Tellian (state constituency)
 Sarawak MLA |
GPS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency created | 2015 | |||
| First contested | 2016 | |||
| Last contested | 2021 | |||
Tellian is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2016.
The state constituency was created in the 2015 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
History
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Baoh, Penat, Sebakong, Ulu Baoh, Dijih, Ulu Sikat, Nanga Sikat, Engkerbai, Petanak Mukah, Tellian, Judan, Kuala Lama, Tellian Laut, Mukah, Penakop Permai.
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tellian | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Balingian | |||
| 18th | 2016–2018 | Yussibnosh Balo | BN (PBB) |
| 2018–2021 | GPS (PBB) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | Royston Valentine | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Royston Valentine | 4,282 | 70.10 | +70.10 | ||
| PSB | Sait Junaidi | 1,365 | 22.35 | +22.35 | ||
| PKR | Mohd Arwin Abdullah | 287 | 4.70 | -6.88 | ||
| PBK | Zainuddin Budug | 174 | 2.85 | +2.85 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,108 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 79 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 18 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,205 | 61.69 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,059 | |||||
| Majority | 2,917 | |||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Yussibnosh Balo | 5,087 | 88.42 | |||
| PKR | Asini @ Hasni Yahya | 666 | 11.58 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,753 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 83 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 22 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,858 | 65.72 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,914 | |||||
| Majority | 4,421 | |||||
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 28 April 2016. "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 28 April 2016. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "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 12 July 2016.
