Gedong

Gedong
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg; GPS
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Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

Gedong is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1991, from 2016 to present.

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.

History

It was abolished in 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2015.

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Gedong constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Gedong (N26)	Kepayang	200/26/01	SK Kpg. Kepayang
	Engsengai	200/26/02	Dewan Pembangunan Insan Kpg. Engsengai Melayu Simunjan
	Sateman	200/26/03	Balai Raya Kpg. Sabang Dewan Kpg. Sateman SK Sg. Ba Balai Raya Kpg. Samsu
	Pangkor	200/26/04	SK Lubok Punggor SK Lubok Buntin SK Kpg. Gumpey Dewan Kampung Spaoh Gedong Dewan Kpg. Benat Ulu
	Gedong	200/26/05	SK Abang Kadir Gedong
	Tegelam	200/26/06	SK Tegelam Balai Raya Sg. Alit
	Keniong	200/26/07	RH Samau Ak Jelioh Munggu Air SK Munghu Lalang SK Kenoing Dewan Isu Jaya SK Semalatong

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gedong
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1973	Abang Abdul Rahim Abang Moasili	BUMIPUTERA
8th	1973-1974	Abang Abdul Rahim Abang Moasili	BN (PBB)
9th	1974-1979	Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987
12th	1987-1991		PERMAS
Constituency abolished, renamed to Simunjan
Constituency re-created from Simunjan
18th	2016–2018	Mohd. Naroden Majais	BN (PBB)
18th	2018–2021	Mohd. Naroden Majais	GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg	GPS (PBB)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021: Gedong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg	4,310	81.88	81.88
	PSB	Mohamad Sofian Fariz Sharbin	730	13.35	13.35
	PBK	Tomson Ango	157	2.98	2.98
	Amanah	Kamal Bujang	94	1.79	1.79
Total valid votes			5,264	100.00
Total rejected ballots			54
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			5,345	74.15
Registered electors			7,208
Majority			3,607
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016: Gedong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Naroden Majais	4,064	78.77
	Amanah	Rapelson Richard Hamit	699	13.55
	Independent	Uja Bansi	396	7.68
Total valid votes			5,159	100.00
Total rejected ballots			112
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			5,297	74.74
Registered electors			7,087
Majority			3,365
	BN gain from PERMAS		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 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2016-04-28. "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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

Sarawak state election, 1987: Gedong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PERMAS	Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan	3,482	59.79
	BN	Khaider Zaidell	2,342	40.21
Total valid votes			5,824	100.00
Total rejected ballots			36
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,860	78.65
Registered electors			7,451
Majority			1,140
	PERMAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1983: Gedong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan		58.27
	Independent
	Independent
	Independent
	Independent
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1979: Gedong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan		63.03
	Parti Anak Jati Sarawak			15.17
	Independent
	Independent
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1974: Gedong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Tawan Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Masan	2,450	50.29
	SNAP	Liew Ming Chung	2,422	49.71
Total valid votes			4,872	100.00
Total rejected ballots			428
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,300	81.09
Registered electors			6,536
Majority			28
	BN gain from PBB		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969: Gedong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PBB	Abang Abdul Rahim Abang Moasili	1,757	38.82
	SNAP	Liew Ming Chung	1,647	36.39
	PESAKA	Andrew Jika Landau	600	13.26
	SUPP	Entri Tusan	522	11.53
Total valid votes			4,526	100.00
Total rejected ballots			313
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,839	85.84
Registered electors			5,637
Majority			110
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31.

[1] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31.

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