Hulu Rajang (federal constituency)

Hulu Rajang is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

Hulu Rajang (P216)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Wilson Ugak Kumbong GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	27,520

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. It is the largest federal constituency in Malaysia.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Hulu Rajang's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Non-muslim bumiputera (96%)

  Chinese (2%)

  Muslim bumiputera (1%)

  Other ethnicities (1%)

History

2008–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Mujong, Melinau, Baleh, Sut, Gaat, Merirai, Long Murum, Ba, Belaga, Asap.

2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Gaat, Mujong, Melinau, Baleh, Merirai, Data Kakus, Merit, Ba, Belaga, Long Busang, Long Bangan, Long Semutut, Long Murum, Asap, Tubau.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Hulu Rajang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Ulu Rajang
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended[4][5]
3rd	1971-1973	Jugah Barieng	PESAKA
	1973-1974		BN (PESAKA)
4th	1974-1976	Sibat Miyut Tagong	SNAP
	1976-1978		BN (SNAP)
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Justine Jinggot
7th	1986-1990
Hulu Rajang
8th	1990-1995	Billy Abit Joo	Independent
9th	1995-1999		BN (PRS)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018	Wilson Ugak Kumbong
14th	2018
	2018-present		GPS (PRS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Hulu Rajang			Baleh
			Belaga
						Murum
Ulu Rajang	Baleh
	Belaga

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wilson Ugak Kumbong	11,834	68.20	+ 5.45
	PH	Abun Sui Anyit	5,519	31.80	+31.80
Total valid votes			17,353	100.00
Total rejected ballots			306
Unreturned ballots			68
Turnout			17,727	64.41
Registered electors			27,520
Majority			6,315	36.39
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wilson Ugak Kumbong	9,117	62.75
	PKR	Abun Sui Anyit	3,283	22.60
	SWP	George Lagong	2,129	14.65
Total valid votes			14,529	100.00
Total rejected ballots			213
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			14,763	68.08
Registered electors			21,686
Majority			5,834
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Billy Abit Joo	6,590	59.82
	Independent	George Lagong	4,426	40.18
Total valid votes			11,016	100.00
Total rejected ballots			139
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			11,164	63.09
Registered electors			17,696
Majority			2,164
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Billy Abit Joo	6,949	67.91
	SNAP	Bendindang Manjah	3,283	32.09
Total valid votes			10,232	100.00
Total rejected ballots			171
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			10,416	60.61
Registered electors
Majority			3,666
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Billy Abit Joo	6,884	71.45
	Independent	Kumbong Langit	2,751	28.55
Total valid votes			9,635	100.00
Total rejected ballots			232
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			9,878	61.66
Registered electors
Majority			4,133
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Billy Abit Joo	6,731	68.58
	Independent	Lucius Jimbon	3,084	31.42
Total valid votes			9,815	100.00
Total rejected ballots			274
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			10,111	63.80
Registered electors
Majority			3,647
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Billy Abit Joo	5,393	56.22
	BN	Justine Jinggut	4,200	43.78
Total valid votes			9,593	100.00
Total rejected ballots			315
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,908	70.75
Registered electors
Majority			1,193
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986: Ulu Rajang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Justine Jinggot	4,261	49.44
	Independent	Ugak Kumbong	2,417	28.05
	Independent	Simon Temenggong Sibat	1,940	22.51
Total valid votes			8,618	100.00
Total rejected ballots			355
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			8,973	63.10
Registered electors			14,220
Majority			1,844
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982: Ulu Rajang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Justine Jinggot won uncontested.
	BN	Justine Jinggot
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			12,476
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978: Ulu Rajang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sibat Miyut Tagong	3,983
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			11,385
Majority			2,737
	BN gain		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974: Ulu Rajang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Sibat Miyut Tagong
	BN	Leonard Linggi Jugah
	Independent	Manjah Dengeh
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			10,903
Majority
	SNAP gain from PESAKA		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969: Ulu Rajang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PESAKA	Jugah Barieng	2,795	41.38
	SNAP	Sibat Miyut Tagong	1,428	21.14
	SUPP	Rabong Langgot	1,424	21.08
	Independent	Kupa Kanyan	1,107	16.39
Total valid votes			6,754	100.00
Total rejected ballots			643
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,397	78.37
Registered electors			9,439
Majority			1,367
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

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