Pantai Damai (state constituency)

Pantai Damai
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Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2021

Pantai Damai is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

The state constituency was created in the 1987 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 Telaga Air, Salak, Temenggong, Jaya Bakti, Santubong, Buntal, Rampangi, Sejinjang, Astana, Demak Baru, Semarang, Bintawa.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Telaga Air, Salak, Temenggong, Jaya Bakti, Santubong, Buntal, Rampangi, Sejinjang, Astana, Demak Baru, Semarang, Bintawa.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pantai Damai
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Petra Jaya
13th	1991-1996	Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi	BN (PBB)
14th	1996-2001	Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi
15th	2001-2006	Abdul Rahman Junaidi
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-2018
18th	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present		GPS (PBB)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Abdul Rahman Junaidi	10,699	82.19	+82.19
	PSB	Mahmud Sabli	2,318	17.81	+17.81
Total valid votes			13,017	100.00
Total rejected ballots			180
Unreturned ballots			101
Turnout			13,298	64.85
Registered electors			20,506
Majority			8,381
	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	Abdul Rahman Junaidi	10,918	86.82	+ 11.74
	PAS	Zainal Abidin Yet	1,658	13.18	+ 13.18
Total valid votes			12,576	100.00
Total rejected ballots			221
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			12,851	69.81
Registered electors			18,409
Majority			9,260
	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 2016-04-27. "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 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Junaidi	7,425	75.08	+ 12.0
	PKR	Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Senusi	2,354	23.80	- 13.12
	Independent	Suhaini Selamat	111	1.12	+ 1.12
Total valid votes			9,890	100.00
Total rejected ballots			105
Unreturned ballots			43
Turnout			10,038	71.17
Registered electors			14,104
Majority			5,071
	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 2016-04-27.^{[permanent dead link]}

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Junaidi	5,217	63.08	- 4.58
	PKR	Idris Bohari	3,053	36.92	+ 6.65
Total valid votes			8,270	100.00
Total rejected ballots			97
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			8,388	69.47
Registered electors			12,073
Majority			2,164
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Junaidi	6,072	66.66	+ 66.66
	PKR	Husaini Hamdan	2,757	30.27	+ 30.27
	Independent	Norita Azmi	280	3.07	+ 3.07
Total valid votes			9,109	100.00
Total rejected ballots			88
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			9,221	74.22
Registered electors			12,424
Majority			3,315
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi won uncontested.
	BN	Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			11,273
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi won uncontested.
	BN	Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			11,011
Majority
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 2016-04-27.

^ "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.

[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.

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