Tanjong Manis (federal constituency)

Tanjong Manis

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Norah Abdul Rahman BN
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2008
Last contested	2013

Tanjong Manis is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2008.

The federal constituency was created in the 2005 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 Belawai, Rajang, Selalang, Sari, Seberang, Paloh, Mupong, Semop, Saai, Tekajong, Bruit, Bunut, Bintangor.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Selalang, Belawai, Rajang, Sari, Seberang, Nanga Lepa, Paloh, Mupong, Semop, Saai, Tekajong, Bruit, Bunut, Bintangor.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tanjong Manis
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
12th	2008-2013	Norah Abdul Rahman	BN
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Norah Abdul Rahman	12,535	88.86
	PAS	Jurina Mut	1,571	11.14
Total valid votes			14,106	100.00
Total rejected ballots			238
Unreturned ballots			58
Turnout			14,402	74.95
Registered electors			19,215
Majority			10,964
	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 2016-05-06. "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 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Norah Abdul Rahman won uncontested.
	BN	Norah Abdul Rahman
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

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.