Sarawak state election, 1991

Sarawak state election, 1991

27-28 September 1991

All 56 seats in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly 29 seats needed for a majority Registered 723,743 Turnout 505,093 (69.79%)   Majority party Minority party   Leader Abdul Taib Mahmud Daniel Tajem Party Barisan Nasional PBDS Leader since 26 March 1981 17 July 1983 Leader's seat Asajaya Bukit Begunan Last election 28 seats, 55.3% 15 seats, 17.6% Seats before 37 7 Seats won 49 7 Seat change 12 Popular vote 301,067 104,216 Percentage 62.8% 21.7% Swing 7.5% 4.1%

Chief Minister before election Abdul Taib Mahmud Barisan Nasional Subsequent chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud Barisan Nasional

The sixth Sarawak state election was held between Friday, 27 September and Saturday, 28 September 1991. This election functioned to elect 56 state representatives into the Sarawak State Assembly. This election saw 72.8% of the eligible voters to cast their votes.^[1]

Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) fielded candidates for all 56 seats, followed by Sarawak Dayak People's Party (PBDS) (34 seats), Parti Negara Rakyat Sarawak (NEGARA) (28 seats), Democratic Action Party (DAP) (18 seats), and Persatuan Rakyat Malaysia Sarawak (PERMAS) (12 seats). There were 19 independents vying for 16 seats. A total of 167 candidates was successfully nominated on the nomination day.^[1]

After the 1987 Ming Court Affair, PERMAS which was founded by Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (the uncle of Abdul Taib Mahmud) continued his final bid with PBDS in this election to topple the Taib led Sarawak BN. Before this, PERMAS and PBDS lost narrowly in 1987 state election. However, Sarawak BN won with a larger majority this time. PERMAS won none of the seats in this election and was dissolved not long after in 1991.

Results

Results by party

Enrolled voters		723,743	Votes cast		505,093	Turnout		69.79%
Did not vote		218,650	Informal votes		6,246	Informal		1.24%
Party			Party leader	# of candidates	Seats					Popular vote
					1987	Dissolution	Elected	%	Change	#	%	Change
	Barisan Nasional	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	56	28	28	49	87.50		304,067	62.77
	Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak	PBDS	Daniel Tajem	34	15	15	7	12.50		104,936	21.66
	Democratic Action Party	DAP		18	0	0	0	0.00		47,449	9.80
	Sarawak Malaysian People's Association	PERMAS		12	5	5	0	0.00		16,159	3.34
	Independent			19	0	0	0	0.00		6,147	1.27
	Parti Negara Rakyat Sarawak	NEGARA		28	N/A	N/A	0	0.00		5,651	1.17
Total				167	48	48	56	100.00		484,409	100.00

Results by constituency

The Sarawak BN won a total 49 out of 56 seats in the state assembly, including 2 seats won uncontested. The remaining seats were won by PBDS.^[2]

On the nomination day, Sarawak BN won 2 seats uncontested, namely N.3 Pantai Damai and N.24 Saribas.^[3]

The full list of elected representatives is shown below:^[4]

No.	State Constituency	Elected State Assembly Members	Elected Party
BN 49 | PBDS 7 | PERMAS 0 | NEGARA 0 | DAP 0 | IND 0
N01	Tanjung Datu	Datuk Ramsay Noel Jitam	BN
N02	Tasik Biru	Datuk Patau Rubis	BN
N03	Pantai Damai	Datin Paduka Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi [nb 1]	BN
N04	Sejingkat	Dr Abang Haji Draup Zamahari	BN
N05	Tupong	Haji Daud bin Abdul Rahman	BN
N06	Satok	Datuk Abang Johari Tun Abang Haji Openg	BN
N07	Padungan	Song Swee Guan	BN
N08	Pending	Sim Kheng Hui	BN
N09	Batu Lintang	Chan Seng Khai	BN
N10	Batu Kawah	Chong Kiun Kong	BN
N11	Bengoh	William Tanyuh Anak Nub	BN
N12	Asajaya	Datuk Patinggi Abdul Taib Mahmud	BN
N13	Muara Tuang	Datuk Adenan bin Haji Satem	BN
N14	Tarat	Frederick Bayoi Anak Manggie	BN
N15	Tebedu	Michael Ben	BN
N16	Semera	Wan Abdul Wahab	BN
N17	Simunjan	Mohd. Naroden Bin Majais	BN
N18	Sebuyau	Julaihi Bin Narawi	BN
N19	Beladin	Bolhassan Bin Di	BN
N20	Bukit Begunan	Daniel Tajem Anak Miri	PBDS
N21	Simanggang	Michael Pilo Anak Gangga	BN
N22	Engkilili	Toh Heng San	BN
N23	Batang Ai	Dublin Unting Anak Ingkot	PBDS
N24	Saribas	Dr. Haji Wahbi Haji Junaidi [nb 1]	BN
N25	Layar	Datuk Amar Alfred Jabu Anak Numpang	BN
N26	Kalaka	Abdul Wahab Bin Aziz	BN
N27	Krian	Peter Nyarok Anak Entre	BN
N28	Belawai	Hamden Bin Ahmad	BN
N29	Serdeng	Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar	BN
N30	Matu-Daro	Wahab Haji Dollah	BN
N31	Meradong	Thomas Hii King Hiong	BN
N32	Repok	David Teng Lung Chi	BN
N33	Pakan	William Mawan Anak Ikom	BN
N34	Meluan	Geman Anak Itam	BN
N35	Ngemah	Gabriel Adit Anak Demong	PBDS
N36	Machan	Gramong Juna	BN
N37	Dudong	Dr Soon Choon Teck	BN
N38	Bukit Assek	Dr Wong Soon Kai	BN
N39	Bawang Assan	Wong Soon Koh	BN
N40	Seduan	Ting Ing Mieng	BN
N41	Dalat	Datuk Effendi Norwawi	BN
N42	Balingian	Abdul Ajis Bin Abdul Majeeb	BN
N43	Tamin	Joseph Entulu Belaun	PBDS
N44	Kakus	John Sikie Anak Tayai	PBDS
N45	Pelagus	Dato Sng Chee Hua	PBDS
N46	Katibas	Ambrose Blikau Anak Entruan	BN
N47	Baleh	Dr James Jemut Masing	PBDS
N48	Belaga	Nyipa Bato	BN
N49	Kemena	Datuk Celestine Ujang Anak Jilan	BN
N50	Kidurong	Michael Sim	BN
N51	Lambir	Usop Bin Wahab	BN
N52	Piasau	Datuk Dr George Chan Hong Nam	BN
N53	Marudi	Datuk Edward Jeli	BN
N54	Telang Usan	Datuk Balan Seling	BN
N55	Limbang	Datuk Amar James Wong Kim Min	BN
N56	Lawas	Awang Tengah Ali Hassan	BN

1. Won uncontested

Percentage of votes garnered by each party

^[3]

Political parties	Number of votes	Percentage of votes (%)
Barisan Nasional	301,067	62.75
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak	104,216	21.72
Democratic Action Party	46,469	9.69
Persatuan Rakyat Malaysia Sarawak	16,159	3.37
Parti Negara Rakyat Sarawak	5,651	1.18
Independent (19 candidates)	6,209	1.29
Total	479,771	100

Summary

^[3]

Party	Seats contested	Seats won
Barisan Nasional:	56	49
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu	31	27
Sarawak United People's Party	17	16
Sarawak National Party	8	6
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak	34	7
Parti Negara Rakyat Sarawak	28	0
Democratic Action Party	18	0
Persatuan Rakyat Malaysia Sarawak	12	0
Independent (19 candidates)	19	0
Total (where applicable)	N/A	56

References

1. Report on the state legislative assembly general elections for Sarawak, 1996 (Malay-English bilingual version). Election Commission of Malaysia. URL accessed on 6 August 2010
2. Lindsay, Murdoch (29 September 1991). "Borneo anti-logging party loses election". The Age (Australia). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
3. Hazis, FS (2012). In Domination and Contestation: Muslim Bumiputera Politics in Sarawak. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 294. ISBN 978-981-4311-58-8. Google Book Search. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri (in Malay)". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2010.