Padungan (state constituency)

Padungan (N09)
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Chong Chieng Jen
PH
Constituency created1977
First contested1979
Last contested2021

Padungan is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1979.

The state constituency was created in the 1977 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 Padungan's electorate as of 2022
  1. Chinese (89.1%)
  2. Malay-Muslim bumiputera (5.70%)
  3. Sarawak bumiputera (3.60%)
  4. Other ethnicities (1.40%)

History

As of 2020, Padungan has a population of 14,179 people.[1]

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Padungan constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Padungan (N09) Market 195/09/01 SMK St. Thomas Kuching
Bazaar 195/09/02 SK St. Mary Kuching
Padungan 195/09/03 SMK Tinggi Kuching
Abell 195/09/04 SJK (C) Song Keng Hai (Blok A)
Deshon 195/09/05 SJK (C) Chung Hua No.3 (Kanan)
Sekama 195/09/06 SK Lumba Kuda Kuching (Blok A)
Bukit Tuan 195/09/07 SK Batu Lintang Kuching
Kinyang 195/09/08 SK Catholic English Kuching
Ellis 195/09/09 SMK Padungan (Blok A)
Ban Hock 195/05/10 SJK (C) Song Kueng Hai (Blok B)
Lumba Kuda 195/09/11 SMK Padungan (Blok B)
Central 195/09/12 SJK (C) Chung Hua 3 (Kiri)
Petanak 195/09/13 SK Lumba Kuda Kuching (Block B)

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Padungan
Assembly NoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kuching Timor
10th N031979-1983Tan Meng Chong (陳明聰)Independent
11th1983-1987Song Swee Guan (宋瑞源)BN (SUPP)
12th1987-1991
13th N071991-1996
14th N081996-2001
15th2001-2006Lily Yong Lee Lee (楊莉)
16th N092006-2011Dominique Ng Kim Ho (黃錦河)PR (PKR)
17th2011-2016Wong King Wei (黃慶偉)PR (DAP)
18th2016-2020PH (DAP)
2020-2021 Independent
19th 2021–present Chong Chieng Jen (張健仁) PH (DAP)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPChong Chieng Jen4,68650.40Decrease 13.91
GPSWee Hong Seng3,48837.52Increase 37.52
PBKRaymond Thong Ee Yu93010.00Increase 10.00
ASPIRASISoo Lina1932.08Increase 1.28
Total valid votes 9,297100.00
Total rejected ballots 53
Unreturned ballots 26
Turnout 9,37644.76Decrease 20.72
Registered electors 20,949
Majority 1,19812.89Decrease 16.54
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf
Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPWong King Wei9,33264.31Decrease 8.29
BNPau Kiu Sung5,06234.89Increase 10.16
STARTeo Kuang Kim1160.80Increase 0.80
Total valid votes 14,510100.00
Total rejected ballots 78
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 14,60265.48Decrease 4.75
Registered electors 22,301
Majority 4,27029.43Decrease 18.44
DAP 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 2016-04-27.

"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 2016-04-27.
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPWong King Wei11,95772.60Increase 72.60
BNSim Kiang Chiok4,07324.73Decrease 20.41
IndependentDominique Ng Kim Ho4392.67Increase 2.67
Total valid votes 16,469100.00
Total rejected ballots 69
Unreturned ballots 20
Turnout 16,55870.23Increase 10.04
Registered electors 23,576
Majority 7,88447.87Increase 38.16
DAP gain from PKR 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 2016-04-27.
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PKRNg Kim Ho8,00254.86Increase 54.86
BNLily Yong Lee Lee6,58545.14Decrease 8.13
Total valid votes 14,587100.00
Total rejected ballots 118
Unreturned ballots 50
Turnout 14,75560.19Decrease 4.91
Registered electors 24,512
Majority 1,4179.71Increase 3.16
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNLily Yong Lee Lee8,40253.27Decrease 2.99
DAPChong Chieng Jen7,36946.73Increase 4.89
Total valid votes 15,771100.00
Total rejected ballots 280
Unreturned ballots 208
Turnout 16,25965.10Increase 3.75
Registered electors 24,977
Majority 1,0336.55Decrease 7.87
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSong Swee Guan8,31956.26Decrease 9.28
DAPNg Kim Ho6,18741.84Increase 7.38
IndependentEric Lee Hie Kui2821.91Increase 1.91
Total valid votes 14,788100.00
Total rejected ballots 84
Unreturned ballots 43
Turnout 14,91561.35Decrease 9.71
Registered electors 24,310
Majority 2,13214.42Decrease 16.66
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSong Swee Guan8,83665.54Increase 2.59
DAPNg Kim Ho4,64634.46Decrease 2.59
Total valid votes 13,482100.00
Total rejected ballots 67
Unreturned ballots 25
Turnout 13,57471.06Decrease 3.61
Registered electors 19,101
Majority 4,19031.08Increase 5.21
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSong Swee Guan14,49962.94Increase 6.99
DAPTay Cheo Hong8,53837.06Decrease 1.89
Total valid votes 23,037100.00
Total rejected ballots 92
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 23,12974.89Decrease 2.41
Registered electors 30,882
Majority 5,96125.88Increase 8.87
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSong Swee Guan11,66555.96Increase 5.71
DAPSim Kwang Yang8,12138.96Increase 2.25
SNAPAlexander John Shek Kwok Bun1,0585.08Decrease 6.55
Total valid votes 20,844100.00
Total rejected ballots 124
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,96877.76Increase 1.31
Registered electors 26,966
Majority 3,54417.00Increase 3.49
BN gain from Independent Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%
IndependentTan Meng Chong8,04150.22
DAPSim Kwang Yang5,87736.71
BNCheng Yew Kiew1,86111.62
IndependentTan Tak Seng1741.09
IndependentSieh Tzu Tsing590.37
Total valid votes 16,012100.00
Total rejected ballots 98
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 16,11076.93
Registered electors 20,941
Majority 2,16413.51
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.09 Padungan Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Polling Districts" (PDF). Malay Government. Retrieved 19 Dec 2022.
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