Simunjan (federal constituency)

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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
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1969-1971 Parliament dissolved[1][2]
3rd 1971-1973 Bojeng Andot BUMIPUTERA
1973-1974 BN
4th 1974-1978 Hadadak D. Pasauk
5th 1978-1982 Bujang Ulis
6th 1982-1986
7th 1986-1990
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Bujang Ulis 7,382 66.36
Independent Wan Habib Mahmud 3,742 33.64
Total valid votes 11,124 100.00
Total rejected ballots 205
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 11,329 72.96
Registered electors 15,527
Majority 3,640
BN hold Swing


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


Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hadadak D. Pasauk
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN gain from BUMIPUTERA Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BUMIPUTERA Bojeng Andot
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

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