Dalat (state constituency)

Dalat

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming BN
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2016

Dalat 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 Penat, Tanam, Dalat, Kut, Baoh, Sebakong, Oya, Terus, Teh Oya, Senau, Balan, Ud, Baru Dalat, Sungai Dalam, Klid, Kekan, Medong, Kut Muara, Ulu Baoh, Narub, Dijih, Ulu Sikat, Nanga Sikat, Engkerbai.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tanam, Dalat, Kut, Balan, Ud, Baru Dalat, Sungai Dalam, Klid, Kekan, Medong, Kut Muara, Narub, Oya, Terus, Teh Oya, Senau.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Dalat
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
13th	1991-1996	Mohd Effendi Norwawi	BN
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006	Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming	7,107	90.14	+ 9.97
	PKR	Sim Eng Hua	777	9.86	- 6.69
Total valid votes			7,884	100.00
Total rejected ballots			150
Unreturned ballots			46
Turnout			8,080	70.63
Registered electors			11,440
Majority			6,330
	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. Retrieved 2016-04-30. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming	6,288	80.17	+ 80.17
	PKR	Sylvester Ajah Subah @ Ajah Subah	1,298	16.55	+ 16.55
	Independent	Salleh Mahali	257	3.28	+ 3.28
Total valid votes			7,843	100.00
Total rejected ballots			195
Unreturned ballots			31
Turnout			8,069	68.05
Registered electors			11,857
Majority			4,990
	BN hold		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	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming won uncontested.
	BN	Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			11,423
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming	7,497	88.51	+ 16.24
	Independent	Peter Nari Dina	973	11.49	+ 11.49
Total valid votes			8,470	100.00
Total rejected ballots			177
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			8,660	62.82
Registered electors			13,786
Majority			6,524
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Effendi Norwawi	6,339	72.27	- 5.53
	Independent	Sim Eng Hua	2,432	27.73	+ 27.73
Total valid votes			8,771	100.00
Total rejected ballots			186
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			8,979	63.62
Registered electors			14,113
Majority			3,907
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Effendi Norwawi	7,719	77.80
	PBDS	Peter Nari Dina	2,104	21.21
	Independent	Edmund Dingun Tandok	98	0.99
Total valid votes			9,921	100.00
Total rejected ballots			117
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			10,066	69.45
Registered electors			14,494
Majority			5,615
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.