Malaysian electoral constituency
Belawai was a state constituency inSarawak,Malaysia,[1] that was represented in theSarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2016.
The state constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
It was abolished in 2016 after it was redistributed.
2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Belawai, Rajang, Selalang, Sari, Seberang.
Representation history
[edit]| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Belawai |
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
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| Constituency created |
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| 13th | 1991-1996 | Hamden Ahmad | BN (PBB) |
| 14th | 1996-1997 |
| 15th | 2001-2006 |
| 16th | 2006-2011 |
| 17th | 2011-2016 | Talif @ Len Salleh |
| Constituency abolished, renamed toKuala Rajang |
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Sarawak state election, 2006:Belawai| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
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| BN | Hamden Ahmad | 4,102 | 83.92 |
| PKR | Abang Sarbini Abang Ojek | 786 | 16.08 |
| Total valid votes | 4,888 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 97 |
| Unreturned ballots | 0 |
| Turnout | 4,985 | 62.28 |
| Registered electors | 8,004 |
| Majority | 3,316 |
| BNhold | Swing | {{{2}}}
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Sarawak state election, 1996:Belawai| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
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| On the nomination day, Hamden Ahmad won uncontested. |
| BN | Hamden Ahmad |
| Total valid votes | | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | |
| Unreturned ballots | |
| Turnout | |
| Registered electors | 9,172 |
| Majority | |
| BNhold | Swing | {{{2}}}
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Sarawak state election, 1991:Belawai| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
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| BN | Hamden Ahmad | 3,151 | 52.93 |
| PERMAS | Salleh Jafaruddin | 2,802 | 47.07 |
| Total valid votes | 5,953 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 66 |
| Unreturned ballots | 5 |
| Turnout | 6,024 | 77.45 |
| Registered electors | 7,778 |
| Majority | 349 |
| This was a new constituency created. |
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