Belaga (state constituency)

Belaga

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Liwan Lagang BN
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2016

Belaga is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Long Murum, Ba, Belaga, Asap.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Data Kakus, Merit, Ba, Belaga, Long Busang, Long Bangan, Long Semutut.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Belaga
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1969-1974	Nyipa Kilah @ Nyipa Bato	SUPP
9th	1974-1979		BN
10th	1979-1983	Tajang Laing	Independent
11th	1983-1987		BN
12th	1987-1991	Nyipa Kilah @ Nyipa Bato	PERMAS
13th	1991-1996		BN
14th	1996-2001	Stanley Ajang Batok
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011	Liwan Lagang
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Liwan Lagang	4,149	89.96	+ 21.90
	PKR	Alexander Lehan	463	10.04	- 7.87
Total valid votes			4,612	100.00
Total rejected ballots			51
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			4,674	65.87
Registered electors			7,096
Majority			3,686
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)  "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 190/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Liwan Lagang	3,974	68.06	+ 25.85
	PKR	Basah Kesing @ Ali Basah Kesing	1,046	17.91	+ 17.91
	SNAP	John Bampa	368	6.30	- 14.45
	Independent	Kenneth Adan Silek	330	5.65	+ 5.65
	Independent	Michael Jok	94	1.61	+ 1.61
	Independent	Mathew Munan	27	0.45	+ 0.45
Total valid votes			5,839	100.00
Total rejected ballots			74
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,913	69.87
Registered electors			8,463
Majority			2,928
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)  "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes Sarawak [P.U. (B) 245/2011]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Liwan Lagang	1,855	42.21	- 17.70
	Independent	Stanley Ajang Batok	1,628	37.04	+ 37.04
	SNAP	John Bampa	912	20.75	+ 20.75
Total valid votes			4,395	100.00
Total rejected ballots			63
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			4,469	66.79
Registered electors			6,691
Majority			227
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Stanley Ajang Batok	2,451	59.91	+ 20.69
	Independent	Mai Lagiw	1,128	27.57	+ 6.65
	KEADILAN	Raymond Abin Bira	512	12.52	+ 12.52
Total valid votes			4,091	100.00
Total rejected ballots			95
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			4,193	64.75
Registered electors			6,476
Majority			1,324
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Stanley Ajang Batok	1,646	39.22	- 36.67
	Independent	Mai Lagiw	878	20.92	+ 20.92
	Independent	Daniel Levoh Imang	613	14.61	+ 14.61
	Independent	Raymond Abin Bira	613	14.60	+ 14.60
	Independent	Stem Liau	233	5.55	+ 5.55
	Independent	Wesley Ngo	214	5.10	+ 5.10
Total valid votes			4,197	100.00
Total rejected ballots			101
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			4,298	69.48
Registered electors			6,186
Majority			768
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nyipa Kilah @ Nyipa Bato	2,884	75.89
	PBDS	Abin Bira Laing	825	21.71
	DAP	Helen Bira Sten	91	2.39
Total valid votes			3,800	100.00
Total rejected ballots			73
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			3,883	74.17
Registered electors			5,235
Majority			2,059
	BN gain from PERMAS		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PERMAS	Nyipa Kilah @ Nyipa Bato
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PERMAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tajang Laing
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Tajang Laing
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nyipa Kilah @ Nyipa Bato
	Independent	Tajang Laing
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from SUPP		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SUPP	Nyipa Kilah @ Nyipa Bato
	SNAP	Lisut Tingang
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			3,027
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

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.