Batu Kitang
Batu Kitang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2016.
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| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 2016 | ||
| Last contested | 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 Arang, Pasar Maong, Haji Baki, Kitang, Lidah Tanah.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Lo Khere Chiang | 6,466 | 53.48 | |||
| DAP | Abdul Aziz Isa Marindo | 4,626 | 38.26 | |||
| PKR | Voon Shiak Ni | 883 | 7.30 | |||
| Independent | Sulaiman Kadir | 61 | 0.50 | |||
| Independent | Othman Bojeng | 54 | 0.45 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,090 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 135 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 31 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,256 | 70.06 | ||||
| Registered electors | 17,494 | |||||
| Majority | 1,840 | |||||
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "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 2016-04-27. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
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