Kemena (state constituency)

Kemena

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Stephen Rundi Utom BN
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2016

Kemena is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

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

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sebauh, Labang, Hulu Suai, Sekaloh, Sungai Sebauh, Sebungan, Pandan, Tubau, Goyang, LKTS Suai, Subis Satu.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Sebauh, Labang, Hulu Suai, Sekaloh, Sungai Sebauh, Sebungan, Pandan, Goyang, Subis Satu.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kemena
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1969-1973	Abok Jalin	PESAKA
9th	1974-1979	Celestine Ujang Jilan	BN
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987	Celestine Ujang Jilan	BN
12th	1987-1991
13th	1991-1996
14th	1996-1997
	1997-2001
15th	2001-2006	Stephen Rundi Utom
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Stephen Rundi Utom	7,192	75.58	+ 11.06
	DAP	Leighton Manjah	2,324	24.42	+ 24.42
Total valid votes			9,516	100.00
Total rejected ballots			175
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			9,694	74.62
Registered electors			12,991
Majority			4,868
	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 2016-04-29. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Stephen Rundi Utom	6,369	64.52	+ 4.61
	PKR	Bernard Binar Bayang Rading	3,020	30.59	+ 30.59
	SNAP	Ungun Bayang	285	2.89	- 37.20
	Independent	Liam Rengga	197	2.00	+ 2.00
Total valid votes			9,871	100.00
Total rejected ballots			162
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			10,039	71.29
Registered electors			14,082
Majority			3,349
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}
Source(s)  "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes Sarawak [P.U. (B) 245/2011]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Stephen Rundi Utom	4,750	59.91	- 19.21
	SNAP	John Brian Anthony Jeremy Guang	3,178	40.09	+ 40.09
Total valid votes			7,928	100.00
Total rejected ballots			124
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			8,053	60.37
Registered electors			13,338
Majority			1,572
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Stephen Rundi Utom	6,830	79.12
	DAP	David Kimay	998	11.56
	Independent	John Brian Anthony Jeremy Guang	716	8.29
	Independent	Edward Galau Sigi	88	1.02
Total valid votes			8,632	100.00
Total rejected ballots			132
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,764	64.15
Registered electors			13,665
Majority			5,832
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state by-election, 24 May 1997 Upon election declared null and void
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Celestine Ujang Jilan
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Celestine Ujang Jilan won uncontested.
	BN	Celestine Ujang Jilan
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			12,739
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Celestine Ujang Jilan	5,050	67.00
	PBDS	Stephen Randi Sekalai	2,101	27.89
	DAP	Hussen Abd Razak	277	3.68
	NEGARA	Anthony Nait Mani	109	1.45
Total valid votes			7,537	100.00
Total rejected ballots			96
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,633	67.49
Registered electors			11,310
Majority			2,949
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Celestine Ujang Jilan
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Celestine Ujang Jilan
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
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Sarawak state election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
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Sarawak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Celestine Ujang Jilan
	SNAP	Baran Nalo
	Independent	Mohamed Julaihi Mohamed Hanafie
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			7,961
Majority
	BN gain from PESAKA		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PESAKA	Abok Jalin
	SUPP	Goh Nyiap Joon
	SNAP	Ting Liang Tong
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			6,619
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-04-29.

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.