Kota Sentosa (state constituency)

Kota Sentosa

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Chong Chieng Jen DAP
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2006
Last contested	2016

Kota Sentosa 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 Stampin, Seledah, Satria Jaya, Arang, Batu Tujoh, Pasar Maong, Batu Empat, Hui Sing.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Stampin, Seledah, Satria Jaya, Batu Tujoh, Hui Sing, Batu Empat.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kota Sentosa
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
16th	2006-2011	Chong Chieng Jen	DAP
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	10,047	58.16	- 3.68
	BN	Yap Yau Sin	7,228	41.84	+ 3.68
Total valid votes			17,275	100.00
Total rejected ballots			196
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			17,495	67.91
Registered electors			25,761
Majority			2,819
	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. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Chieng Jen	12,594	61.84	+ 9.74
	BN	Yap Chin Loi	7,770	38.16	- 9.74
Total valid votes			20,364	100.00
Total rejected ballots			195
Unreturned ballots			30
Turnout			20,589	75.41
Registered electors			27,301
Majority			4,824
	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	Chong Chieng Jen	6,579	52.10
	BN	Yap Chin Loi	6,048	47.90
Total valid votes			12,627	100.00
Total rejected ballots			115
Unreturned ballots			104
Turnout			12,846	67.84
Registered electors			18,934
Majority			531
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.