1983 Sarawak state election

The fourth Sarawak state election was held between Wednesday, 28 December and Thursday, 29 December 1983 with a nomination date on Thursday, 8 December 1983. The two-day duration of the election was shorter than the eight-day election in 1979 state election because of improvements in transportation and communication systems. Only 45 out of 48 seats were contested. The state assembly was dissolved on 18 November 1983 by the governor of Sarawak with the advice of chief minister of Sarawak, which was one year and 15 days earlier than the expiration of the state assembly on 3 December 1984.[1]

1983 Sarawak state election
28–29 December 1983
All 48 seats in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
25 seats needed for a majority
Registered505,872
Turnout367,060 (72.56%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Abdul Taib Mahmud James Wong Leo Moggie
Party BN SNAP PBDS
Leader since 26 March 1981 (1981-03-26) December 1981 (1981-12) 17 July 1983 (1983-07-17)
Leader's seat Sebandi Limbang Not contesting
Last election 45 seats, 61.2% 16 seats, 16.7% New party
Seats before 45 16 -
Seats won 30 8 6
Seat change 15 8 -
Popular vote 166,819 46,741 33,712
Percentage 46.2% 13.0 9.3
Swing 3.9% 3.7% -
Chief Minister before election

Abdul Taib Mahmud
BN

 Subsequent chief minister

Abdul Taib Mahmud
BN

The election was held during the peak of monsoon season. This election saw 505,872 registered voters eligible to vote, with 367,060 voters (72.56%) actually casting their votes. In this election, Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) fielded candidates for 32 seats, SNAP for 18 seats, PBDS for 14 seats, Democratic Action Party (DAP) for 7 seats, and Sarawak Democratik Bersatu (BERSATU) for 4 seats. There were 80 independents contesting for the seats.[1]

Background

The 1983 leadership crisis of Sarawak National Party (SNAP, a component party of BN) has caused the emergence of an offshoot party named Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS). However, chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud decided to accept PBDS into the BN coalition. This has caused dissatisfaction of SNAP leadership towards Taib. Both parties SNAP and PBDS were unwilling to compromise any of their seats. Therefore, Taib decided to allow SNAP and PBDS to compete against each other by under their respective party symbols.[2] Serious competitions occurred in state constituencies contested by PBDS and SNAP. Generally, this election was carried out in a peaceful and orderly manner except for the clashes between PBDS candidate and the election officials in N 35 Machan constituency.[1] Sarawak BN, composed of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) and Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), won 29 seats on the election day. They later accepted SNAP and PBDS into the coalition, thus securing a total of 44 of 48 seats.

Results

The full list of representatives is shown below:[1]

Three seats were won uncontested by Barisan Nasional (BN):

N24. Matu Daro won by Wahab Haji Dollah
N32. Oya won by Haji Salleh Jafaruddin
N44. Miri won by Dr George Chan Hong Nam
No.State ConstituencyElected State Assembly MembersElected Party
BN 30 | SNAP 8 | PBDS 6 | DAP 0 | BERSATU 0 | IND 4
N01LunduRamsay Noel JitamBN
N02Tasik BiruPatau Anak Rubis @ Dr Patau RubisSNAP
N03PadunganSong Swee GuanBN
N04StampinSim Kheng HongBN
N05Petra JayaHafsah binti HarunBN
N06SatokAbang Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Abang Haji OpengBN
N07SebandiDatuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Taib bin MahmudBN
N08Muara TuangAdanan bin Haji SatemBN
N09Batu KawahChong Kiun KongBN
N10BengohWilfred Rata NissomIND
N11TaratRobert Jacob RiduBN
N12TebakangMichael Ben Ak PanggiSNAP
N13SemeraWan Wahab bin Wan SanusiBN
N14GedongMohammad Tawan bin Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Ak MasanBN
N15LinggaDaniel Tajem Ak MiriPBDS
N16Sri AmanHollis Ak TiniBN
N17EngkililiSing Cho NangIND
N18Batang AirSylvester Langit Ak. UmingSNAP
N19SaribasHaji Zainuddin bin Haji SatemBN
N20LayarAlfred Jabu Anak NumpangBN
N21KalakaWan Yusof bin Tun Datuk Patinggi Tuanku Haji BujangBN
N22KrianLanggu Ak. Sagu @ EdmundPBDS
N23Kuala RajangSaadi bin OliaBN
N24Matu-DaroWahab Haji DollahBN
N25RepokTeng Lung ChiBN
N26MeradongHii Kiang HiongBN
N27MalingWong Soon KaiBN
N28SeduanTing Ing MiengBN
N29IganTiong Chiong ChuBN
N30DudongWilfred Kiroh Ak. JeramIND
N31BalingianWan Habib bin Syed MahmudBN
N32OyaHaji Salleh JafaruddinBN
N33PakanJawie Wilson Mas'PBDS
N34MeluanGerman Ak. ItamSNAP
N35MachanGramong JunaPBDS
N36NgemahJoseph Ak. KudiPBDS
N37KatibasAmbrose Blikau Ak. EnturanBN
N38PelagusNueng Ak. KudiSNAP
N39BalehJames Jemot Ak. MasengPBDS
N40BelagaTajang LaingBN
N41TatauBolhassan bin KambarIND
N42KemenaDatuk Celestine Ujang Anak JilangBN
N43SubisUsop bin WahabBN
N44MiriDr George Chan Hong NamBN
N45MarudiEdward Jeli Anak BlayongSNAP
N46Telang UsanBalan SelingSNAP
N47LimbangDato James Wong Kim MinSNAP
N48LawasDatuk Haji Noor bin Haji TahirBN

Percentage of votes garnered by each party

[1]

Political parties Number of
votes		 Percentage of
votes (%)
Barisan Nasional166,81946.21
Sarawak National Party46,74112.95
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak33,7129.34
Democratic Action Party31,2468.66
Sarawak Democratic Bersatu2,5400.70
Independent (80 candidates)79,93222.14
Total360,990100

Summary

[2]

Party Seats
contested		 Seats won
Barisan Nasional:3230
    Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu2019
    Sarawak United People's Party1211
Sarawak National Party188
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak146
Democratic Action Party70
Sarawak Democratic Bersatu10
Independent (80 candidates)804
Total (where applicable)N/A48

References
  1. Report on the state legislative assembly general elections Sarawak, 1983 (Malay-English bilingual version). Election Commission of Malaysia. URL accessed on 18 November 2009
  2. Hazis, FS (2012). In Domination and Contestation: Muslim Bumiputera Politics in Sarawak. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 290. ISBN 978-981-4311-58-8. Google Book Search. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
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