Simanggang (state constituency)

Simanggang

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Francis Harden Hollis BN
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2016

Simanggang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1979, from 1991 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 1987.

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sabu, Simanggang, Lamanak Seberang, Munggu Sabun, Sengat, Undup, Bayai.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Sabu, Simanggang, Lamanak Seberang, Munggu Sabun, Sengat, Undup, Bayai.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Simanggang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1969-1974	Nelson Liap Kudu	SNAP
9th	1974-1979	??
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
13th	1991-1996	Michael Pilo Gangga	BN
14th	1996-2001	Francis Harden Hollis
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Francis Harden Hollis	4,094	50.70	- 16.61
	Independent	Ngu Piew Seng	2,706	33.51	+ 33.51
	DAP	Leon Jimat Donald	695	8.61	- 24.08
	PKR	Norina Umoi Utot	580	7.18	+ 7.18
Total valid votes			8,075	100.00
Total rejected ballots			83
Unreturned ballots			47
Turnout			8,205	71.52
Registered electors			11,472
Majority			1,388
	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	Francis Harden Hollis	4,758	67.31	- 18.00
	DAP	Leon Jimat Donald	2,311	32.69	+ 32.69
Total valid votes			7,069	100.00
Total rejected ballots			67
Unreturned ballots			35
Turnout			7,171	68.37
Registered electors				10,488
Majority			2,447
	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	Francis Harden Hollis	5,144	85.31	- 0.07
	SNAP	Peli Aron	886	14.69	+ 14.69
Total valid votes			6,030	100.00
Total rejected ballots			145
Unreturned ballots			74
Turnout			6,249	63.44
Registered electors			9,849
Majority			4,258
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Francis Harden Hollis	8,408	85.38	- 1.17
	Independent	Asem Mansor	1,440	14.62	+ 14.62
Total valid votes			9,848	100.00
Total rejected ballots			159
Unreturned ballots			188
Turnout			10,195	64.11
Registered electors			15,903
Majority			6,968
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Francis Harden Hollis	8,215	86.55	+ 36.91
	Independent	Othman Abdullah	1,277	13.45	+ 13.45
Total valid votes			9,492	100.00
Total rejected ballots			194
Unreturned ballots			242
Turnout			9,928	64.12
Registered electors			15,484
Majority			6,938
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Michael Pilo Gangga	4,818	49.64
	PBDS	Ngu Piew Seng	4,621	47.61
	Independent	Azmi Lamat	165	1.70
	Independent	Simong Naga	62	0.64
	NEGARA	Banie Laba	39	0.40
Total valid votes			9,705	100.00
Total rejected ballots			94
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			9,820	72.46
Registered electors			13,553
Majority			197
	hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hollis Tini
	SNAP	Nelson Liap Kudu
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			9,711
Majority
	hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Nelson Liap Kudu
	SUPP	Hollis Tiai
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			9,100
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.