Kuala Rajang (state constituency)

Kuala Rajang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1991, from 2016 to present.

Kuala Rajang

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Talif @ Len Salleh GPS
Constituency created	1968
Constituency abolished	1991
Constituency re-created	2015
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Population (2020)	18,733
Electors (2021)	11,428

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

It was abolished in 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2015.

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kuala Rajang constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kuala Rajang（N41）	Selalang	206/41/01	SK Mandor Aris Kpg. Selalang
	Belawai	206/41/02	SK Stalun SK Abang Gesa
	Rajang	206/41/03	SK Bayang SK Abang Galau SK Abang Buyuk Kpg. Jerijeh
	Sari	206/41/04	SK Jawa Kerubong Jln. Selalang SK Adin Sare SK Bukit Kinyau SK Sentebu SK St. Andrew Sare
	Seberang	206/41/05	SK Muara Payang Sarikei SK Abang Haji Matahir Sarikei SRA Kpg. Baru Seberang Sarikei
	Nanga Lepa	206/41/06	RH Gabriel Ng Lepa

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Rajang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1973	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub	BUMIPUTERA
	1973-1974		BN (PBB)
9th	1974-1979
10th	1979-1983	Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar
11th	1983-1987	Saidi Olia
12th	1987-1991	Hamden Ahmad
Constituency abolished, split into Belawai and Serdeng
Constituency re-created, renamed from Belawai
18th	2016-2018	Talif @ Len Salleh	BN (PBB)
	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Len Talif Salleh	5,268	70.35	70.35
	Independent	Abang Aditajaya Abang Alwi	1,943	25.95	25.95
	Independent	Abdul Mutalip Abdullah	168	2.24	2.24
	PBK	Wong Ling Ching	109	1.46	1.46
Total valid votes			7,488	100.00
Total rejected ballots			122
Unreturned ballots			52
Turnout			7,662	67.05
Registered electors			11,428
Majority			3,325
	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	Talif @ Len Salleh	6,235	88.60
	Amanah	Sopian Julaihi	649	9.22
	Independent	Asbor Abdullah	153	2.17
Total valid votes			7,037	100.00
Total rejected ballots			153
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			7,227	70.45
Registered electors			10,259
Majority			5,586
	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 2016-04-28. "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 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

Sarawak state election, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hamden Ahmad		60.64
	PERMAS			39.36
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saidi Olia		64.11
	Independent			35.89
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar		76.29
	Parti Anak Jati Sarawak			10.92
	Independent
	Independent
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub	3,667	78.09
	SNAP	Sylvester Melling Kium	1,029	21.91
Total valid votes			4,696	100.00
Total rejected ballots			358
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,054	83.17
Registered electors			6,077
Majority			2,638
	BN gain from PBB		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBB	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub	2,161	44.42
	SUPP	Drahman Karia	831	17.08
	SNAP	Ainie Dhoby	743	15.27
	Independent	Then Kwan Long	656	13.48
	PESAKA	Biliang Tinggi	371	7.63
	Independent	Majidi Suhaili	103	2.12
Total valid votes			4,865	100.00
Total rejected ballots			222
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,087	88.75
Registered electors			5,732
Majority			1,330
This was a new constituency created.