Katibas (state constituency)

Katibas

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ambrose Blikau Enturan BN
Constituency created	1977
First contested	1979
Last contested	2016

Katibas is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1979.

The state constituency was created in the 1977 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 Manap, Temelat, Song, Katibas, Tapang, Bangkit, Tekalit.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Manap, Temelat, Song, Katibas, Tapang, Bangkit, Tekalit.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Katibas
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987	Ambrose Blikau Enturan	BN
12th	1987-1991	Felix Bantin Jimbom	PBDS
13th	1991-1996	Ambrose Blikau Enturan	BN
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ambrose Blikau Enturan	4,681	74.20	+ 11.36
	DAP	Paren Nyawi	1,628	25.80	+ 25.80
Total valid votes			6,309	100.00
Total rejected ballots			131
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			6,454	66.77
Registered electors			9,666
Majority			3,053
	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	Ambrose Blikau Enturan	3,326	62.84	- 16.94
	PKR	Munan Laja	1,070	20.22	+ 20.22
	SNAP	Toh Heng San	897	16.94	+ 5.55
Total valid votes			5,293	100.00
Total rejected ballots			85
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			5,397	63.18
Registered electors			8,542
Majority			2,256
	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	%	∆%
	BN	Ambrose Blikau Enturan	3,887	79.78	+ 79.78
	SNAP	Abd Halim Abdullah	555	11.39	+ 11.39
	Independent	Stephen Ayot Kali	430	8.83	+ 8.83
Total valid votes			4,872	100.00
Total rejected ballots			97
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			4,970	61,01
Registered electors			8,146
Majority			3,332
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Ambrose Blikau Enturan won uncontested.
	BN	Ambrose Blikau Enturan
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			8,481
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Ambrose Blikau Enturan won uncontested.
	BN	Ambrose Blikau Enturan
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			8,363
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ambrose Blikau Enturan	3,638	63.44
	PBDS	Felix Bantin Jibom	1,972	34.39
	NEGARA	James Minggu Serang @ Jembu	125	2.18
Total valid votes			5,735	100.00
Total rejected ballots			75
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			5,827	75.52
Registered electors			7,716
Majority			1,666
	BN gain from PBDS		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBDS	Felix Bantin Jimbom
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PBDS gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ambrose Blikau Enturan
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
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.