Pakan (state constituency)

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

Pakan

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	William Mawan Ikom 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 Pakan constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Pakan (N47)	Bayong	209/47/01	SK Balong Sg. Rian SK Udin Ng. Bayong RH Andrew Mangka Sg. Ribong RH Tirai Sebangkoi
	Sungai Rusa	209/47/02	SK Penghulu Anding SJK (C) Su Dok
	Babai	209/47/03	RH Budum Ng. Tubai Buah SJK (C) Su Dok RH Budim Ng Tubai Buah SK Ulu Pedanum SK Ng. Buku SK Babai
	Lamujan	209/47/04	SK Ng. Pakan SK Ulu Manding SK Sg. Sugai
	Wuak	209/47/05	RH Julius Duat Maur @ Julius Edward SK Ng. Kedup RH Mandau Sg. Marau Pakan SK Ng. Wuak
	Dayu	209/47/06	SK Ng. Kota SK Ng. Wak SK Ng. Dayu SK Ng. Kara SK Ng. Sembawang RH Ko Ak Changgan Sg. Balong

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pakan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1974	Mandi Sanar	PESAKA
9th	1974-1979	Jawie Wilson Masing	SNAP
10th	1979-1983		BN (SNAP)
11th	1983-1987		PBDS
12th	1987-1991
13th	1991-1996	William Mawan Ikom	BN (SNAP)
14th	1996-2001
15th	2001-2002
	2002-2006		BN (PDP)
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2014
	2014-2016		TERAS
18th	2016-2018		BN (PBB)
	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	William Mawan Ikom	3,268	41.13	41.13
	Independent	Jamal Abdullah @ Tedong Chakaw @ Gunda	2,554	32.15	32.15
	PSB	Hereward Gramong Joseph Allen	1,484	18.68	18.68
	Independent	Brawi Angguong	506	6.37	6.37
	PBK	Jemeli Kerah	133	1.67	1.67
Total valid votes			7,945	100.00
Total rejected ballots			98
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			8,059	72.25
Registered electors			11,154
Majority			714
	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	William Mawan Ikom	3,999	50.90	8.06
	Independent	Jawie Jingot @ Jenggot	3,573	45.48	45.48
	DAP	Rinda Juliza Alexander	285	3.63	3.63
Total valid votes			7,857	100.00
Total rejected ballots			128
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			7,993	77.44
Registered electors			10,322
Majority			426
	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 12 June 2017. 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	William Mawan Ikom	3,938	58.96	4.57
	SNAP	Jamal Abdullah @ Tedong Chakaw @ Gunda	2,741	41.04	4.57
Total valid votes			6,679	100.00
Total rejected ballots			83
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			6,785	73.16
Registered electors			9,274
Majority			1,197
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}
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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	William Mawan Ikom	4,138	63.53	2.99
	SNAP	Boos Tutong @ Kirai	2,375	36.47	36.47
Total valid votes			6,513	100.00
Total rejected ballots			95
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			6,609	73.15
Registered electors			9,034
Majority			1,763
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	William Mawan Ikom	4,242	66.52	13.51
	Independent	Megong Grek	1,940	30.42	30.42
	Independent	Samuel Edward Chun	195	3.06	43.93
Total valid votes			6,377	100.00
Total rejected ballots			76
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,453	73.35
Registered electors			8,798
Majority			2,303
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	William Mawan Ikom	2,903	53.01	2.97
	Independent	Samuel Edward Chun	2,573	46.99	46.99
Total valid votes			5,476	100.00
Total rejected ballots			138
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,614	73.79
Registered electors			7,608
Majority			330
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	William Mawan Ikom	2,787	55.98
	PBDS	Jawie Wilson Masing	2,192	44.02
Total valid votes			4,979	100.00
Total rejected ballots			69
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			5,054	78.97
Registered electors			6,400
Majority			595
	BN gain from PBDS		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBDS	Jawie Wilson Masing
	[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	{{{2}}}
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PBDS hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBDS	Jawie Wilson Masing
	[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	{{{2}}}
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PBDS gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jawie Wilson Masing
	[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	{{{2}}}
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from SNAP		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Jawie Wilson Masing
	BN	Jagok Mandi
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			4,445
Majority
	SNAP gain from PESAKA		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PESAKA	Mandi Sanar	748	31.21
	Independent	Lau Mee Ee	677	28.24
	SNAP	Dundang Ibi	667	27.83
	Independent	Laiyau Boleng	305	12.72
Total valid votes			2,397	100.00
Total rejected ballots			327
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			2,724	70.73
Registered electors			3,851
Majority			71
This was a new constituency created.