Daro (state constituency)

Daro

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Safiee Ahmad BN
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2006
Last contested	2016

Daro is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 2005 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 Semah, Tebaang, Daro, Lemang Peh, Lassa, Lebaan.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Semah, Tebaang, Daro, Lemang Peh, Lassa, Lebaan.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Daro
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, split from Matu-Daro
16th	2006-2011	Murni Suhaili	BN
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present	Safiee Ahmad

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Safiee Ahmad	5,001	89.78	+ 14.56
	Amanah	Ibrahim Bayau	569	10.22	+ 10.22
Total valid votes			5,570	100.00
Total rejected ballots			147
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			5,734	67.53
Registered electors			8,491
Majority			4,432
	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	Murni Suhaili	3,867	75.22	+ 75.22
	Independent	Mohamad Zamhari Berawi	670	13.03	+ 13.03
	PKR	Jamaludin Ibrahim	475	9.24	+ 9.24
	Independent	Noh @ Mohamad Noh Bakri @ Bakeri	129	2.51	+ 2.51
Total valid votes			5,141	100.00
Total rejected ballots			105
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			5,265	72.07
Registered electors			7,305
Majority			3,197
	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, Murni Suhaili won uncontested.
	BN	Murni Suhaili
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			7,411
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.