Gedong (state constituency)

Gedong

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd. Naroden Majais BN
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2016

Gedong is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1991, from 2016 to present.It has been known for its confusing control area as the district itself struggles to keep their very own secondary school, SMK Gedong from the neighboring districts of Serian. The confusing borders lead to several issues regarding who control the school and some of proper lands. Gedong also been known for its frequently flooded flat land that cause thousands people stranded in their homes.

The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2015.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kepayang, Ensengai, Sateman, Pangkor, Gedong, Tegelam, Keniong.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gedong
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1969-1973	Abang Abdul Rahim	Sarawak Alliance
	1973-1974		BN
9th	1974-1979	Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987
12th	1987-1991
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
18th	2016-present	Mohd. Naroden Majais	BN

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Naroden Majais	4,064	78.77
	Amanah	Rapelson Richard Hamit	699	13.55
	Independent	Uja Bansi	396	7.68
Total valid votes			5,159	100.00
Total rejected ballots			112
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			5,297	74.74
Registered electors			7,087
Majority			3,365
	BN hold		Swing
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. Retrieved 2016-04-28. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan
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Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan
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Sarawak state election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan
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Sarawak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan
	SNAP	Liew Ming Chung
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			6,536
Majority
	BN gain from Sarawak Alliance		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sarawak Alliance	Abang Abdul Rahim
	SUPP	Entri Tusan
	SNAP	Liew Ming Chung
	PESAKA	Andrew Jika Landau
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			5,637
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

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.