| State constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 2016 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
Bukit Semuja is a state constituency inSarawak,Malaysia, that has been represented in theSarawak 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.
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bukit Semuja constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.[1]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Semuja (N23) | Sedihan | 199/23/01 |
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| Triboh | 199/23/02 |
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| Selabi | 199/23/03 |
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| Pasar Serian | 199/23/04 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Serian | |
| Kakai | 199/23/05 | Balai Raya Kpg. Kakai | |
| Serian Hulu | 199/23/06 | Stadium Bola Keranjang Tertutup (Majlis Daerah Serian) |
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Semuja | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kedup, Tarat and Tebedu | |||
| 18th | 2016-2018 | John Ilus | BN (PBB) |
| 2018-2021 | GPS (PBB) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | John Ilus | 6.113 | 70.06 | |||
| PSB | Elsiy Tingang | 1,408 | 16.14 | |||
| DAP | Brolin Nicholsion | 777 | 8.91 | |||
| PBK | Edward Andrew Luwak @ Edward Luwak | 427 | 4.89 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,725 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 153 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 45 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,923 | 59.91 | ||||
| Registered electors | 14,893 | |||||
| Majority | 4,705 | |||||
| GPSgain fromBN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | John Ilus | 5,451 | 59.64 | |||
| DAP | Edward Andrew Luwak @ Edward Luwak | 2,307 | 25.24 | |||
| Independent | Frederick Bayoi Manggie | 1,196 | 13.09 | |||
| PBDS Baru | Cobbold Lusoi | 133 | 1.46 | |||
| STAR | Johnny Bob Aput | 53 | 0.58 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,140 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 117 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 195 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,452 | 70.72 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,365 | |||||
| Majority | 3,144 | |||||
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 fromthe original(PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved2016-04-28. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived fromthe original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved2016-04-28. | ||||||