Balingian (state constituency)

Balingian (N58)
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Yakub Arbi; GPS
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Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

Balingian 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

As of 2020, Balingian has a population of 17,114 people.^[1]

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Balingian constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Balingian (N58)	Litong	213/58/01	SK Kpg. Seberang Mukah
	Penakop	213/58/02	SK Kpg. Penakap Ulu Mukah
	Temesu	213/58/03	RH Entering Anak Geruna
	Balingan	213/58/04	SJK (C) Chung Hua Balingian
	Tutus	213/58/05	Pusat Sarawak Skills Mukah (PPKS) Mukah
	Jebungan	213/58/06	SK Kpg. Jebungan Mukah
	Kenyana	213/58/07	SK Kuala Kenyana Mukah
	Sesok	213/58/08	SK Kpg. Teh Mukah SK Kpg. Sau Mukah Dewan Serbaguna Kpg Sesok Baru
	Ulu Bedengan	213/58/09	Tadika Kemas Bayau Jln. Selangau / Mukah
	Bedengan	213/58/10	SK Sg. Bedengan Mukah
	Penipah	213/58/11	SK Sg. Penipah Mukah
	Kuala Balingian	213/58/12	SK Kuala Balingian
	Suyong	213/58/13	SK Parish
	Liok	213/58/14	SK Sg. Liok

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Balingian
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1973	Mohd. Pauzi Hamdani	PESAKA
8th	1973-1974	Mohd. Pauzi Hamdani	BN (PBB)
9th	1974-1977	Salleh Jafaruddin
9th	1977-1979	Wan Habib Syed Mahmud
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987
12th	1987-1991	Abdul Ajis Abdul Majeed
13th	1991-1996
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006	Abdul Taib Mahmud
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2014
17th	2014-2016	Yussibnosh Balo
18th	2016-2018	Abdul Yakub Arbi
18th	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present		GPS (PBB)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Abdul Yaakub Arbi	4,050	71.13	71.13
	PSB	Yusuf Abdul Rahman	1,146	20.13	20.13
	PKR	Abdul Jalil Bujang	498	8.75	4.79
Total valid votes			5,694	100.00
Total rejected ballots			84
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			5,784	66.45	3.24
Registered electors			8,704
Majority			2,904	51.00	3.24
	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 Yakub Arbi	4,208	77.18	9.28
	Amanah	Nurzaiti Hamdan	1,244	22.82	22.82
Total valid votes			5,452	100.00
Total rejected ballots			90
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			5,552	69.69	0.53
Registered electors			7,967
Majority			2,964	54.37	8.73
	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 2016-04-29. "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 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state by-election, 29 March 2014
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Abdul Taib Mahmud
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yussibnosh Balo	8,194	86.46	10.14
	PKR	Abdul Jail Bujang	1,283	13.54	2.84
Total valid votes			9,477	100.00
Total rejected ballots			146
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			9,624	72.00	1.78
Registered electors			13,366
Majority			6,911	72.92	9.66
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.51 Balingian". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.51 Balingian for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 91/2014]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of N.51 Balingian [P.U. (B) 114/2014]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	6,210	76.32	14.32
	Independent	Salleh Jafaruddin	1,056	12.98	12.98
	PKR	Suriati Abdullah	871	10.70	1.25
Total valid votes			8,137	100.00
Total rejected ballots			116
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			8,280	70.22	6.85
Registered electors			11,792
Majority			5,154	63.34	17.38
	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 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	6,393	90.55	4.09
	PKR	Ibrahim Bayau	667	9.45	9.45
Total valid votes			7,060	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			7,178	63.37	7.47
Registered electors			11,326
Majority			5,726	81.11	10.41
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	7,532	94.64	30.56
	Independent	Yeo Eng Choo @ Alice Alison Eng Choo	225	2.83	2.83
	Independent	Kadri Jili	141	1.77	1.77
	Independent	Alan Dunggat	61	0.76	0.76
Total valid votes			7,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			8,071	70.84	3.05
Registered electors			11,393
Majority			7,307	91.81	47.47
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ajis Abdul Majeed	4,622	64.08	13.34
	Independent	Yusuf Abdul Rahman	2,591	35.92	35.92
Total valid votes			7,213	100.00
Total rejected ballots			187
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			7,437	67.79	3.48
Registered electors			10,971
Majority			2,031	28.16	34.81
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ajis Abdul Majeed	5,742	77.42	17.91
	PBDS	Hambali Annuar	1,088	14.67	14.67
	Independent	Kadir @ Abdul Kadir Yahya	418	5.64	5.64
	DAP	Wong Sing Hong @ Janggau	169	2.28	2.28
Total valid votes			7,417	100.00
Total rejected ballots			115
Unreturned ballots			66
Turnout			7,598	71.27	3.00
Registered electors			10,661
Majority			4,654	62.77	43.77
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ajis Abdul Majeed	5,104	59.51	0.78
	PERMAS	Wan Habib Syed Mahmud	3,473	40.49	40.49
Total valid votes			8,577	100.00
Total rejected ballots			166
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,743	73.59	11.59
Registered electors			11,881
Majority			1,631	19.01	24.01
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Habib Syed Mahmud	3,777	60.29	60.29
	DAP	Enggai Antasin	1,111	17.73	17.73
	DAP	Wong Sing Hong (Janggau)	737	11.76	11.76
	Independent	Awang Morsidi Awang Buyu	640	10.22	10.22
Total valid votes			6,265	100.00
Total rejected ballots			207
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,472	62.18	62.18
Registered electors			10,409
Majority			2,666	42.56	42.56
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
On nomination day, Wan Habib Syed Mahmud won uncontested.
	BN	Wan Habib Syed Mahmud
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			9,827
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state by-election, 9–11 June 1977
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Salleh Jafaruddin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Habib Syed Mahmud	3,053	60.85	60.85
	Independent	Linggie Balong	1,964	39.15	39.15
Total valid votes			5,017	100.00
Total rejected ballots			0
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,017	54.96	54.96
Registered electors			9,129
Majority			1,089	21.71	21.71
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Salleh Jafaruddin	4,008	76.21	44.25
	SNAP	Kassim Tindin	1,251	23.79	23.79
Total valid votes			5,259	100.00
Total rejected ballots			423
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,682	62.24	1.00
Registered electors			9,129
Majority			2,757	52.42	38.02
	BN gain from PBB		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PBB	Mohd. Pauzi Hamdani	1,555	31.96
	SUPP	Ho Thian Ting	856	17.60
	SNAP	Jang Kandawang	827	17.00
	Independent	Mohd. Noh Hamdan	606	12.46
	PESAKA	Sipuk Ani	523	10.75
	PESAKA	Tampang Basek	267	5.49
	Independent	Tan Yong Bee	231	4.75
Total valid votes			4,865	100.00
Total rejected ballots			362
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,227	63.24
Registered electors			8,265
Majority			699	14.37
This was a new constituency created.

References

Sources

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-29.

Citations

↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.58 Balingian Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

[1] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.58 Balingian Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-18.

[2] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

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