Samariang (state constituency)

Samariang

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali BN
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2016

Samariang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1979, from 1996 to present.

The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1979 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1996.

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Samariang, Lintang, Kandis, Semerah Padi, Sukma, Sri Wangi, Kampong Tunku, Bedil, Astana Lot.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Samariang, Lintang, Kandis, Semerah Padi, Sukma, Kampong Tunku, Bedil, Astana Lot.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Samariang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Semariang
8th	1969-1973	Ajibah Abol	Sarawak Alliance
	1973-1974		BN
9th	1974-1979
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
Samariang
14th	1996-2001	Dona Babel	BN
15th	2001-2006	Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi
16th	2006-2011	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali	9,795	80.16	+ 4.51
	PAS	Yusof Assidiqqi Ahmad Sharkawi	2,035	16.65	+ 16.65
	Amanah	Nani Sahari	389	3.19	+ 3.19
Total valid votes			12,219	100.00
Total rejected ballots			108
Unreturned ballots			70
Turnout			12,397	67.93
Registered electors			18,250
Majority			7,760
	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	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali	8,008	75.65	+ 10.56
	PKR	Zulrusdi Mohamad Hol	2,577	24.35	- 10.56
Total valid votes			10,585	100.00
Total rejected ballots			144
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			10,769	67.55
Registered electors			15,942
Majority			5,431
	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	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali	5,365	65.09	+ 0.38
	KEADILAN	Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Senusi	2,877	34.91	+ 9.28
Total valid votes			8,242	100.00
Total rejected ballots			88
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			8,422	62.39
Registered electors			13,498
Majority			2,488
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi	5,460	64.71	- 6.22
	KEADILAN	Wan Ariffin Wan Senusi	2,163	25.63	+ 25.63
	PAS	Mohamad Shokri Ahmad Fauzi	468	5.55	+ 5.55
	Independent	Arifin Abang Anuar @ Arifin Annuar	347	4.11	+ 4.11
Total valid votes			8,438	100.00
Total rejected ballots			93
Unreturned ballots			78
Turnout			8,609	69.55
Registered electors			12,378
Majority			3,297
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Dona Babel	4,170	70.93
	Independent	Mariam Musa	1,709	29.07
Total valid votes			5,879	100.00
Total rejected ballots			134
Unreturned ballots			131
Turnout			6,144	61.21
Registered electors			10,037
Majority			2,461
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1974: Semariang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ajibah Abol
	SNAP	Abang Abdul Rahin Openg
	Independent	Awang Wain Awang Abu
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			8,558
Majority
	BN gain from Sarawak Alliance		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969: Semariang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sarawak Alliance	Ajibah Abol
	Independent	Shukri Mahidi
	Independent	Ben Jomel
	SUPP	Abdul Kadir Merican
	SNAP	Abang Bueng
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			7,477
Majority
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.