Sarawak state election, 1969

The first Sarawak state election was held from 10 May 1969 and scheduled to be completed on 7 June 1969 which lasted for 4 weeks and was carried out in staggered basis. This was due to the lack of transportation and communication systems in the state at that time. The state election was held at the same time as the 1969 general election. The Dewan Rakyat of the Malaysian Parliament and all the state assemblies were dissolved on 20 March 1969, except for Kelantan (which dissolved later on 31 March) and Sabah (which were not up for election as it had held its state election in 1967). The nomination date was set on 5 April 1969. However, because of the riot occurred during 13 May incident and the declaration of emergency and the promulgation of Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 1 of 1969 on 15 May 1969, all the ongoing polls were suspended until 1970. During when the suspension was enforced, polling in 9 out of 48 constituencies in Sarawak had started. None of the elections in Sarawak was completed at that time.

Prior to 1969 election, a political party was suspended from contesting in general election. The political party later mounted a public campaign calling the voters to boycott the election. The Sarawak parliamentary and state election was resumed from 6 June 1970 to 4 July 1970. During the resumption of the election, there was a tragedy in Sarikei in the third division of Sarawak on 29 June 1970. The communist terrorists had killed three election officials on their return journey after completing polling at a station. There was also an incident were a land mine was exploded outside the polling station in the same division.

This election saw 332,373 eligible voters after the first registration in Sarawak. The turn up rate of voters was 80.0%, which was considered high as compared to other states in Malaysia. A total of 221 candidates were contesting for 48 state seats in Sarawak. The breakdown of number of seats were:

• 33 seats were contested by Sarawak Alliance (Perikatan Sarawak in Malay). It was made up of Parti Bumiputera Sarawak (BUMIPUTERA) and Sarawak Chinese Association (SCA)

• 40 seats by Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP)

• 35 seats by Parti Pesaka Sarawak (Pesaka)

• 47 seats by Sarawak National Party (SNAP)

There were 66 independent candidates vying for the seats.

Results

SUPP later joined Sarawak Alliance to form a coalition government. This enable the coalition to secure a total of 27 out of 48 seats in the Sarawak Council Negri (now Sarawak State Legislative Assembly).

The full list of representatives is shown below:

No.	State Constituency	Elected Council Negri Members	Elected Party
Alliance 15 | SNAP 12 | SUPP 12 | Pesaka 8 | IND 1
S01	Lundu	Chong Kim Mook	SUPP
S02	Bau	Ong Ah Khim	SUPP
S03	Kuching Barat	Cheng Yew Kiew	Alliance
S04	Kuching Timor	Stephen K.T. Yong	SUPP
S05	Semariang	Ajibah Abol	Alliance
S06	Sekama	Sim Kheng Hong	SUPP
S07	Sebandi	Ikhwan bin Abang Haji Zainei	Alliance
S08	Muara Tuang	Mohamad Musa	Alliance
S09	Batu Kawah	Chong Kiun Kong	SUPP
S10	Bengoh	Segus Anak Ginyai	SUPP
S11	Tarat	Nelson Kundai Ngareng	SNAP
S12	Tebakang	Michael Ben Ak Panggi	SNAP
S13	Semera	Lee Thiam Kee(Puteh)	Alliance
S14	Gedong	Abang Haji Abdul Rahim	Alliance
S15	Lingga-Sebuyau	Dato' Penghulu Tawi Sli	Pesaka
S16	Simanggang	Nelson Liap Kudu	SNAP
S17	Engkilili-Skrang	Simon Dembab Maja	Pesaka
S18	Ulu Ai	David Anak Jemut	SNAP
S19	Saribas	Kihok bin Amat	Alliance
S20	Layar	Dato' Stephen Kalong Ningkan	SNAP
S21	Kalaka	Wan Alwi bin Tuanku Ibrahim	Pesaka
S22	Krian	Dunstan Endawie Enchana	SNAP
S23	Kuala Rajang	Dato' Haji Abdul Rahman Ya'kub	Alliance
S24	Repok	Khoo Peng Loong	SUPP
S25	Matu-Daro	Awang Hipni bin Pengiran Anu	Alliance
S26	Binatang	Anthony Teo Tiao Gin	SUPP
S27	Sibu Tengah	Chew Kim Poon	SUPP
S28	Sibu Luar	Wong Kah Sing	SUPP
S29	Igan	Ling Beng Siong	Alliance
S30	Dudong	Kong Chung Siew	SUPP
S31	Balingian	Mohd. Pauzi bin Hamdani	Alliance
S32	Oya	Vincent Ferrer Suyong	Alliance
S33	Pakan	Mandi Anak Sanar	Pesaka
S34	Meluan	Gramong Anak Jelian	SNAP
S35	Machan	Thomas Kana	Pesaka
S36	Ngemah	Lias Anak Kana	IND
S37	Song	Ngelambong Bangau	SNAP
S38	Pelagus	Bennet Jarrow	Pesaka
S39	Baleh	Kenyan Anak Temenggong Koh	Pesaka
S40	Belaga	Nyipa Kilah	SUPP
S41	Tatau	Awang Ismail bin Pg. Zainuddin	Alliance
S42	Kemana	Ahok Anak Jalin	Pesaka
S43	Subis	Francis Loke	SNAP
S44	Miri	Chia Chin Shin	Alliance
S45	Marudi	Edward Jeli Anak Blayong	SNAP
S46	Telang Usan	Balan Seling	SNAP
S47	Limbang	Dato' James Wong Kim Min	SNAP
S48	Lawas	Awang Daud bin Awang Metusin	Alliance

Percentage of votes garnered by each party

Political parties	Number of votes	Percentage of votes (%)
Sarawak Alliance	63,668	25.4
Sarawak United Peoples' Party	72,178	28.8
Sarawak National Party	61,241	24.4
Parti Pesaka Sarawak	34,281	12.7
Independent (66 candidates)	18,987	7.6
Total	250,355	100

See also

• Malaysian general election, 1969