Tupong (state constituency)

Tupong

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman BN
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2016

Tupong is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

The state constituency was created in the 1987 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 Tupong, Gita, Segedup, Sungai Tengah, Rahmat, Sinjan, Sejoli, Paroh, Matang.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tupong, Gita, Sungai Tengah, Rahmat, Sinjan, Sejoli, Paroh, Matang, Sri Wangi.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tupong
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
13th	1991-1996	Daud Abdul Rahman	BN
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present	Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman	10,942	79.12	+ 10.25
	PKR	Nurhanim Hanna Mokhsen	2,887	20.88	- 10.25
Total valid votes			13,829	100.00
Total rejected ballots			153
Unreturned ballots			79
Turnout			14,061	65.40
Registered electors			21,499
Majority			8,055
	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	Daud Abdul Rahman	8,304	68.87	- 5.98
	PKR	Baharuddin @ Din Shah Mokhsen	3,753	31.13	+ 5.98
Total valid votes			12,057	100.00
Total rejected ballots			135
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			12,192	68.51
Registered electors			17,796
Majority			4,551
	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	Daud Abdul Rahman	6,885	74.85	+ 0.6
	KEADILAN	Ramlee Mahtar	2,313	25.15	+ 1.90
Total valid votes			9,198	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			9,328	63.08
Registered electors			14,787
Majority			4,572
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Daud Abdul Rahman	7,037	74.25	- 16.20
	KEADILAN	Ismadi Abdul Wahed	2,203	23.25	+ 23.25
	Independent	Mustafa Jinal Abidin Mohamed	237	2.50	+ 2.50
Total valid votes			9,477	100.00
Total rejected ballots			98
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			9,590	71.91
Registered electors			13,336
Majority			4,834
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Daud Abdul Rahman	6,264	90.45	+ 12.25
	Independent	Abang Ariffin Abang Sebli	661	9.55	+ 9.55
Total valid votes			6,925	100.00
Total rejected ballots			142
Unreturned ballots			69
Turnout			7,136	64.18
Registered electors			11,119
Majority			5,603
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Daud Abdul Rahman	7,806	78.20
	PERMAS	Baharuddin @ Din Shah Mokhsen	2,045	20.49
	NEGARA	Suhaili Mumin	131	1.31
Total valid votes			9,982	100.00
Total rejected ballots			156
Unreturned ballots			137
Turnout			10,275	69.76
Registered electors			14,730
Majority			5,761
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.