Satok (state constituency)

Satok
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Constituency created	1977
First contested	1979
Last contested	2021

Satok is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1979.

The state constituency was created in the 1977 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 Patingan, Satok, Masjid, Maderasah, Reservoir, Nanas, Patinggi Ali.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Segedup, Patingan, Satok, Masjid, Maderasah, Reservoir, Nanas, Patinggi Ali.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Satok
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Semariang
10th	1979-1981	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha	BN (PBB)
10th	1981-1983	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg
11th	1983-1987
12th	1987-1991
13th	1991-1996
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-2018
18th	2018–2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present	Ibrahim Baki	GPS (PBB)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Ibrahim Baki	6,991	83.58	+83.58
	PKR	Nor Irwan Ahmat Nor	958	11.45	-9.43
	PBK	Awang Badele Awang Ali	415	4.96	+4.96
Total valid votes			8,364	100.00
Total rejected ballots			71
Unreturned ballots			52
Turnout			8,487	59.29
Registered electors			14,314
Majority			6,033
	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	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg	6,854	79.12	+ 7.85
	PKR	Mohamed Salleh Shawkatali	1,809	20.88	- 7.85
Total valid votes			8,663	100.00
Total rejected ballots			96
Unreturned ballots			44
Turnout			8,803	64.97
Registered electors			13,550
Majority			5,045
	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 2016-04-27. "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	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg	4,691	71.27	- 3.51
	PKR	Ahmad Nazib Johari	1,891	28.73	+ 3.51
Total valid votes			6,582	100.00
Total rejected ballots			79
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			6,717	64.39
Registered electors			10,431
Majority			2,800
	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.

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg	4,222	74.78	+ 3.76
	PKR	Mohamad Jolhi	1,424	25.22	- 3.76
Total valid votes			5,646	100.00
Total rejected ballots			67
Unreturned ballots			125
Turnout			5,838	53.88
Registered electors			10,835
Majority			2,798
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg	4,830	71.02	- 18.11
	PKR	Zulrusdi Mohamad Hol	1,971	28.98	+ 28.98
Total valid votes			6,801	100.00
Total rejected ballots			227
Unreturned ballots			58
Turnout			7,086	63.01
Registered electors			11,246
Majority			2,859
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg	6,628	89.13	+ 4.76
	Independent	Sharkawi Faisal Othman	808	10.87	+ 10.87
Total valid votes			7,436	100.00
Total rejected ballots			102
Unreturned ballots			260
Turnout			7,798	60.91
Registered electors			12,803
Majority			5,820
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg	5,550	84.37
	PERMAS	Faisal Othman	1,028	15.63
Total valid votes			6,578	100.00
Total rejected ballots			96
Unreturned ballots			196
Turnout			6,870	62.50
Registered electors			10,992
Majority			4,522
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg	9,760	69.62
	PERMAS	Wan Ali Tuanku Mahdi	4,175	29.78
	Sarawak Demokratik Bersatu	Abang Ariffin Abang Sebli	84	0.60
Total valid votes			14,019	100.00
Total rejected ballots			120
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			14,139	70.65
Registered electors			20,014
Majority			5,585
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg	10,234	86.20
	Sarawak Demokratik Bersatu	Abang Ariffin Abang Sebli	1,638	13.80
Total valid votes			11,872	100.00
Total rejected ballots			246
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,118	62.98
Registered electors			19,242
Majority			8,596
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state by-election, 23 May 1981
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg
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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	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha	10,506	77.60
	Parti Anak Jati Sarawak	Wan Ahmadul Badwi Wan	2,293	16.94
	Independent	Kho King Hing	740	5.46
Total valid votes			12,799	100.00
Total rejected ballots			197
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			13,736	73.60
Registered electors			18,662
Majority			8,213
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. 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. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

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