Tarat (state constituency)

Tarat

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Roland Sagah Wee Inn BN
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2016

Tarat is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

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

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Tijirak, Batu Gong, Simpuk, Sekuduk, Anah Rais, Panchor, Pekan Tarat, Baki, Ampungan, Tapah, Petung, Tabuan Rabak, Mundai, Beratok, Pesang, Gayu, Sarig, Sira, Teng Bukap, Subang, Stabut, Peraya, Maang, Merakep, Bisira, Dunuk, Semaru, Belimbing, Sepit, Kiding, Simuti, Maras, Sadir, Pengkalan Ampat, Retoh, Sungai Barie, Tarat Baru, Munggu Lalang, Rayang, Sebemban, Tanah Puteh.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tijirak, Petung, Tabuan Rabak, Simpuk, Sekuduk, Panchor, Pekan Tarat, Baki, Ampungan, Tapah, Mundai, Beratok, Pesang, Gayu, Sarig, Sira, Teng Bukap, Subang, Stabut, Peraya, Maang, Merakep, Bisira, Dunuk, Semaru, Belimbing, Retoh, Sungai Barie, Tarat Baru, Munggu Lalang, Rayang, Sebemban, Tanah Puteh.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tarat
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1969-1974	Nelson Kundai Ngarieng	SNAP
9th	1974-1979
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987	Robert Jacob Ridu	BN
12th	1987-1991	Frederick Bayoi Manggie
13th	1991-1996
14th	1996-2001	Roland Sagah Wee Inn
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Roland Sagah Wee Inn	8,450	73.61	+ 17.20
	PKR	Musa Ngog	3,029	26.39	- 12.12
Total valid votes			11,479	100.00
Total rejected ballots			214
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			11,748	71.67
Registered electors			16,391
Majority			5,421
	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	Roland Sagah Wee Inn	6,287	56.41	- 12.85
	PKR	Peter Ato Ana Mayau	4,292	38.51	+ 38.51
	SNAP	Ateng Jeros	567	5.08	- 25.66
Total valid votes			11,146	100.00
Total rejected ballots			209
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			11,382	69.61
Registered electors			16,352
Majority			1,995
	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	Roland Sagah Wee Inn	5,854	69.26	- 10.37
	SNAP	Alex Saben Nipong @ Nyipong	2,598	30.74	+ 30.74
Total valid votes			8,452	100.00
Total rejected ballots			216
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			8,678	57.20
Registered electors			15,171
Majority			3,256
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Roland Sagah Wee Inn	7,555	79.63	+ 79.63
	Independent	Tusa Lo Tai Chai	1,268	13.36	+ 13.36
	Independent	Jeffrey Gugui Jiwan	665	7.01	+ 7.01
Total valid votes			9,488	100.00
Total rejected ballots			173
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,661	64.54
Registered electors			14,968
Majority			6,297
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Roland Sagah Wee Inn won uncontested.
	BN	Roland Sagah Wee Inn
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			14,855
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Frederick Bayoi Manggie	4,615	50.63
	PBDS	Peter Runin	3,969	43.54
	NEGARA	Bujang Ngadan	532	5.84
Total valid votes			9,116	100.00
Total rejected ballots			178
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,294	72.25
Registered electors			12,864
Majority			646
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Frederick Bayoi Manggie
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Robert Jacob Ridu
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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
	hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Arthur Madeng
	SNAP	Robert Bangkik Kandong
	BISAMAH	Lawrence Pohan
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			9,812
Majority
	hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Nelson Kundai Ngarieng
	Sarawak Alliance	Teo Kui Seng
	SUPP	Nyadang Nador
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			8,605
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.