Bukit Assek

Bukit Assek is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

Bukit Assek

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Chieng Jin Ek GPS
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2021

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

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bukit Assek constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bukit Assek (N51)	Tiong Hua	211/51/01	SK Perbandaran Sibu No.4 Jln. Oya
	Tong Sang	211/51/02	SJK (C) Sacred Heart Chinese Jln. Bukit Assek
	Keladi	211/51/03	SJK (C) Hang Kwong SK Ng. Salim SJK (C) Sung Sang SMK Bukit Assek
	Kapor Lima	211/51/04	SJK (C) Chung Sing
	Lembangan	211/51/05	SK St. Rita
	Uk Daik	211/51/06	SMK Katolik
	Hardin	211/51/07	SJK (C) Uk Daik
	Lai Chee	211/51/08	SMK St Elizabeth
	Merlin	211/51/09	SMK St Elizabeth
	Hua Kiew	211/51/10	SMK Sacred Heart
	Hin Yu	211/51/11	SMK Methodist
	Layang-Layang	211/51/12	SK Sacred Heart
	Manggis	211/51/13	SK Sacred Heart
	Maling	211/51/14	SMK Sacred Heart

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Assek
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Maling
13th	1991-1996	Wong Soon Kai	BN (SUPP)
14th	1996-2001	Wong Ho Leng	DAP
15th	2001-2006	Daniel Ngieng Kiong Ann	BN (SUPP)
16th	2006-2011	Wong Ho Leng	PR (DAP)
17th	2011-2014
	2014-2016	Vacant
18th	2016-2021	Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling	PH (DAP)
19th	2021–present	Joseph Chieng Jin Ek	GPS (SUPP)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021: Bukit Assek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Chieng Jin Ek	4,684	34.94	34.94
	DAP	Irene Chang	3,810	28.42	32.63
	PBK	Priscilla Lau	2.598	19.38	19.38
	PSB	Ting Kee Nguan	1,790	13.35	13.35
	Independent	Hii Tiong Huat	313	2.24	2.34
	ASPIRASI	Jess Lau Kiu Ming	209	1.56	1.56
Total valid votes			13,404	100.00
Total rejected ballots			144
Unreturned ballots			73
Turnout			13,621	49.29
Registered electors			27,636
Majority			874
	GPS gain from DAP		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016: Bukit Assek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Irene Chang	11,392	61.05	12.44
	BN	Chieng Buong Toon	6,895	36.95	11.42
	STAR	Moh Hiong King	374	2.00	2.00
Total valid votes			18,661	100.00
Total rejected ballots			180
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			18,881	66.62
Registered electors			28,341
Majority			4,497
	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 2016-04-27. "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 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2011: Bukit Assek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	13,527	73.49	8.65
	BN	Chieng Buong Toon	4,700	25.53	9.63
	Independent	Hii Tiong Huat	180	0.98	0.98
Total valid votes			18,407	100.00
Total rejected ballots			97
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			18,518	68.77
Registered electors			26,926
Majority			8,827
	DAP hold		Swing		{{{2}}}
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: Bukit Assek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	10,380	64.84	18.58
	BN	Daniel Ngieng Kiong Ann	5,629	35.16	18.58
Total valid votes			16,009	100.00
Total rejected ballots			78
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			16,099	61.91
Registered electors			26,022
Majority			4,751
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 2001: Bukit Assek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Daniel Ngieng Kiong Ann	6,289	53.74	4.72
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	5,414	46.26	4.72
Total valid votes			11,703	100.00
Total rejected ballots			58
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			11,767	66.08
Registered electors			17,807
Majority			875
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1996: Bukit Assek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	5,856	50.98	22.46
	BN	Wong Soon Kai	5,630	49.02	22.46
Total valid votes			11,486	100.00
Total rejected ballots			82
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			11,591	63.30
Registered electors			18,310
Majority			226
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1991: Bukit Assek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Soon Kai	10,569	71.48
	DAP	Wong Sing Nang	4,216	28.52
Total valid votes			14,785	100.00
Total rejected ballots			59
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			14,858	72.62
Registered electors			20,459
Majority			6,353
This was a new constituency created.