Pujut

Pujut
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Adam Yii; GPS
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Constituency created	2005; 19 years ago
First contested	2006
Last contested	2021

Pujut is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. This is smallest elector district in Malaysia only just two districts.

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pujut constituency has a total of 2 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Pujut (N74)	Pujut	219/74/01	Tadika Miri Chinese SR Sri Mawar SK Anchi Tadika Pujut Miri SK Pujut Corner Pujut SJK (C) Chung Hua Pujut Miri SMK Dato Permaisuri Piassau Jaya
Pujut (N74)	Krokop	219/74/02	Kolej Vokesional Miri SJK (C) Chung Hua Krokop SM Pei Min SK Miri

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pujut
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Piasau
16th	2006-2011	Chia Chu Fatt	BN (SUPP)
17th	2011-2016	Fong Pau Teck	PR (PKR)
18th	2016–2020	Ting Tiong Choon	PH (DAP)
18th	2020-2021	Vacant^{[N 1]}
19th	2021-Incumbent	Adam Yii	GPS (SUPP)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021: Pujut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Adam Yii	5,558	44.86	44.86
	DAP	Alan Ling Sie Kiong	3,992	32.22	20.35
	PSB	Bruce Chai Khim Cheong	1,667	13.45	13.45
	PBK	Leslie Ting Siong Ngiap	1,022	8.25	8.25
	ASPIRASI	Erick Chin Fen Siong	152	1.23	1.23
Total valid votes			12,391	100.00
Total rejected ballots			96
Unreturned ballots			60
Turnout			12,547	45.51
Registered electors			27,567
Majority			1,566
	GPS gain		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016: Pujut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ting Tiong Choon	8,899	52.57	11.29
	BN	Hii King Chiong	7,140	42.18	6.04
	PAS	Jofri Jaraiee	513	3.03	3.03
	Independent	Fong Pau Teck	375	2.22	2.22
Total valid votes			16,927	100.00
Total rejected ballots			139
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			17,098	65.25
Registered electors			26,202
Majority			1,759
	DAP hold		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 2016-04-28. "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 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

Sarawak state election, 2011: Pujut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fong Pau Teck	9,453	63.86	19.76
	BN	Chia Chu Fatt	5,350	36.14	19.76
Total valid votes			14,803	100.00
Total rejected ballots			67
Unreturned ballots			30
Turnout			14,900	66.00
Registered electors			22,577
Majority			4,103
	DAP gain from BN		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. Retrieved 2016-04-27.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

Sarawak state election, 2006: Pujut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Chia Chu Fatt	6,493	55.90
	DAP	Fong Pau Teck	5,123	44.10
Total valid votes			11,616	100.00
Total rejected ballots			77
Unreturned ballots			96
Turnout			11,789	58.65
Registered electors			20,098
Majority			1,370
This was a new constituency created.

Notes

^ Vacant from 11 February 2020 until the 2021 state election due to the incumbent was disqualified for having Malaysian and Australian dual citizenship. No by-election was held due to the state assembly was to automatically dissolved in less than a year and a half.

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. 31 October 2022.

[2] Vacant from 11 February 2020 until the 2021 state election due to the incumbent was disqualified for having Malaysian and Australian dual citizenship. No by-election was held due to the state assembly was to automatically dissolved in less than a year and a half.

[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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