Kuala Rajang (state constituency)

Kuala Rajang (N41)

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Len Salleh GPS
Constituency created	1968
Constituency abolished	1991
Constituency re-created	2015
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Population (2020)	18,733
Electors (2021)	11,428

Kuala Rajang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1991, from 2016 to present.

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

It was abolished in 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2015.

As of 2020, Kuala Rajang has a population of 18,733 people.

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kuala Rajang constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kuala Rajang（N41）	Selalang	206/41/01	SK Mandor Aris Kpg. Selalang
	Belawai	206/41/02	SK Stalun SK Abang Gesa
	Rajang	206/41/03	SK Bayang SK Abang Galau SK Abang Buyuk Kpg. Jerijeh
	Sari	206/41/04	SK Jawa Kerubong Jln. Selalang SK Adin Sare SK Bukit Kinyau SK Sentebu SK St. Andrew Sare
	Seberang	206/41/05	SK Muara Payang Sarikei SK Abang Haji Matahir Sarikei SRA Kpg. Baru Seberang Sarikei
	Nanga Lepa	206/41/06	RH Gabriel Ng Lepa

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Rajang
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	N23	1970-1973	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub	BUMIPUTERA
		1973-1974		BN (PBB)
9th		1974-1979
10th		1979-1983	Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar
11th		1983-1987	Saidi Olia
12th		1987-1991	Hamden Ahmad
Constituency abolished, renamed to Belawai
Constituency re-created, recreated from Belawai and Kalaka
18th	N41	2016-2018	Len Salleh	BN (PBB)
		2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th		2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Len Salleh	5,268	70.35	18.25
	Independent	Abang Aditajaya Abang Alwi	1,943	25.95	25.95
	Independent	Abdul Mutalip Abdullah	168	2.24	0.07
	PBK	Wong Ling Ching	109	1.46	1.46
Total valid votes			7,488	100.00
Total rejected ballots			122
Unreturned ballots			52
Turnout			7,662	67.05	3.40
Registered electors			11,428
Majority			3,325	44.40	34.99
	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	Len Salleh	6,235	88.60	88.60
	Amanah	Sopian Julaihi	649	9.22	9.22
	Independent	Asbor Abdullah	153	2.17	2.17
Total valid votes			7,037	100.00
Total rejected ballots			153
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			7,227	70.45
Registered electors			10,259
Majority			5,586	79.38
	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 2017-06-12. 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.

Sarawak state election, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hamden Ahmad	3,251	60.64	3.47
	PERMAS	Saadi Olia	2,110	39.36	39.36
Total valid votes			5,361	100.00
Total rejected ballots			64
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,425	78.83
Registered electors			6,882
Majority			1,141	21.28	6.94
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saidi Olia	3,305	64.11	12.18
	Independent	Udie Salleh	1,850	35.89	35.89
Total valid votes			5,155	100.00
Total rejected ballots			59
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,214	79.45
Registered electors			6,563
Majority			1,455	28.22	36.74
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar	3,716	76.29	1.80
	Independent	Joseph Allen Entai	552	11.33	11.33
	Parti Anak Jati Sarawak	Abdullah Galau	532	10.92	10.92
	Independent	Bohari Ujang	71	1.46	1.46
Total valid votes			4,871	100.00
Total rejected ballots			66
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			4,937	82.24	0.93
Registered electors			6,003
Majority			3,164	64.96	8.79
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub	3,667	78.09	33.67
	SNAP	Sylvester Melling Kium	1,029	21.91	6.64
Total valid votes			4,696	100.00
Total rejected ballots			358
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,054	83.17	5.58
Registered electors			6,077
Majority			2,638	56.17	28.83
	BN gain from PBB		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PBB	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub	2,161	44.42
	SUPP	Drahman Karia	831	17.08
	SNAP	Ainie Dhoby	743	15.27
	Independent	Then Kwan Long	656	13.48
	PESAKA	Biliang Tinggi	371	7.63
	Independent	Majidi Suhaili	103	2.12
Total valid votes			4,865	100.00
Total rejected ballots			222
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,087	88.75
Registered electors			5,732
Majority			1,330	27.34
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 2016-04-28.