Opar (state constituency)

Opar

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

Opar 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.^[1]

History

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sebiris, Jangkar, Sebandi, Temaga, Stungkor, Opar, Serayan, Rukam, Sembawang, Kandaie, Pasir Tengah, Sedaing, Biawak, Senibong, Sebako, Raso, Raso II, Bokah, Stom Muda, Selampit, Jugan, Stenggang.

2016–present:^[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Sebiris, Jangkar, Sebandi, Temaga, Stungkor, Opar, Serayan, Rukam, Sembawang, Kandaie, Pasir Tengah, Sedaing, Biawak, Senibong, Sebako, Raso, Raso II, Bokah, Stom Muda, Selampit, Jugan, Stenggang.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Opar
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
16th	2006-2011	Ranum Mina	BN
17th	2011-2014
	2014		TERAS
	2014-2016		UPP
18th	2016-present		BN

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ranum Mina	3,665	50.06	- 7.25
	Independent	Niponi Undek	1,583	21.62	+ 21.62
	PKR	Francis Teron Kadap Noyet	1,549	21.16	- 1.93
	PBDS Baru	Patrick Uren	524	7.16	+ 7.16
Total valid votes			7,321	100.00
Total rejected ballots			57
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			7,419	76.37
Registered electors			9,714
Majority			2,082
	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 2016-04-27. "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	%	∆%
	BN	Ranum Mina	3,360	57.31	- 14.58
	PKR	Boniface Willy Tumek	1,354	23.09	+ 23.09
	SNAP	Stephen Sagir	674	11.50	- 16.61
	Independent	Joseph Jindy Peter Rosen	475	8.10	+ 8.10
Total valid votes			5,863	100.00
Total rejected ballots			68
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			5,950	73.47
Registered electors			8,099
Majority			2,006
	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 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ranum Mina	3,585	71.89
	SNAP	Patrick Uren	1,402	28.11
Total valid votes			4,987	100.00
Total rejected ballots			91
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			5,084	68.89
Registered electors			7,379
Majority			2,183
This was a new constituency created.

References

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

1. http://www2.arkib.gov.my/hids/print.php?type=A&item_id=8179
2. "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.