Kemena

This article is about the constituency. For the river, see Kemena River.

Kemena is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969. It was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the assembly under its first-past-the-post voting system.

Kemena

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Stephen Rundi Utom GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kemena constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kemena (N69)	Sebauh	217/69/01	RH Lapi Sg. Binai SK Sebauh SJK (C) Chung San Sebauh
	Labang	217/69/02	RH Ro Teban Baru SK Sg. Segian Balai Raya Kampung Labang SK Pandan
	Hulu Suai	217/69/03	SK Batu Telinggai
	Sekaloh	217/69/04	SK Sg. Manong Niah
	Sungai Sebauh	217/69/05	RH Jimbai Sg. Gerong RH Tabor Ak Lasah Sg Sebauh RH Raymohd Plen Sg Gelam
	Sebungan	217/69/06	RH Robert Sg. Sebungan RH Augustine Lamau RH Jenang Sg. Gusi Kelabat RH Nompang Sg. Sujan
	Pandan	217/69/07	SK Kuala Sigu RH Nicholas Sandum Sg Sigu SK Kuala Binyo RH Nyipa Ajong Sg. Binyo SK Bukit Mawang SK Sg. Genaan
	Goyang	217/69/08	SK Goyang
	Subis Satu	217/69/09	SK Sg. Lamus Niah

Representation

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kemena
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1973	Abok Jalin	PESAKA
9th	1974-1979	Celestine Ujang Jilan	BN (PBB)
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987
12th	1987-1991
13th	1991-1996
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2006	Stephen Rundi Utom
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-2018
	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021: Kemena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Stephen Rundi Utom	6,339	62.82	62.82
	PSB	Bernard Tahim Bael	2,728	27.03	27.03
	DAP	John Brian Anthony Jeremy Guang	399	3.95	20.83
	Independent	Jame Stephen Randi Sekalai	331	3.28	3.28
	PBK	Chelea Vanessa William	294	2.91	2.91
Total valid votes			10,091	100.00
Total rejected ballots			143
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			10,255	71.95
Registered electors			14,252
Majority			3,611
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016: Kemena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Stephen Rundi Utom	7,192	75.58	11.06
	DAP	Leighton Manjah	2,324	24.42	24.42
Total valid votes			9,516	100.00
Total rejected ballots			175
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			9,694	74.62
Registered electors			12,991
Majority			4,868
	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 2016-04-29. "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 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2011: Kemena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Stephen Rundi Utom	6,369	64.52	4.61
	PKR	Bernard Binar Bayang Rading	3,020	30.59	30.59
	SNAP	Ungun Bayang	285	2.89	37.20
	Independent	Liam Rengga	197	2.00	2.00
Total valid votes			9,871	100.00
Total rejected ballots			162
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			10,039	71.29
Registered electors			14,082
Majority			3,349
	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 2016-04-29.[permanent dead link]

Sarawak state election, 2006: Kemena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Stephen Rundi Utom	4,750	59.91	19.21
	SNAP	John Brian Anthony Jeremy Guang	3,178	40.09	40.09
Total valid votes			7,928	100.00
Total rejected ballots			124
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			8,053	60.37
Registered electors			13,338
Majority			1,572
	BN hold		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 2001: Kemena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Stephen Rundi Utom	6,830	79.12
	DAP	David Kimay	998	11.56
	Independent	John Brian Anthony Jeremy Guang	716	8.29
	Independent	Edward Galau Sigi	88	1.02
Total valid votes			8,632	100.00
Total rejected ballots			132
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,764	64.15
Registered electors			13,665
Majority			5,832
	BN hold		Swing		?

Sarawak state by-election, 24–25 May 1997: Kemena
Upon election declared null and void

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Celestine Ujang Jilan	6,928	82.62
	DAP	Chiew Chiu Sing	1,457	17.38
Total valid votes			8,385	100.00
Total rejected ballots			176
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			8,561	67.17
Registered electors			12,746
Majority			5,471
	BN hold		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1996: Kemena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Celestine Ujang Jilan won uncontested.
	BN	Celestine Ujang Jilan
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			12,739
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1991: Kemena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Celestine Ujang Jilan	5,050	67.00
	PBDS	Stephen Randi Sekalai	2,101	27.89
	DAP	Hussen Abd Razak	277	3.68
	NEGARA	Anthony Nait Mani	109	1.45
Total valid votes			7,537	100.00
Total rejected ballots			96
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,633	67.49
Registered electors			11,310
Majority			2,949
	BN hold		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1987: Kemena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Celestine Ujang Jilan	6,581	48.16
	PERMAS	Victor Temenggong Angang	4,623	33.83
	DAP	Chiew Chiu Sing	2,462	18.01
Total valid votes			13,666	100.00
Total rejected ballots			137
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			13,803	67.88
Registered electors			20,333
Majority			1,958
	BN hold		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1983: Kemena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Celestine Ujang Jilan	6,703	65.94
	DAP	Philip Chan Hwa Tat	2,926	28.79
	Independent	Mohamad Nawi	536	5.27
Total valid votes			10,165	100.00
Total rejected ballots			290
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,455	66.89
Registered electors			15,629
Majority			3,777
	BN hold		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1979: Kemena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Celestine Ujang Jilan	6,001	87.54
	Parti Anak Jati Sarawak	Mohamad Nawi	854	12.46
Total valid votes			6,855	100.00
Total rejected ballots			340
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,195	60.50
Registered electors			11,896
Majority			5,147
	BN hold		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1974: Kemena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Celestine Ujang Jilan	2,429	46.31
	SNAP	Baran Nalo	2,140	40.80
	Independent	Mohamed Julaihi Mohamed Hanafie	676	12.89
Total valid votes			5,245	100.00
Total rejected ballots			548
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,793	72.80
Registered electors			7,961
Majority			289
	BN gain from PESAKA		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969: Kemena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PESAKA	Abok Jalin	1,366	31.40
	PBB	Asghar Khan	1,155	26.55
	SNAP	Ting Lian Tung	884	20.32
	SUPP	Png Tai Yok	733	16.85
	Independent	Medan Suhang	212	4.87
Total valid votes			4,350	100.00
Total rejected ballots			349
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,699	70.99
Registered electors			6,619
Majority			211
This was a new constituency created.