Bukit Semuja
 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 2016 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
Bukit Semuja is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2016.
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
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bukit Semuja constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.[1]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Semuja (N23) | Sedihan | 199/23/01 |
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| Triboh | 199/23/02 |
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| Selabi | 199/23/03 |
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| Pasar Serian | 199/23/04 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Serian | |
| Kakai | 199/23/05 | Balai Raya Kpg. Kakai | |
| Serian Hulu | 199/23/06 | Stadium Bola Keranjang Tertutup (Majlis Daerah Serian) |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Semuja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kedup, Tarat and Tebedu | ||||
| 18th | N23 | 2016-2018 | John Ilus | BN (PBB) |
| 2018-2021 | GPS (PBB) | |||
| 19th | 2021–present | |||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | John Ilus | 6,113 | 70.06 |  10.42 | ||
| PSB | Elsiy Tingang | 1,408 | 16.14 | 16.14 | ||
| DAP | Brolin Nicholsion | 777 | 8.91 |  16.33 | ||
| PBK | Edward Andrew Luwak @ Edward Luwak | 427 | 4.89 | 4.89 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,725 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 153 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 45 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,923 | 59.91 | 10.81 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,893 | |||||
| Majority | 4,705 | 53.92 | 19.53 | |||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | John Ilus | 5,451 | 59.64 | |||
| DAP | Edward Andrew Luwak @ Edward Luwak | 2,307 | 25.24 | |||
| Independent | Frederick Bayoi Manggie | 1,196 | 13.09 | |||
| PBDS Baru | Cobbold Lusoi | 133 | 1.46 | |||
| STAR | Johnny Bob Aput | 53 | 0.58 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,140 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 117 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 195 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,452 | 70.72 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,365 | |||||
| Majority | 3,144 | 34.40 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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 2016-04-28. "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
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
