Asajaya (state constituency)

Asajaya (N15)

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah GPS
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2021

Asajaya 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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Asajaya's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay-Muslim bumiputera (80.2%)
2. Sarawak bumiputera (10.2%)
3. Chinese (9.30%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.30%)

History

As of 2020, Asajaya has a population of 20,017 people.

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Asajaya constituency has a total of 19 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Asajaya（N15）	Beliong	197/15/01	SK Beliong
	Tanjung Apong	197/15/02	SK Tanjung Apong Dewan Kpg. Sri Tajo
	Tambirat	197/15/03	SMK Asajaya No. 2
	Tambey	197/15/04	SK Tambey
	Sui	197/15/05	(Ruang B) Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Semawang
	Sambir	197/15/06	SK Sambir
	Sebandi Matang	197/15/07	SK Sebandi Matang
	Sebandi Ulu	197/15/08	SK Sebandi Ulu
	Subi	197/15/09	SJK (C) Chung Hua Sambir
	Moyan	197/15/10	SK Moyan Laut
	Reba	197/15/11	SK Rebak
	Moyan Ulu	197/15/12	Dewan Kpg. Moyan Ulu
	Moyan Ledang	197/15/13	Dewan Kpg. Moyan Ledang
	Serpan	197/15/14	SK Serpan
	Serpan Ulu	197/15/15	Dewan Kpg. Serpan Ulu
	Asajaya	197/15/16	SK Asajaya Ulu
	Asajaya Laut	197/15/17	SK Asajaya Laut Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Asajaya Tengah
	Tebun	197/15/18	SK Sampun Tebun
	Sampum	197/15/19	Balai Raya Sampun Gerunggang

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Asajaya
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sebandi and Muara Tuang
13th	N12	1991–1996	Abdul Taib Mahmud	BN (PBB)
14th		1996–2001
15th		2001–2006	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
16th	N14	2006–2011
17th		2011–2016
18th	N15	2016–2018
		2018–2021		GPS (PBB)
19th		2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah	6,380	70.04	4.68
	PSB	Ishak Buji	1,849	20.30	20.30
	PKR	Mahmud Epah	721	7.92	17.36
	PBK	Mohamad Mahdeen Saharuddin	159	1.75	1.75
Total valid votes			9,109	100.00
Total rejected ballots			171
Unreturned ballots			76
Turnout			9,356	75.77	0.56
Registered electors			12,349
Majority			4,531	49.74	0.30
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah	6,163	74.72	3.75
	PKR	Abang Junaidi Abang Gom	2,085	25.28	3.75
Total valid votes			8,248	100.00
Total rejected ballots			107
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			8,371	76.33	2.52
Registered electors			10,967
Majority			4,078	49.44	7.51
	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-04-30. "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 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah	7,597	70.97	7.68
	PKR	Arip Ameran	3,108	29.03	7.68
Total valid votes			10,705	100.00
Total rejected ballots			148
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			10,881	78.85	3.86
Registered electors			13,799
Majority			4,489	41.93	15.37
	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	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah	6,949	78.65	8.05
	PKR	Mosidi Sait	1,886	21.35	11.50
Total valid votes			8,835	100.00
Total rejected ballots			168
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			9,011	74.99	3.06
Registered electors			12,016
Majority			5,063	57.30	6.25
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah	5,068	70.60	70.60
	Independent	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha	1,403	19.55	19.55
	PKR	Abdullah Daraup	707	9.85	9.85
Total valid votes			7,178	100.00
Total rejected ballots			90
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,268	78.05
Registered electors			9,312
Majority			3,665	51.06
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Taib Mahmud won uncontested.
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			9,453
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	4,601	68.43
	PERMAS	Wan Zainal Senusi	1,465	21.79
	DAP	Bujang Bakar	617	9.18
	NEGARA	Mohd Adam Shah Anuar	41	0.61
Total valid votes			6,724	100.00
Total rejected ballots			61
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			6,801	78.48
Registered electors			8,666
Majority			3,136	46.64
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-30.