Tanjong Batu (Sarawak state constituency)

Tanjong Batu
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

Chiew Chiu Sing
DAP

Constituency created 2015
First contested 2016
Last contested 2016

Tanjong Batu is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2016.

The state constituency was created in the 2015 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Bintulu Town, Bukit Orang, Tanjung Batu, Li Hua, Desa Damai, Batu Lima.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Batu
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created, renamed from Kidurong
18th 2016-present Chiew Chiu Sing DAP

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPChiew Chiu Sing 7,984 59.10
BNPau Chiong Ung 5,436 40.24
STARChieng Lea Phing 89 0.66
Total valid votes 13,509 100.00
Total rejected ballots 96
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 13,61969.22
Registered electors 19,674
Majority 2,548

References

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