Jepak

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

Jepak

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Iskandar Turkee GPS
Constituency created	1996
First contested	1996
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Population (2020)	35,299
Electors (2023)	22,804

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 Jepak constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Jepak (N67)	Kuala Tatau	217/67/01	SK Kuala Annau SK Kuala Tatau SK Kuala Serupai SK Sg. Setulan
	Sri Dagang	217/67/02	SMK Baru Bintulu
	Jepak	217/67/03	SK Kampung Jepak Bintulu RH Joshua Manit Ak Buyu SK Sg. Setiam SK Sg. Selat
	Segan	217/67/04	RH Anthony Silas SK Ulu Segan Tadika KEMAS Kuala Segan
	Sungai Nyigu	217/67/05	SK Kg. Baru
	RPR Sibew	217/67/06	SK Bintulu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Jepak
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kidurong
14th	1996-2001	Talib Zulpilip (طَالِب ذولڤيليڤ)	BN (PBB)
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-2018
	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021-2023
	2023–present	Iskandar Turkee (إِسْكَنْدَر تُرْكِي)

Election results

Sarawak state by-election, 4 November 2023: Jepak
Upon the death of incumbent, Talib Zulpilip

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Iskandar Turkee	9,638	88.24	18.80
	PBK	Stevenson Joseph Sumbang	854	7.82	1.33
	ASPIRASI	Chieng Lea Ping	431	3.95	3.95
Total valid votes			10,769
Total rejected ballots			152
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			10,923	48.57
Registered electors			22,804
Majority			8,784
	GPS hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2021: Jepak

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Talib Zulpilip	6,277	69.44	69.44
	PSB	Raba'ah Tudin	2,034	22.50	22.50
	PBK	Stevenson Joseph Sumbang	587	6.49	6.49
	Independent	Tuah Kazan	141	1.56	1.56
Total valid votes			9,039	100.00
Total rejected ballots			146
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			9,219	62.96
Registered electors			14,643
Majority			4,243
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016: Jepak

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Talib Zulpilip	6,342	68.82	6.74
	PKR	Abdul Jalil Bujang	2,141	23.23	3.35
	PAS	Kiprawi Aman	406	4.41	4.41
	Independent	Wong Hau Ming	190	2.06	2.06
	STAR	Mohammed Anuar Abd Hamid	136	1.48	1.48
Total valid votes			9,215	100.00
Total rejected ballots			140
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			9,369	67.95
Registered electors			13,789
Majority			4,201
	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 2016-04-30. "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 2016-04-30. Archived 25 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine

Sarawak state election, 2011: Jepak

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Talib Zulpilip	5,470	62.08	11.24
	PKR	Abdul Jalil Bujang	2,342	26.58	26.58
	Independent	Abdul Kuddus Ramlee	477	5.41	5.41
	SNAP	Ramli Malaka	433	4.91	4.91
	Independent	Awang Abdillah Awang Nasar	89	1.02	1.02
Total valid votes			8,811	100.00
Total rejected ballots			133
Unreturned ballots			58
Turnout			9,002	69.36
Registered electors			12,979
Majority			3,128
	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 2016-04-30.[permanent dead link]

Sarawak state election, 2006: Jepak

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Talib Zulpilip	4,997	73.32	0.99
	DAP	Wan Saimi Wan Dahlan	1,818	26.68	21.76
Total valid votes			6,815	100.00
Total rejected ballots			87
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			6,905	57.30
Registered electors			12,049
Majority			3,179
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001: Jepak

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Talib Zulpilip	6,002	74.31	13.95
	Independent	Bolhassan Kambar	1,455	18.01	18.01
	DAP	Wan Saimi Wan Dahlan	397	4.92	4.92
	Independent	Julaihi Zainuddin	223	2.76	2.76
Total valid votes			8,077	100.00
Total rejected ballots			94
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			8,173	69.18
Registered electors			11,814
Majority			4,547
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996: Jepak

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Talib Zulpilip	5,892	88.26
	Independent	Awang Abdillah Awang Nasar	605	9.06
	Independent	Dick Winie	179	2.68
Total valid votes			6,676	100.00
Total rejected ballots			105
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			6,803	63.58
Registered electors			10,700
Majority			5,287
This was a new constituency created.