Batang Lupar (federal constituency)

Batang Lupar

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Rohani Abdul Karim BN
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2013

Batang Lupar is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

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

History

2008–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Apin, Tanjong Beluku, Slangking, Seruyu, Sebangan, Sebuyau, Entangor, Senayang, Lingga, Meludam, Seduku, Stumbin, Ladong, Lamanak, Beladin, Undai, Pusa.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Seruyu, Sebangan, Sebuyau, Entangor, Senayang, Tungkah, Lingga, Meludam, Seduku, Stumbin, Ladong, Lamanak, Beladin, Undai, Pusa.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batang Lupar
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved[2][3]
3rd	1971-1974	Edwin Tangkun	SNAP
4th	1974-1978
5th	1978-1982		BN
6th	1982-1986		Independent
7th	1986-1990	Daniel Tajem Miri	BN
8th	1990-1995	Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Rohani Abdul Karim
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rohani Abdul Karim	15,625	77.02	- 0.62
	PKR	Abg. Zulkifli Abg. Engkeh	4,661	22.98	+ 22.98
Total valid votes			20,286	100.00
Total rejected ballots			425
Unreturned ballots			43
Turnout			20,754	75.86
Registered electors			27,360
Majority			10,964	54.04
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)  "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-05. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-05.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rohani Abdul Karim	11,015	77.64	+ 77.64
	PAS	Abang Eddy Allyanni Abang Fauzi	2,923	20.60	+ 20.60
	Independent	Ali Semsu	250	1.76	+ 1.76
Total valid votes			14,188	100.00
Total rejected ballots			193
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			14,393	64.21
Registered electors			22,417
Majority			8,092	57.04
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Rohani Abdul Karim won uncontested.
	BN	Rohani Abdul Karim
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar	7,903	74.61	+ 74.61
	STAR	Syid Assimie Wan Ismail	2,689	25.39	+ 25.39
Total valid votes			10,592	100.00
Total rejected ballots			339
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			10,944	57.85
Registered electors			18,917
Majority			5,214	49.22
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar won uncontested.
	BN	Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar	5,795	54.43	+ 2.12
	PERMAS	W. Habib Mahmud	3,130	29.40	+ 29.40
	Independent	Abang Ismail Abd. Hadari	1,722	16.17	+ 16.17
Total valid votes			10,647	100.00
Total rejected ballots			166
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,813	66.97
Registered electors			16,146
Majority			2,665	25.03
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Daniel Tajem Miri	7,975	52.31
	Independent	Donald Lawan	6,441	42.25
	Independent	Baba Rumpang	830	5.44
Total valid votes			15,246	100.00
Total rejected ballots			325
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,571	59.02
Registered electors			26,383
Majority			1,534	10.06
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Edwin Tangkun
	BN	Willington Rufus Nanang
	Independent	Henry Bernard Senada
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			23,127
Majority
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Edwin Tangkun
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			21,076
Majority			3,025
	BN gain from SNAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Edwin Tangkun
	BN	Paul Anding
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			18,518
Majority
	SNAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Edwin Tangkun	4,751	36.71
	SUPP	Hollis Tini	3,247	25.09
	PESAKA	Yaman Mohamad Tahir	3,142	24.28
	BUMIPUTERA	Abang Hamid Salam	1,800	13.91
Total valid votes			12,940	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			17,476
Majority			1,504
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-05.

1. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
2. Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
3. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-05.