Bekenu (state constituency)

Bekenu (N71)
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Rosey Yunus; GPS
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Constituency created	2005
First contested	2006
Last contested	2021

Bekenu is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 2005 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, Bekenu has a population of 22,108 people.^[1]

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bekenu constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bekenu（N71）	Batu Niah	218/71/01	SJK (C) Chee Mung Niah
	Niah	218/47/02	SK Rancangan Sepupok Sebatu Niah Dewan Masyarakat Sepupok SK Kpg. Tarikan Kuala Niah SK Kita Niah
	Saeh	218/71/03	SK RH Mantali SK Sg. Saeh Niah Balai Raya RH Daud SK Kpg. Tg. Belipat SK Tanggap Niah
	Kelulit	218/71/04	Balai Raya Kuala Sibuti SK Beliau Isa Sibuti
	Tiris	218/71/05	SK Beliau Ahad Sibuti SJK (C) Chung Hua Lumut Sibuti
	Bungai	218/71/06	SK Kpg. Abgus Sibuti SK Kpg. Bungai Sibuti Dewan Kampung Menjelin Balai Raya Kpg. Selanyau
	Bekanu	218/71/07	SK Kpg. Bulau Sibuti SJK (C) Chung Hua Bekenu
	Bakas	218/71/08	SK RH Tinggi Pakut, Sibuti SK Sg. Bakas Sibuti SK RH Esaau SK Kelapa Sawit No. 4 Ladang Tiga
	Hulu Sibuti	218/71/09	SK RH Barat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bekenu
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Lambir and Marudi
16th	N61	2006-2011	Rosey Yunus	BN (PDP)
17th		2011-2014		BN (PDP)
17th		2014-2016		TERAS
18th	N71	2016-2018		BN (PBB)
18th		2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th		2021–present		GPS (PBB)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Rosey Yunus	6,354	79.58	7.90
	PKR	Norhafizah Mohammad Joharie	957	11.99	2.56
	PSB	Abu Bakar Amit	377	4.72	4.72
	PBK	Desmond Gani Pengiran	296	3.71	3.71
Total valid votes			7,984	100.00
Total rejected ballots			140
Unreturned ballots			48
Turnout			8,172	64.48	5.23
Registered electors			12,674
Majority			5,397	67.59	10.46
	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	Rosey Yunus	6,009	71.68	1.34
	PKR	Bill Kayong	1,220	14.55	2.97
	Independent	Austin Sigi Melu	589	7.03	7.03
	Independent	Joe @ Peter Jelin	565	6.74	6.74
Total valid votes			8,383	100.00
Total rejected ballots			125
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			8,540	69.71	2.85
Registered electors			12,250
Majority			4,789	57.13	4.32
	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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rosey Yunus	4,946	70.34	6.88
	PKR	Ishak Mahwi	1,232	17.52	5.26
	SNAP	Thony Badak	570	8.10	8.10
	Love Malaysia Party	Dyg Juliana Awg Tambi	284	4.04	4.04
Total valid votes			7,032	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,135	66.86	9.84
Registered electors			10,672
Majority			3,714	52.82	4.31
	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	Rosey Yunus	4,357	77.22
	PKR	Mohdak Ismail	1,285	22.78
Total valid votes			5,642	100.00
Total rejected ballots			112
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			5,757	57.02
Registered electors			10,095
Majority			3,072	54.45
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.

↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.71 Bekenu Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
↑ "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.71 Bekenu Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-19.

[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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