Pelawan

Not to be confused with Kampung Pelawan, a village in Perak, Malaysia.

Pelawan is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1996.

Pelawan

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Michael Tiang GPS
Constituency created	1996
First contested	1996
Last contested	2021

The state constituency was created in the 1996 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 Pelawan constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Pelawan (N54)	Rajang Park	212/54/01	Tadika Taman Rajang
	Pelawan	212/54/02	SJK (C) Tung Hua
	Sungai Merah	212/54/03	SMJK Tiong Hin
	Disa	212/54/04	SJK (C) Tiong Hin
	Sungai Antu	212/54/05	Kolej Vokesional Sibu
	Gambir	212/54/06	SJK (C) Guong Ann Tadika Sing Ang Tong SK Jalan Deshon
	Camar	212/54/07	SJK (C) Su Lai
	Merdeka	212/54/08	SJK (C) Taman Rajang
	Oya Lane	212/54/09	SMK Deshon
	Indah	212/54/10	SMA Sibu
	Nibong	212/54/11	SMK Kpg. Nangka

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pelawan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Seduan
14th	1996-2001	Wong Sing Nang	DAP
15th	2001-2006	Vincent Goh Chung Siong	BN (SUPP)
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016	David Wong Kee Woan	PR (DAP)
18th	2016-2021		PH (DAP)
19th	2021–present	Michael Tiang Ming Tee	GPS (SUPP)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021: Pelawan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Michael Tiang Ming Tee	4,413	27.70	27.70
	DAP	David Wong Kee Woan	4,313	27.07	31.23
	PSB	Low Chong Nguan	3,757	23.58	23.58
	PBK	Jamie Tiew Yen Houng	3,146	19.75	19.75
	ASPIRASI	Janet Loh Wui Ping	302	1.90	1.90
Total valid votes			15,932	100.00
Total rejected ballots			108
Unreturned ballots			263
Turnout			16,302	47.30
Registered electors			34,466
Majority			100
	GPS gain from DAP		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016: Pelawan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	David Wong Kee Woan	13,056	58.30	7.48
	BN	Lau Ung Hie	8,742	39.04	4.82
	STAR	Priscilla Lau	597	2.66	2.66
Total valid votes			22,395	100.00
Total rejected ballots			174
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			22,628	70.20
Registered electors			32,233
Majority			4,314
	DAP 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 2016-04-30. "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: Pelawan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	David Wong Kee Woan	13,318	65.78	16.69
	BN	Vincent Goh Chung Siong	6,927	34.22	16.69
Total valid votes			20,245	100.00
Total rejected ballots			91
Unreturned ballots			43
Turnout			20,379	70.74
Registered electors			28,808
Majority			6,391
	DAP gain from BN		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: Pelawan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Vincent Goh Chung Siong	7,375	50.91	20.40
	DAP	Ting Chek Ming	7,112	49.09	20.40
Total valid votes			14,487	100.00
Total rejected ballots			83
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			14,587	64.66
Registered electors			22,559
Majority			263
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001: Pelawan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Vincent Goh Chung Siong	14,129	71.31	24.8
	DAP	Ting Chek Ming	5,684	28.69	24.8
Total valid votes			19,813	100.00
Total rejected ballots			123
Unreturned ballots			25
Turnout			19,961	69.50
Registered electors			28,722
Majority			8,445
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1996: Pelawan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Sing Nang	7,460	53.49
	BN	Vincent Goh Chung Siong	6,486	46.51
Total valid votes			13,946	100.00
Total rejected ballots			65
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			14,043	67.73
Registered electors			20,733
Majority			974
This was a new constituency created.