Muara Tuang (state constituency)

Muara Tuang
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Idris Buang; GPS
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Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

Muara Tuang 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

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Muara Tuang constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Muara Tuang (N16)	Empila	197/16/01	Bilik Gerakan ERT Kpg. Nakong SK Kpg. Mang SK Kpg. Melayu Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Bangka Semong Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Sg. Mata Surau Kpg. Naie Baru Dewan Serbaguna Kpg Sg Mata Dewan Sri Villa Kpg. Empila SK Niup Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Tanjung Parang (Ruang A) Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Semawang SK Kg Tanjung Tuang
	Tanju	197/16/02	SJK (C) Chung Hua Beliong
	Batu Blat	197/16/03	SK Kpg. Baru
	Tuang	197/16/04	SK Dato Traoh Muara Tuang Dewan Kpg. Muara Tuang SK Dato Mohd Musa Dewan Sri Payong Kpg. Endap SK Pinang SK Meranek SK Kampung Rembus
	Semaran	197/16/05	SK Tanah Merah Balai Raya Kpg. Segenam Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Raeh TADIKA KEMAS Kpg. Soh SK Gemang SJK (C) Chung Hua Batu 29 Jln. Kuching / Serian
	Ladang Samarahan	197/16/06	SK Lubok Antu / Reban SK Pati SK Samarahan Estate Dewan Kpg. Seniawan SK Plaman Baki / Menaul Balairaya Kpg. Tian Mawang Balairaya Kpg. Murud Plaman
	Melaban	197/15/07	Dewan Kpg. Sebayor Balai Raya Kpg. Melaban (Ruang A) Balai Raya Kpg. Melaban (Ruang B) SK Plaie D C SK St Michael

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Muara Tuang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1973	Mohamad Musa	BUMIPUTERA
8th	1973-1974		BN (PBB)
9th	1974-1979
9th	1979	Adenan Satem
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987
12th	1987-1991
13th	1991-1996
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011	Mohamad Ali Mahmud
17th	2011-2016	Mohamad Ali Mahmud
18th	2016-2018	Idris Buang
18th	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present		GPS (PBB)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Idris Buang	8,435	63.63	63.63
	Independent	Ismawi Mohammad	2,198	16.58	16.58
	PSB	Yakub Khalid	1,838	13.86	13.86
	Parti Sabah Demokratik Rakyat	Hipni Sulaiman	357	2.69	2.69
	Amanah	Daud Eali	239	1.80	4.39
	PBK	Sagandin Sulaiman	190	.43	1.43
Total valid votes			13,257	100.00
Total rejected ballots			259
Unreturned ballots			83
Turnout			13,599	72.94
Registered electors			18,644
Majority			6,237
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Buang	10,086	81.61	4.06
	PAS	Zulkipli Ramzi	1,508	12.20	10.25
	Amanah	Abang Abdul Halil Abang Naili	765	6.19	6.19
Total valid votes			12,359	100.00
Total rejected ballots			269
Unreturned ballots			60
Turnout			12,688	78.39
Registered electors			16,186
Majority			8,578
	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-04-30. "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 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Ali Mahmud	11,039	77.55	2.57
	PAS	Noraini Hamzah	3,196	22.45	22.45
Total valid votes			14,235	100.00
Total rejected ballots			299
Unreturned ballots			36
Turnout			14,570	77.42
Registered electors			18,820
Majority			7,843
	BN hold		Swing
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 2016-04-30.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Ali Mahmud	7,863	80.12	9.26
	PKR	Abang Ibrahim Abang Othman	1,536	15.65	15,65
	Independent	Jong Nyuk Chan	415	4.23	4.23
Total valid votes			9,814	100.00
Total rejected ballots			195
Unreturned ballots			362
Turnout			10,371	72.50
Registered electors			14,303
Majority			6,327
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Adenan Satem	11,017	89.38	89.38
	Independent	Suhaili Hamid	1,309	10.62	10.62
Total valid votes			12,326	100.00
Total rejected ballots			298
Unreturned ballots			593
Turnout			13,217	77.68
Registered electors			17,015
Majority			9,708
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Adenan Satem won uncontested.
	BN	Adenan Satem
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			17,231
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Adenan Satem	9,566	88.08
	NEGARA	Mohamad Tahir Sham	1,294	11.92
Total valid votes			10,860	100.00
Total rejected ballots			205
Unreturned ballots			785
Turnout			11,850	79.35
Registered electors			14,933
Majority			8,272
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Adenan Satem		74.75
	PERMAS			25.25
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Adenan Satem		80.22
	Independent			14.60
	Sarawak Demokratik Bersatu			5.18
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Adenan Satem		84.00
	Parti Anak Jati Sarawak			16.00
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state by-election, 20 January 1979
Upon the death of incumbent, Mohamad Musa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Adenan Satem	3,643	81.15
	Parti Anak Jati Sarawak	Razali Sabang	846	18.85
Total valid votes			4,489	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority			2,797
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Musa
	SNAP	Mohamad Tahir Sham
	Parti Bisamah Sarawak	Frank Dustine Sirau
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			5,092
Majority			1,147
	BN gain from PBB		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PBB	Mohamad Musa	1,934	46.30
	SUPP	Chung Kok Chiong	1,232	29.49
	SNAP	Abang Othman	717	17.17
	Independent	Arthur Ernest Muda	294	7.04
Total valid votes			4,177	100.00
Total rejected ballots			175
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,352	89.00
Registered electors			4,890
Majority			702
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

[1] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

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