| State constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 1968 | ||
| First contested | 1969 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
Baleh is a state constituency inSarawak,Malaysia, that has been represented in theSarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.
The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
As of 2020, Baleh has a population of 9,384 people.[1]
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Baleh constituency has a total of 5 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baleh (N64) | Gaat | 216/64/01 |
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| Mujong | 216/64/02 |
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| Melinau | 216/64/03 |
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| Baleh | 216/64/04 |
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| Merirai | 216/64/05 |
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| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Baleh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 8th | 1970-1974 | Kenneth Kenyan Temenggong Koh | PESAKA |
| 9th | 1974-1979 | Peter Gani Kiai | SNAP |
| 10th | 1979-1983 | BN (SNAP) | |
| 11th | 1983-1987 | James Jemut Masing | PBDS |
| 12th | 1987–1991 | ||
| 13th | 1991–1996 | ||
| 14th | 1996-2001 | BN (PBDS) | |
| 15th | 2001–2004 | ||
| 2004-2006 | BN (PRS) | ||
| 16th | 2006–2011 | ||
| 17th | 2011–2016 | ||
| 18th | 2016–2018 | ||
| 2018- 2021 | GPS (PRS) | ||
| 2021 | Vacant[N 1] | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | Nicholas Kudi Jantai Masing | GPS (PRS) |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Nicholas Kudi Jantai Masing | 3,541 | 61.85 | |||
| PSB | Koh Kumbong | 1,631 | 28.51 | |||
| DAP | Kenneth Lagong | 470 | 8.21 | |||
| PBK | Sukarno @ Iskandar Abdullah | 82 | 1.43 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,725 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 90 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 17 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,832 | 57.53 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,137 | |||||
| Majority | 1,909 | |||||
| GPSgain fromBN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | James Jemut Masing | 5,272 | 91.67 | |||
| DAP | Agop Linsong | 479 | 8.33 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,751 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 55 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 14 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,820 | 60.47 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,624 | |||||
| Majority | 4,793 | |||||
| BNhold | 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. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved2016-04-30. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived fromthe original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved2016-04-30. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | James Jemut Masing | 5,242 | 79.59 | |||
| PKR | Bendindang Manjah | 1,344 | 20.41 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,586 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 98 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,684 | 59.22 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,287 | |||||
| Majority | 3,898 | |||||
| BNhold | 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. Retrieved2016-04-30.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | James Jemut Masing | 5,330 | 90.99 | ||
| SNAP | Lucius Jimbon | 528 | 9.01 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,858 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 95 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 3 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,956 | 61.20 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,731 | ||||
| Majority | 4,802 | ||||
| BNhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | James Jemut Masing | 6,378 | 94.29 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Nyamok Medan | 386 | 5.71 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,764 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 96 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 1 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,861 | 70.02 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,798 | ||||
| Majority | 5,992 | ||||
| BNhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | James Jemut Masing | 5,411 | 87.66 | ||
| Independent | John Pungga | 762 | 12.34 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,173 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 154 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 7 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,334 | 65.77 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,631 | ||||
| Majority | 4,649 | ||||
| BNgain fromPBDS | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBDS | James Jemut Masing | 4,183 | 67.15 | ||
| BN | Simon Temenggong Sibat | 1,858 | 29.83 | ||
| Independent | Ngalambong Limbing | 188 | 3.02 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,229 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 77 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,306 | 71.91 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,769 | ||||
| Majority | 2,325 | ||||
| PBDShold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBDS | James Jemut Masing | 3,516 | 59.18 | ||
| BN | Joseph Jinggut | 2,425 | 40.82 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,941 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 98 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 6,039 | 70.79 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,531 | ||||
| Majority | 1,091 | ||||
| PBDShold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBDS | James Jemut Masing | 2,717 | 47.98 | ||
| BN | Peter Gani Kiai | 1,646 | 29.07 | ||
| Independent | Joseph Jinggut | 1,300 | 22.95 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,663 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 124 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 5,787 | 71.86 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,053 | ||||
| Majority | 1,071 | ||||
| PBDSgain | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Peter Gani Kiai | 3,723 | 77.16 | ||
| Independent | Nyewak Sibat | 864 | 17.91 | ||
| Parti Umat Sarawak | Tuan Antau | 238 | 4.93 | ||
| Total valid votes | 4,825 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 172 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 4,997 | 62.10 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,054 | ||||
| Majority | 2,859 | ||||
| BNgain fromSNAP | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNAP | Peter Gani Kiai | 2,344 | 56.00 | ||
| BN | Kenneth Kanyan Temenggong Koh | 1,842 | 44.00 | ||
| Total valid votes | 4,186 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 479 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 4,665 | 65.30 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,143 | ||||
| Majority | 502 | ||||
| SNAPgain fromPESAKA | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PESAKA | Kenneth Kenyan Temenggong Koh | 1,953 | 56.10 | |||
| SNAP | Wesley Ajang Nabau | 1,528 | 43.90 | |||
| Total valid votes | 3,481 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 371 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 3,852 | 60.07 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,412 | |||||
| Majority | 425 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||