2016

Bukit Assek is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

The state constituency was created in the 1987 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 Tiong Hua, Tong Sang, Keladi, Kapor Lima, Lembangan, Uk Daik, Hardin, Lai Chee, Merlin, Hua Kiew, Hin Yu, Layang-layang, Manggis, Maling.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tiong Hua, Tong Sang, Keladi, Kapor Lima, Lembangan, Uk Daik, Hardin, Lai Chee, Merlin, Hua Kiew, Hin Yu, Layang-Layang, Manggis, Maling.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Assek
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
13th	1991-1996	Wong Soon Kai	BN
14th	1996-2001	Wong Ho Leng	DAP
15th	2001-2006	Daniel Ngieng Kiong Ann	BN
16th	2006-2011	Wong Ho Leng	DAP
17th	2011-2014
	2014-2016	Vacant
18th	2016-present	Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling	DAP

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling	11,392	61.05	- 12.44
	BN	Chieng Buong Toon	6,895	36.95	+ 11.42
	STAR	Moh Hiong King	374	2.00	+ 2.00
Total valid votes			18,661	100.00
Total rejected ballots			180
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			18,881	66.62
Registered electors			28,341
Majority			4,497
	DAP 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. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "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 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	13,527	73.49	+ 8.65
	BN	Chieng Buong Toon	4,700	25.53	- 9.63
	Independent	Hii Tiong Huat	180	0.98	+ 0.98
Total valid votes			18,407	100.00
Total rejected ballots			97
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			18,518	68.77
Registered electors			26,926
Majority			8,827
	DAP hold		Swing		{{{3}}}
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 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	10,380	64.84	+ 18.58
	BN	Daniel Ngieng Kiong Ann	5,629	35.16	- 18.58
Total valid votes			16,009	100.00
Total rejected ballots			78
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			16,099	61.91
Registered electors			26,022
Majority			4,751
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Daniel Ngieng Kiong Ann	6,289	53.74	+ 4.72
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	5,414	46.26	- 4.72
Total valid votes			11,703	100.00
Total rejected ballots			58
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			11,767	66.08
Registered electors			17,807
Majority			875
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	5,856	50.98	+ 22.46
	BN	Wong Soon Kai	5,630	49.02	- 22.46
Total valid votes			11,486	100.00
Total rejected ballots			82
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			11,591	63.30
Registered electors			18,310
Majority			226
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Soon Kai	10,569	71.48
	DAP	Wong Sing Nang	4,216	28.52
Total valid votes			14,785	100.00
Total rejected ballots			59
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			14,858	72.62
Registered electors			20,459
Majority			6,353
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

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.