Demak Laut (state constituency)

Demak Laut is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1996.

Demak Laut

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Hazland Abang Hipni GPS
Constituency created	1996
First contested	1996
Last contested	2021

The state constituency was created in the 1996 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 Demak Laut constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Demak Laut (N05)	Tanjong Embang	193/05/01	SK Beradek
	Muara Tebas	193/05/02	SK Muara Tebas
	Geobilt	193/05/03	SK Geobilt
	Bako	193/05/04	SK Bako Dewan Hijrah 2008
	Sejingkat	193/05/05	SK Sejingkat Tadika Kemas Taman Sepakat Jaya
	Senari	193/05/06	SK Senari
	Tanjung Bako	193/05/07	SK Kpg. Tanjong Bako
	Pinggan Jaya	193/05/08	SK Muhibbah (Seberang Pending)
	Tabuan Melayu	193/05/09	SK Tabuan Hilir Dewan Daro Sri Wan Junaidi Kpg. Tabuan Lot
	Muara Tabuan	193/05/10	SK Tabuan
	Tabuan Hulu	193/05/11	Balai Raya Kpg. Tabuan Hulu Hj Drahman

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Demak Laut
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Sejingkat
14th	1996-2001	Abang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen	BN (PBB)
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016	Hazland Abang Hipni
18th	2016–2018
	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Hazland Abang Hipni	7,636	78.25	78.25
	PSB	Yatika Jelani	1,237	12.68	12.68
	Independent	Khairul Ahmad	674	6.91	6.91
	Amanah	Jen Peli	212	2.17	9.76
Total valid votes			9,759	100.00
Total rejected ballots			237
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			10,024	67.67
Registered electors			14,813
Majority			6,399
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hazland Abang Hipni	8,539	88.07	12.34
	Amanah	Mohammad Fidzuan Zaidi	1,157	11.93	11.93
Total valid votes			9,696	100.00
Total rejected ballots			139
Unreturned ballots			44
Turnout			9,879	71.43
Registered electors			13,830
Majority			7,382
	BN 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 2017-06-12. 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hazland Abang Hipni	5,522	75.73	1.65
	PKR	Ali Hossen Abang	1,770	24.27	1.65
Total valid votes			7,292	100.00
Total rejected ballots			98
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			7,403	70.93
Registered electors			10,437
Majority			3,752
	BN hold		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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen	5,094	77.38	6.21
	PKR	Saidan @ Massudin Sahini	1,489	22.62	6.47
Total valid votes			6,583	100.00
Total rejected ballots			102
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			6,699	66.45
Registered electors			10,080
Majority			3,605
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen	4,974	71.17	19.75
	PKR	Ahmad Lukman Abang Ibrahim	1,129	16.15	16.15
	Independent	Abang Yusof Abang Razak	886	12.68	12.68
Total valid votes			6,989	100.00
Total rejected ballots			68
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			7,068	73.17
Registered electors			9,660
Majority			3,845
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abang Draup Zamahari Abang Zen	5,365	90.92
	Independent	Junaidi Putit	536	9.08
Total valid votes			5,901	100.00
Total rejected ballots			130
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			6,057	66.51
Registered electors			9,107
Majority			4,829
This was a new constituency created.