Tellian

Tellian
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Royston Valentine; GPS
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Constituency created	2015
First contested	2016
Last contested	2021

Tellian is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak 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.

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tellian constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tellian (N57)	Baoh	213/57/01	SK St. Luke Ng. Baoh Dalat
	Penat	213/57/02	Balai Raya Kpg. Penat
	Sebakong	213/57/03	RH Mawar Tanjong Pedada Mukah RH Richard Kilat Madang
	Ulu Baoh	213/57/04	SK Ulu Baoh Dalat
	Dijih	213/57/05	SK Dijih Mukah SK Lubok Bemban Mukah
	Ulu Sikat	213/57/06	SK Ladang 3
	Nangka Sikat	213/57/07	SK Ng. Sikat Mukah
	Engkerbai	213/57/08	SK Bukit Inkerbai Mukah
	Petanak Mukah	213/57/09	SRA (MIS) Mukah
	Tellian	213/57/10	SK Kpg. Tellian
	Judan	213/57/11	SK Dua Sg. Mukah
	Kuala Lama	213/57/12	SK St. Patrick Mukah
	Tellian Laut	213/57/13	Blok Lama SK Datuk Awang Udin
	Mukah	213/57/14	SJK (C) Chong Boon
	Penakop Permai	213/57/15	Makmal SK Datuk Awang Udin

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tellian
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Balingian
18th	2016–2018	Yussibnosh Balo	BN (PBB)
18th	2018–2021	Yussibnosh Balo	GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present	Royston Valentine	GPS (PBB)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021: Tellian
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Royston Valentine	4,282	70.10	70.10
	PSB	Sait Junaidi	1,365	22.35	22.35
	PKR	Mohd Arwin Abdullah	287	4.70	6.88
	PBK	Zainuddin Budug	174	2.85	2.85
Total valid votes			6,108	100.00
Total rejected ballots			79
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			6,205	61.69
Registered electors			10,059
Majority			2,917
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016: Tellian
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Yussibnosh Balo	5,087	88.42
	PKR	Asini @ Hasni Yahya	666	11.58
Total valid votes			5,753	100.00
Total rejected ballots			83
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			5,858	65.72
Registered electors			8,914
Majority			4,421
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. Retrieved 28 April 2016. "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 28 April 2016.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.

^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

[1] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

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