Mukah (federal constituency)

Mukah is a federal constituency in Mukah Division (Mukah District & Dalat District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

Mukah (P213)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Hanifah Hajar Taib GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	60,805
Electors (2022)[2]	46,964
Area (km²)	2,985
Pop. density (per km²)	20.4

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sarawak/p

Ethnic breakdown of Mukah's electorate as of 2022

1. Sarawak bumiputera 67.6 (63.8%)
2. Malay-Muslim bumiputera 27.9 (26.3%)
3. Chinese 9.6 (9.06%)
4. Other ethnicities 0.9 (0.85%)

Age breakdown of Mukah's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (6.66%)
2. 21-29 (21.8%)
3. 30-39 (20.7%)
4. 40-49 (16.9%)
5. 50-59 (15.7%)
6. 60-69 (10.8%)
7. 70-79 (5.61%)
8. 80-89 (1.49%)
9. above 90 (0.34%)

Gender breakdown of Mukah's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (50.6%)
2. Female (49.4%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Mukah constituency has a total of 45 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Dalat（N56）	Tanam	213/56/01	SK Kpg. Tanam Dalat
	Dalat	213/56/02	SJK (C) Chin Hua Dalat
	Kut	213/56/03	SK Kut Tengah
	Balan	213/56/04	SK Kpg. Balan
	Ud	213/56/05	SK Kpg. Sg. Ud
	Baru Dalat	213/56/06	Balai Raya Kpg. Baru Dalat
	Sungai Dalam	213/56/07	Balai Raya Sg. Dalam Dalat
	Klid	213/56/08	SK Kpg. Klid/ Plajau
	Kekan	213/56/09	Balai Raya Kpg. Kekan Dalat
	Medong	213/56/10	SK St. John Medong
	Kut Muara	213/56/11	SK St. Kevin Sg. Kut
	Narub	213/56/12	SJK (C) San San
	Oya	213/56/13	SK Datu Pengiran Mohamad
	Terus	213/56/14	SK Kpg. Bakong/Terus
	Teh Oya	213/56/15	SK Kpg. Teh Dalat
	Senau	213/56/16	SK Kpg. Senau
Tellian (N57)	Baoh	213/57/01	SK St. Luke Ng. Baoh Dalat
	Penat	213/57/02	Balai Raya Kpg. Penat
	Sebakong	213/57/03	RH Mawar Tanjong Pedada Mukah RH Richard Kilat Madang
	Ulu Baoh	213/57/04	SK Ulu Baoh Dalat
	Dijih	213/57/05	SK Dijih Mukah SK Lubok Bemban Mukah
	Ulu Sikat	213/57/06	SK Ladang 3
	Nangka Sikat	213/57/07	SK Ng. Sikat Mukah
	Engkerbai	213/57/08	SK Bukit Inkerbai Mukah
	Petanak Mukah	213/57/09	SRA (MIS) Mukah
	Tellian	213/57/10	SK Kpg. Tellian
	Judan	213/57/11	SK Dua Sg. Mukah
	Kuala Lama	213/57/12	SK St. Patrick Mukah
	Tellian Laut	213/57/13	Blok Lama SK Datuk Awang Udin
	Mukah	213/57/14	SJK (C) Chong Boon
	Penakop Permai	213/57/15	Makmal SK Datuk Awang Udin
Balingian (N58)	Litong	213/58/01	SK Kpg. Seberang Mukah
	Penakop	213/58/02	SK Kpg. Penakap Ulu Mukah
	Temesu	213/58/03	RH Entering Anak Geruna
	Balingan	213/58/04	SJK (C) Chung Hua Balingian
	Tutus	213/58/05	Pusat Sarawak Skills Mukah (PPKS) Mukah
	Jebungan	213/58/06	SK Kpg. Jebungan Mukah
	Kenyana	213/58/07	SK Kuala Kenyana Mukah
	Sesok	213/58/08	SK Kpg. Teh Mukah SK Kpg. Sau Mukah Dewan Serbaguna Kpg Sesok Baru
	Ulu Bedengan	213/58/09	Tadika Kemas Bayau Jln. Selangau / Mukah
	Bedengan	213/58/10	SK Sg. Bedengan Mukah
	Penipah	213/58/11	SK Sg. Penipah Mukah
	Kuala Balingian	213/58/12	SK Kuala Balingian
	Suyong	213/58/13	SK Parish
	Liok	213/58/14	SK Sg. Liok

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Mukah
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[4][5]
3rd	P136	1971–1973	Latip Idris (لاتيڤ إدريس)	BUMIPUTERA
		1973–1974		BN (PBB)
4th	P146	1974–1978
5th		1978–1979	Salleh Jafaruddin (صالح جافارو الدين)
		1980–1982	Edward Esnen Unang
6th		1982–1986	Leo Michael Toyad
7th	P169	1986–1990
8th	P173	1990–1995
9th	P185	1995–1999
10th	P186	1999–2004
11th	P212	2004–2008
12th	P213	2008–2013	Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah (محمد ليو ميکائيل توياد بن عبدالله)
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018	Hanifah Hajar Taib (حنيفه حجر طائب)
		2018–2022		GPS (PBB)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Mukah	Balingian
			Dalat
	Oya
						Tellian

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Party (Coalition)
N56	Dalat	Fatimah Abdullah	GPS (PBB)
N57	Tellian	Royston Valentine
N58	Balingian	Abdul Yakub Arbi

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N56	Dalat	Dalat & Mukah District Council	96300 Dalat 96350 Balingian 96400, 96410 Mukah
N57	Tellian	Sibu Rural District Council (Baoh area) Dalat & Mukah District Council
N58	Balingian	Dalat & Mukah District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Hanifah Hajar Taib	21,733	78.23	78.23
	PH	Abdul Jalil Bujang	6,047	21.77	11.33
Total valid votes			27,780	100.00
Total rejected ballots			316
Unreturned ballots			71
Turnout			28,167	59.15	10.13
Registered electors			46,964
Majority			15,686	56.46	22.65
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753265/PARLIMEN%20SARAWAK%20(PUB%20620).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hanifah Hajar Taib	13,853	66.90	10.25
	PH	Abdul Jalil Bujang	6,853	33.10	33.10
Total valid votes			20,706	100.00
Total rejected ballots			379
Unreturned ballots			120
Turnout			21,205	69.28	5.80
Registered electors			30,608
Majority			7,000	33.81	31.91
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah	14,983	77.15	4.47
	DAP	Hai Merawin @ Bonaventure	2,219	11.43	11.43
	Independent	Sylvester Ajah Subah	2,219	11.43	11.43
Total valid votes			19,421	100.00
Total rejected ballots			417
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			19,879	75.08	11.91
Registered electors			26,477
Majority			12,764	65.72	20.36
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah	10,090	72.68	9.01
	Independent	Hai Merawin @ Bonaventure	3,792	27.32	27.32
Total valid votes			13,882	100.00
Total rejected ballots			521
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			14,435	63.17	5.73
Registered electors			22,851
Majority			6,298	45.36	18.02
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad	11,829	81.69	6.38
	Independent	Mohamad @ Latip Rahman	2,651	18.31	18.31
Total valid votes			14,480	100.00
Total rejected ballots			341
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			14,849	57.44	3.09
Registered electors			25,853
Majority			9,178	63.38	12.76
	BN hold		Swing

Total Elector count is from Tindak Malaysia's Github^[6]

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad	11,258	75.31	75.31
	PKR	Yusuf Abdul Rahman	3,691	24.69	24.69
Total valid votes			14,949	100.00
Total rejected ballots			389
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			15,371	60.53
Registered electors			25,390
Majority			7,567	50.62
	BN hold		Swing

Total electors is from Tindak Malaysia's Github^[7]

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Leo Michael Toyad won uncontested.
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			29,048
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Elector count is from Tindak Malaysia's Github^[8]

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad	11,616	77.82	16.92
	PERMAS	Abdul Ghani @ Lai Rani Etli	3,311	22.18	22.18
Total valid votes			14,927	100.00
Total rejected ballots			395
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,322	60.91	10.56
Registered electors			25,155
Majority			8,305	55.64	33.84
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad	8,615	60.90	9.69
	Independent	Salleh Jafaruddin	5,532	39.10	39.10
Total valid votes			14,147	100.00
Total rejected ballots			229
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,376	71.56
Registered electors			20,089
Majority			3,083	21.80	19.38
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad	5,621	70.59	70.59
	Independent	Yaman Juan	2,342	29.41	29.41
Total valid votes			7,963	100.00
Total rejected ballots			607
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,570	47.07
Registered electors			18,207
Majority			3,279	41.18
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 28 January 1980
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Salleh Jafaruddin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Edwin Esnen Unang won uncontested.
	BN	Edwin Esnen Unang
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Salleh Jafaruddin	7,103	72.97	6.10
	Parti Anak Jati Sarawak	Ligam Peter	2,631	27.03	27.03
Total valid votes			9,734	100.00
Total rejected ballots			448
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,182	58.29	7.08
Registered electors			17,469
Majority			4,472	45.94	12.20
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Latip Idris	7,564	66.87	66.87
	SNAP	Sim Boon Liang	3,747	33.13	10.33
Total valid votes			11,310	100.00
Total rejected ballots			553
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,864	65.37
Registered electors			18,148
Majority			3,817	33.74	20.54
	BN gain from PBB		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PBB	Latip Idris	3,632	36.00
	SNAP	Ugil Unchong	2,300	22.80
	PESAKA	Stephen Kule	1,892	18.75
	SUPP	Richard Boya	1,368	13.56
	Independent	Jawan Kapong	896	8.88
Total valid votes			10,088	100.00
Total rejected ballots			819
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,907	69.04
Registered electors			15,798
Majority			1,332	13.20
This was a new constituency created.