Simunjan (federal constituency)

Simunjan

Sarawak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1968
Constituency abolished	1990
First contested	1969
Last contested	1986

Simunjan was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1990.

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1990 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Simunjan
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party	Vote Share
Constituency created
		1969-1971	Parliament was suspended
3rd	P127	1971-1973	Bojeng Andot (بوجيڠ اندوت)	BUMIPUTERA	4,920 53.84%
		1973-1974		BN (PBB)
4th	P137	1974-1978	Hadadak D. Pasauk (هاددق د. ڤاساوق)		6,102 75.10%
5th		1978-1982	Bujang Ulis (بوجڠ اوليس)		5,738 62.42%
6th		1982-1986			7,389 83.93%
7th	P160	1986-1990		BN (PERMAS)	7,382 66.36%
Constituency abolished, split into Batang Lupar and Batang Sadong

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Simunjan	Gedong
	Semera

Historical boundaries

State Constituency	Area
	1968	1977
Gedong	Kampung Benat Kampung Jirok Kampung Spaoh Kampung Telagus Simunjan	Gedong Kampung Benat Kampung Spaoh Kampung Sual Simunjan
Semera	Kampung Jaie Sadong Jaya Sebangan Sebuyau Semera

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Bujang Ulis	7,382	66.36	17.57
	Independent	Wan Habib Mahmud	3,742	33.64	33.64
Total valid votes			11,124	100.00
Total rejected ballots			205
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,329	72.96	10.22
Registered electors			15,527
Majority			3,640	32.72	35.14
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Bujang Ulis	7,389	83.93	21.51
	Parti Anak Jati Sarawak	Bujang Amin	1,415	16.07	21.51
Total valid votes			8,804	100.00
Total rejected ballots			323
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,127	62.74	14.13
Registered electors			14,547
Majority			5,974	67.86	43.02
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Bujang Ulis	5,738	62.42	12.68
	Parti Anak Jati Sarawak	Ambi Nen	3,454	37.58	37.58
Total valid votes			9,192	100.00
Total rejected ballots			369
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,823	76.87	8.67
Registered electors			12,779
Majority			2,284	24.84	25.36
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hadadak D. Pasauk	6,102	75.10	75.10
	SNAP	Abang Annuar Abang Junaidi	2,023	24.90	8.76
Total valid votes			8,125	100.00
Total rejected ballots			827
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,952	68.20	12.73
Registered electors			13,126
Majority			4,079	50.20	30.02
	BN gain from PBB		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PBB	Bojeng Andot	4,920	53.84
	SNAP	Jubang Tawi	3,076	33.66
	Independent	Bujang Amin	1,142	12.50
Total valid votes			9,138	100.00
Total rejected ballots			212
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,350	80.93
Registered electors			11,553
Majority			1,844	20.18
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 2016-05-05.