Pending (state constituency)

Pending
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 

Violet Yong Wui Wui
DAP

Constituency created 1987
First contested 1991
Last contested 2016

Pending 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 Pending, Foochow, Kenyalang, Supreme, Chong Kiun Kong, Chawan, Simpang Tiga.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Pending, Foochow, Kenyalang, Supreme, Chong Kiun Kong, Chawan, Simpang Tiga.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pending
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
13th 1991-1996 Sim Kheng Hui BN
14th 1996-2001
15th 2001-2006
16th 2006-2011 Violet Yong Wui Wui DAP
17th 2011-2016
18th 2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPViolet Yong Wui Wui 12,454 62.60 - 5.35
BNMilton Foo Tiang Wee 7,442 37.40 + 5.35
Total valid votes 19,896 100.00
Total rejected ballots 125
Unreturned ballots 17
Turnout 20,03865.72
Registered electors 30,488
Majority 5,012
DAP hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPViolet Yong Wui Wui 14,375 67.95 + 6.38
BNSim Kui Hian 6,780 32.05 - 6.38
Total valid votes 21,155 100.00
Total rejected ballots 119
Unreturned ballots 36
Turnout 21,31072.27
Registered electors 29,488
Majority 7,595
DAP hold Swing {{{3}}}
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPViolet Yong Wui Wui 11,632 61.57 + 40.85
BNSim Kheng Hui 7,260 38.43 - 24.28
Total valid votes 18,892 100.00
Total rejected ballots 94
Unreturned ballots 217
Turnout 19,20365.08
Registered electors 29,503
Majority 4,372
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSim Kheng Hui 11,918 62.71 - 7.58
DAPVoon Lee Shan 3,937 20.72 + 20.72
KEADILANNg Kim Ho 3,150 16.57 + 16.57
Total valid votes 19,005 100.00
Total rejected ballots 141
Unreturned ballots 149
Turnout 19,29566.31
Registered electors 29,097
Majority 7,981
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSim Kheng Hui 11,494 70.29 + 3.81
IndependentTing Kee Kai 4,858 29.71 + 29.71
Total valid votes 16,352 100.00
Total rejected ballots 136
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 16,54161.23
Registered electors 27,016
Majority 6,636
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSim Kheng Hui 11,170 66.48
DAPCheng Hui Hong 5,633 33.52
Total valid votes 16,803 100.00
Total rejected ballots 90
Unreturned ballots 46
Turnout 16,93970.95
Registered electors 23,873
Majority 5,537
This was a new constituency created.

References

  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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