Paloh (federal constituency)

Paloh

Sarawak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1977
Constituency abolished	1990
First contested	1978
Last contested	1986

Paloh was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1978 to 1990.

The federal constituency was created in the 1977 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 Paloh
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
5th	1978-1981	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub	BN
	1981-1982	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha won uncontested.
	BN	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 22 and 23 May 1981 Upon the resignation of incumbent, Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.