Bukit Kota

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

Bukit Kota

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Rahman Ismail GPS
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2006
Last contested	2021

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.

History

Polling districts

According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Bukit Kota constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.^[1][2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bukit Kota（N79）	Ranggau	221/79/01	SK Limpakau Pinang
	Sebukang	221/79/02	SK Limpaki Dewan Kpg. Patiambun Tadika Kemas Limbang
	Tabahan	221/79/03	SK Kampung Pahlawan SK Kubong Dewan SK Batu 4 Jln Pandaruan
	Bangkita	221/79/04	SK Melayu Pusat Limbang
	Limbang	221/79/05	SJK (C) Chung Hua Limbang
	Poyan	221/79/06	SK Sg. Poyan Dewan PIBG, SK Melayu Pusat
	Bukit Kota	221/79/07	Dewan Kpg. Buangsiol
	Pendam	221/79/08	SK Gadong Dewan Kpg. Pendam
	Telahak	221/79/09	Dewan SK Telahak Surau Kpg. Ipai SK Meritam
	Berawan	221/79/10	Dewan Inspirasi SMK Kubong SK R.C. Kubong Balai Raya Kpg. Batu Bakarang Dewan SK Bukit Loba SK Meramut Surau (Halaman) Kpg. Pangkalan Rejab

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Kota
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Limbang
16th	2006-2011	Abdul Rahman Ismail	BN (PBB)
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-2018
	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021: Bukit Kota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Abdul Rahman Ismail	6,454	78.80	78.80
	PSB	Rosli Amat	1,468	17.92	17.92
	PBK	Lim Lian Hun	206	2.52	2.52
	Independent	Herun Bungsu	62	0.76	0.76
Total valid votes			8,190	100.00
Total rejected ballots			61
Unreturned ballots			62
Turnout			8,313	46.97
Registered electors			16,975
Majority			4,986
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016: Bukit Kota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Rahman Ismail won uncontested.
	BN	Abdul Rahman Ismail
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			16,437
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}
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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-28. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak Corrigendum [P.U. (B) 191/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2011: Bukit Kota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Ismail	6,835	73.02	2.54
	DAP	Leong Kwang Yew	1,774	18.95	18.95
	Independent	Usop Jidin	398	4.25	4.25
	Independent	Ladis Pandin	353	3.78	3.78
Total valid votes			9,360	100.00
Total rejected ballots			65
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			9,470	65.44
Registered electors			14,471
Majority			5,061
	BN 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 Kota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Ismail	5,501	70.48
	Independent	Said Mohidin	2,272	29.11
	Independent	Ali Abdullah	32	0.41
Total valid votes			7,805	100.00
Total rejected ballots			64
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			7,890	59.19
Registered electors			13,328
Majority			3,229
This was a new constituency created.