Tanjong Batu (Sarawak state constituency)

Tanjong Batu is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2016.

Tanjong Batu
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Johny Pang Leong Ming
GPS
Constituency created2015
First contested2016
Last contested2021

The state constituency was created in the 2015 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Bintulu Town, Bukit Orang, Tanjung Batu, Li Hua, Desa Damai, Batu Lima.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Batu
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Kidurong
18th2016–2021Chiew Chiu SingDAP
19th2021–presentJohnny Pang Leong MingGPS (SUPP)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
GPSPang Leong Ming4,09235.38 35.38
DAPChiew Chan Yew4,06935.18 23.92
PBKYek Hock Siang2,20419.05 19.05
PSBTang Eng Hui1,0719.26 9.26
ASPIRASIChieng Lea Phing930.80 0.80
IndependentWong Hau Ming380.33 0.33
Total valid votes11,567 100.00
Total rejected ballots69
Unreturned ballots49
Turnout11,68551.38
Registered electors22,743
Majority23
GPS gain from DAPSwing?
Sarawak state election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
DAPChiew Chiu Sing7,98459.10
BNPau Chiong Ung5,43640.24
STARChieng Lea Phing890.66
Total valid votes13,509 100.00
Total rejected ballots96
Unreturned ballots14
Turnout13,61969.22
Registered electors19,674
Majority2,548
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 2016-04-28.

"Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

References