Piasau
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew
GPS
Constituency created1987
First contested1991
Last contested2021

Piasau 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 Kubu, Bazaar, Merbau, Merpati, Permaisuri, Bintang, Lutong.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kubu, Bazaar, Merbau, Merpati, Permaisuri, Bintang, Lutong, Tanjong, Luak.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Piasau
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Miri
13th1991-1996George Chan Hong NamBN
14th1996-2001
15th2001-2006
16th2006-2011
17th2011-2016Alan Ling Sie KiongDAP
18th2016-2018Sebastian Ting Chiew YewBN
2018-2021 GPS
19th 2021-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
GPSSebastian Ting Chiew Yew6,79066.61+66.61
DAPPeter Hee1,80217.68-24.49
PSBTeo Jia Jun8168.00+8.00
PBKDevora Chung Shiew Yen6656.52+6.52
ASPIRASIHani Jaraee1211.19+1.19
Total valid votes 10,194 100.00
Total rejected ballots 59
Unreturned ballots 23
Turnout 10,27648.07
Registered electors 21,377
Majority 4,988
GPS gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNSebastian Ting Chiew Yew7,79957.83+ 15.47
DAPAlan Ling Sie Kiong5,68742.17- 15.47
Total valid votes 13,486 100.00
Total rejected ballots 123
Unreturned ballots 25
Turnout 13,63464.55
Registered electors 21,120
Majority 2,112
BN gain from DAP 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 from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

"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 2016-04-30.
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPAlan Ling Sie Kiong5,99857.64+ 57.64
BNGeorge Chan Hong Nam4,40842.36- 28.87
Total valid votes 10,406 100.00
Total rejected ballots 73
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10,47963.13
Registered electors 16,600
Majority 1,590
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNGeorge Chan Hong Nam6,57371.23- 8.74
PKRNgu Hee Hieng2,65528.77+ 28.77
Total valid votes 9,228 100.00
Total rejected ballots 93
Unreturned ballots 13
Turnout 9,33454.09
Registered electors 17,256
Majority 3,918
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNGeorge Chan Hong Nam10,23779.97+ 8.84
DAPJohn Law Ching Sing2,56420.03- 8.84
Total valid votes 12,801 100.00
Total rejected ballots 89
Unreturned ballots 31
Turnout 12,92160.66
Registered electors 21,301
Majority 7,673
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNGeorge Chan Hong Nam8,73771.13- 3.76
DAPJohn Law Ching Sing3,54628.87+ 3.76
Total valid votes 12,283 100.00
Total rejected ballots 109
Unreturned ballots 43
Turnout 12,43558.90
Registered electors 21,111
Majority 5,191
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNGeorge Chan Hong Nam13,63474.89
DAPChong Kon Fatt4,57125.11
Total valid votes 18,205 100.00
Total rejected ballots 198
Unreturned ballots 74
Turnout 18,47760.47
Registered electors 30,557
Majority 9,063
This was a new constituency created.

References

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