Igan (federal constituency)

Igan

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Wahab Dolah BN
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2008
Last contested	2013

Igan is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2008.

The federal constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2008–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Semah, Tebaang, Daro, Lemang Peh, Lassa, Lebaan, Kuala Matu, Sok, Matu, Sekaan Besar, Jemoreng, Bawang, Tian, Bekumah, Ilas, Igan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Igan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
12th	2008-2013	Wahab Dolah	BN
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wahab Dolah	11,896	87.19
	PAS	Ajiji Fauzan	1,747	12.81
Total valid votes			13,643	100.00
Total rejected ballots			222
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			13,898	78.21
Registered electors			17,771
Majority			10,149
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Wahab Dolah won uncontested.
	BN	Wahab Dolah
	Independent	Junak Jawek	Withdrew
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.