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Bekenu
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Rosey Yunus
GPS
Constituency created2005
First contested2006
Last contested2021

Bekenu is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History[edit]

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Batu Niah, Niah, Saeh, Kelulit, Tiris, Bungai, Bekanu, Bakas, Hulu Sibuti.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Batu Niah, Niah, Saeh, Kelulit, Tiris, Bungai, Bekanu, Bakas, Hulu Sibuti.

Representation history[edit]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bekenu
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Lambir
16th 2006-2011 Rosey Yunus BN
17th 2011-2016
18th 2016-2018
2018-2021 GPS
19th 2021–present

Election results[edit]

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
GPS Rosey Yunus 6,354 79.58 +79.58
PKR Norhafizah Mohammad Joharie 957 11.99 -2.56
PSB Abu Bakar Amit 377 4.72 +4.72
PBK Desmond Gani Pengiran 296 3.71 +3.71
Total valid votes 7,984 100.00
Total rejected ballots 140
Unreturned ballots 48
Turnout 8,172 64.48
Registered electors 12,674
Majority 5,397
GPS gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Rosey Yunus 6,009 71.68 + 1.34
PKR Bill Kayong 1,220 14.55 - 2.97
Independent Austin Sigi Melu 589 7.03 + 7.03
Independent Joe @ Peter Jelin 565 6.74 + 6.74
Total valid votes 8,383 100.00
Total rejected ballots 125
Unreturned ballots 32
Turnout 8,540 69.71
Registered electors 12,250
Majority 4,789
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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Rosey Yunus 4,946 70.34 - 6.88
PKR Ishak Mahwi 1,232 17.52 - 5.26
SNAP Thony Badak 570 8.10 + 8.10
Love Malaysia Party Dyg Juliana Awg Tambi 284 4.04 + 4.04
Total valid votes 7,032 100.00
Total rejected ballots 103
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 7,135 66.86
Registered electors 10,672
Majority 3,714
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Rosey Yunus 4,357 77.22
PKR Mohdak Ismail 1,285 22.78
Total valid votes 5,642 100.00
Total rejected ballots 112
Unreturned ballots 3
Turnout 5,757 57.02
Registered electors 10,095
Majority 3,072
This was a new constituency created.

References[edit]

  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-07-12.