Semera (state constituency)

Semera was a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1996.

Semera

Sarawak constituency
Defunct state constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created	1968
Constituency abolished	1996
First contested	1969
Last contested	1991

The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was 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 1996 after it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semera
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1970-1973	Mohammed Puteh @ Lee Thiam Kee	BUMIPUTERA
	1973-1974		BN
9th	1974-1979
10th	1979-1983	Abang Ahmad Urai
11th	1983-1987	Wan Abdul Wahab Wan Sanusi
12th	1987-1991
13th	1991-1996
Constituency abolished, renamed to Sadong Jaya

Election results

Sarawak state election, 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Wahap @ Wan Abdul Wahab Wan Sanusi	4,050	69.78
	PERMAS	Zamhari Zaini	1,710	29.46
	NEGARA	Ibrahim Jeman	44	0.76
Total valid votes			5,804	100.00
Total rejected ballots			64
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			5,872	74.48
Registered electors			7,884
Majority			2,340
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Wahap @ Wan Abdul Wahab Wan Sanusi		56.53
	PERMAS			43.47
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Wahap @ Wan Abdul Wahab Wan Sanusi		45.86
	Independent
	Independent
	Independent
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abang Ahmad Urai		71.85
	Parti Anak Jati Sarawak			28.15
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammed Puteh @ Lee Thiam Kee	3,337	64.32
	SNAP	Wan Aikap Tuanku Esin	1,774	30.13
	Independent			5.55
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots			542
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			6,590
Majority			1,563
	BN gain from PBB		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBB	Mohammed Puteh @ Lee Thiam Kee	3,092	64.03
	SNAP	Wan Aikap Tuanku Esin	1,240	25.68
	SUPP	Salleh Zen	497	10.29
Total valid votes			4,829	100.00
Total rejected ballots			385
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,214	88.13
Registered electors			5,916
Majority			1,852
This was a new constituency created.