Kalaka (state constituency)

Kalaka is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

Kalaka

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohamad Duri GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

The state constituency was created in the 1968 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 Kalaka constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kalaka (N38)	Pelunga	205/38/01	SK Nyiar RH Bundan Sg. Metong Roban RH Siti Jubaidah Anak Lanchang Sg. Engkabang SMK Kalaka Roban
	Perpat	205/38/02	SK Lubok Nibong SK Paloh SK Perpat
	Kaba	205/38/03	SK Haji Bollah Kaba SK Kupang SJK (C) Min Syn Saratok
	Saratok	205/38/04	SK Abang Abdul Rahman Saratok
	Tengalat	205/38/05	SK Entebu
	Senyawan	205/38/06	SK Sg. Antu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kalaka
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1974	Wan Alwi Tuanku Ibrahim	PESAKA
9th	1974-1979	Ahmad Zaidi Adruce	BN (PBB)
10th	1979-1983	Wan Yusof Tuanku Bujang
11th	1983-1987
12th	1987-1991	Abang Yusuf Puteh	PERMAS
13th	1991-1996	Abdul Wahab Aziz	BN (PBB)
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-2018
	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present	Mohamad Duri

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Mohamad Duri	3,893	72.43	72.43
	PSB	John Antau Linggang	1,025	19.07	19.07
	PBK	Linang Chapum	457	8.50	8.50
Total valid votes			5,375	100.00
Total rejected ballots			137
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			5,358	68.78
Registered electors			8,052
Majority			2,868
	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	Abdul Wahab Aziz	3,988	77.57	9.30
	PKR	Jemat Panjang	1,153	22.43	7.34
Total valid votes			5,141	100.00
Total rejected ballots			82
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			5,247	71.61
Registered electors			7,327
Majority			2,835
	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.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Wahab Aziz	6,835	68.27	15.18
	Independent	Ismail Hussain	1,665	16.63	16.63
	PKR	Mohd Yahya Abdullah	1,511	15.09	1.46
Total valid votes			10,011	100.00
Total rejected ballots			120
Unreturned ballots			71
Turnout			10,202	72.01
Registered electors			14,167
Majority			5,170
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Wahab Aziz	7,396	83.45	0.91
	PKR	Jini Sahini	1,467	16.55	3.46
Total valid votes			8,863	100.00
Total rejected ballots			136
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			9,017	67.39
Registered electors			13,379
Majority			5,929
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Wahab Aziz	7,692	84.36	84.36
	PKR	Basmawi Mahali	1,194	13.09	13.09
	Independent	Idris Bohari	232	2.54	2.54
Total valid votes			9,118	100.00
Total rejected ballots			112
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			9,244	70.53
Registered electors			13,106
Majority			6,498
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Wahab Aziz won uncontested.
	BN	Abdul Wahab Aziz
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			12,865
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Wahab Aziz	8,067	83.87
	PERMAS	Mohd Nasar Badron	1,389	14.44
	NEGARA	Senawi Sulaiman	163	1.69
Total valid votes			9,619	100.00
Total rejected ballots			97
Unreturned ballots			147
Turnout			9,863	79.32
Registered electors			12,435
Majority			6,678
	BN gain from PERMAS		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PERMAS	Abang Yusuf Puteh		50.53
	BN			49.47
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PERMAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Yusof Tuanku Bujang		61.54
	Independent
	Independent
	Independent
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Yusof Tuanku Bujang		78.31
	Parti Anak Jati Sarawak			21.69
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Zaidi Adruce	3,163	62.75
	SNAP	Senawi Sulaiman	1,878	37.25
Total valid votes			5,041	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			6,280
Majority			1,278
	BN gain from PESAKA		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PESAKA	Wan Alwi Tuanku Ibrahim	1,963	42.52
	PBB	Kadir Hassan	1,407	30.47
	SNAP	William Lampas	1,164	25.21
	Independent	Jais Sejin	83	1.80
Total valid votes			4,617	100.00
Total rejected ballots			263
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,880	87.39
Registered electors			5,584
Majority			556
This was a new constituency created.