Saribas (state constituency)

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

Saribas

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohammad Razi Sitam GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2016

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 Manggut, Tui, Debak, Bungin, Likis, Supa, Engkaras, Buda, Serabang, Belasau, Sabar, Dit, Dit Hulu, Bungei, Penunus, Jerai, Debak Laut, Serembang, Tanjong Assam, Sebemban, Belingan, Budak.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Manggut, Tui, Debak, Bungin, Likis, Supa, Engkaras, Buda, Serabang, Belasau, Sabar, Dit, Dit Hulu, Bungei, Jerai, Debak Laut, Serembang, Tanjong Assam, Sebemban, Belingan, Budak.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Saribas
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1973	Kihok Amat	BUMIPUTERA
	1973-1974		BN
9th	1974-1979	Abang Ahmad Urai
10th	1979-1983	Zainuddin Satem
11th	1983-1987
12th	1987-1991	Bolhassan Di
13th	1991-1996	Wahbi Junaidi
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016	Mohammad Razi Sitam
18th	2016–2018
	2018-present		GPS

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ricky @ Mohammad Razi Sitam	5,963	79.57	+ 15.17
	PKR	Yakup Daud	1,531	20.43	- 15.17
Total valid votes			7,494	100.00
Total rejected ballots			112
Unreturned ballots			277
Turnout			7,883	79.80
Registered electors			9,879
Majority			4,432
	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. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ricky @ Mohammad Razi Sitam	3,865	64.40	+ 13.42
	PKR	Abang Zulkifli Awang Engkeh	2,137	35.60	- 13.42
Total valid votes			6,002	100.00
Total rejected ballots			76
Unreturned ballots			29
Turnout			6,107	75.82
Registered electors			8,054
Majority			1,728
	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	Wahbi Junaidi	2,441	50.98	- 12.22
	KEADILAN	Abang Zulkifli Awang Engkeh	2,347	49.02	+ 23.24
Total valid votes			4,788	100.00
Total rejected ballots			84
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			4,877	68.25
Registered electors			7,145
Majority			94
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wahbi Junaidi	3,710	63.20	+ 6.49
	KEADILAN	Abang Othman Abang Gom	1,513	25.78	+ 25.78
	Independent	Abang Ahmad Arabi Abang Bolhassan	384	6.54	+ 6.54
	Independent	James Entika Gubar	207	3.53	+ 3.53
	Independent	Chin Man Tak @ Raphael Mada	56	0.95	+ 0.95
Total valid votes			5,870	100.00
Total rejected ballots			114
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			5,987	65.45
Registered electors			9,148
Majority			2,197
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wahbi Junaidi	3,161	56.71	+ 56.71
	Independent	Zaini Sitam	1,165	20.90	+ 20.90
	Independent	Albert Dass	802	14.39	+ 14.39
	Independent	Jemat Panjang	446	8.00	+ 8.00
Total valid votes			5,574	100.00
Total rejected ballots			123
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			5,708	61.87
Registered electors			9,226
Majority			1,996
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Wahbi Junaidi won uncontested.
	BN	Wahbi Junaidi
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			8,067
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Bolhassan Di	4,620	58.39
	PERMAS	Zainuddin Satem	3,184	40.24
	Independent	Ahmad Johan	108	1.37
Total valid votes			7,912	100.00
Total rejected ballots			73
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,985	72.50
Registered electors			11,014
Majority			1,436
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainuddin Satem		48.14
	Independent	Mohd Parhi Bujang
	Independent	Abang Madati Abang Dahanan
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainuddin Satem		61.83
	PAJAR			34.01
	Independent
	Independent
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abang Ahmad Urai		59.87
	SNAP	Stephen Chong Kai Hong		40.13
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			7,304
Majority			1,603
	BN gain from BUMIPUTERA		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BUMIPUTERA	Kihok Amat	1,849	42.59
	SNAP	Jocelyn Beduru Makap	1,312	30.22
	PESAKA	Hamsawi Omar	747	17.21
	Independent	Denis Luat	252	5.81
	Independent	Cr. Laili	181	4.17
Total valid votes			4,341	100.00
Total rejected ballots			266
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,607	69.57
Registered electors			6,622
Majority			537
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 2016-04-29.

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.