2001 Sarawak state election

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All 62 seats in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
32 seats needed for a majority
Registered| 868,487
Turnout| 542,285 (62.44%)
|  | Majority party  | Minority party

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|  |  DAP
Leader  | Abdul Taib Mahmud | Wong Ho Leng
Party  | BN | DAP
Leader since  | 26 March 1981 (1981-03-26) | 12 February 2001
Leader's seat  | Balingian | Bukit Assek (lost)
Last election  | 57 seats, 67.7%  | 3 seats, 9.0%
Seats before  | 57  | 2
Seats won  | 60 | 1
Seat change  | 3  | 1
Popular vote  | 382,137 | 45,327
Percentage  | 71.2% | 8.4%
Swing  | 3.5%  | 0.6%

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| Chief Minister before election

Abdul Taib Mahmud

| Subsequent chief minister

Abdul Taib Mahmud

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The eighth Sarawak state election was held on Thursday, 27 September 2001 with nomination date on Tuesday, 18 September 2001. The state assembly was supposed to be expired on 18 November 2001 but it was dissolved by the governor of Sarawak 2 months earlier on 3 September 2001.[1]

The election saw 815,932 citizens eligible to vote but only 67.01% of the total voters or 546,285 voters had turned up to vote in this election.[1]

There were 171 candidates pursuing for 62 state seats in Sarawak. Sarawak Barisan Nasional (National Front) won 60 out of 62 seats while the remaining two seats were won by Democratic Action Party (DAP) and independent respectively.[1][2]

## Results

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### Summary

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Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu| 382,137| 71.16| 30| +1=
| Sarawak United Peoples' Party| 16| +3
| Sarawak National Party| 6| –1
| Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak| 8| 0
Total| 60| +3
| Democratic Action Party| 45,327| 8.44| 1| –2
| National Justice Party| 37,244| 6.94| 0| New
| State Reform Party| 12,211| 2.27| 0| New
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 2,854| 0.53| 0| 0
| Independents| 57,220| 10.66| 1| –1
Total| 536,993| 100.00| 62| 0
Valid votes| 536,993| 98.70|
Invalid/blank votes| 7,074| 1.30|
Total votes| 544,067| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 868,487| 62.65|

### Results by constituency

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4 state seats were won unopposed by Sarawak National Front on the nomination day.[2] They were:

N11. Batu Kawah – Alfred Yap Chin Loi by Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP)

N25. Batang Ai – Dublin Unting anak Ingkot by Sarawak Dayak People's Party (PBDS)

N49. Katibas – Ambrose Blikau by United Traditional Bumiputera Party (PBB)

N62. Ba'kelalan – Dr Judson Tagal by Sarawak National Party (SNAP)

There were two election petitions filed to the Sarawak high court for N48 Pelagus and N60 Limbang constituency respectively after the election.[1]

The full list of representatives is shown below:[1][2]

No. | State Constituency | Elected state assembly members | Elected party

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BN 60 | DAP 1 | KeADILan 0 | PAS 0 | STAR 0 | IND 1
N01 | Tanjung Datu | Ranum Mina | BN
N02 | Tasik Biru | Peter Nansian Ngusie | BN
N03 | Pantai Damai | Abdul Rahman Junaidi | BN
N04 | Demak Laut | Abang Draup Zamahari @ Abang Abdul Rauf Abang Zen | BN
N05 | Tupong | Daud Abdul Rahman | BN
N06 | Satok | Abang Johari Abang Openg | BN
N07 | Samariang | Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi | BN
N08 | Padungan | Lily Yong Lee Lee | BN
N09 | Pending | Sim Kheng Hui | BN
N10 | Batu Lintang | Chan Seng Khai | BN
N11 | Batu Kawah | Alfred Yap Chin Loi | BN
N12 | Asajaya | Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah | BN
N13 | Muara Tuang | Adenan Satem | BN
N14 | Bengoh | Jerip Susil | BN
N15 | Tarat | Roland Sagah | BN
N16 | Tebedu | Michael Manyin | BN
N17 | Kedup | Federick Bayoi Manggie | BN
N18 | Sadong Jaya | Wan Abdul Wahab Wan Sanusi | BN
N19 | Simunjan | Naroden Majais | BN
N20 | Sebuyau | Julaihi Narawi | BN
N21 | Beting Maro | Bolhassan Di | BN
N22 | Bukit Begunan | Mong Dagang | BN
N23 | Simanggang | Francis Harden Hollis | BN
N24 | Engkilili | Toh Heng San | BN
N25 | Batang Ai | Dublin Unting Ingkot | BN
N26 | Saribas | Wahbi Junaidi | BN
N27 | Layar | Alfred Jabu Numpang | BN
N28 | Kalaka | Abdul Wahab Aziz | BN
N29 | Krian | Peter Nyarok Entrie | BN
N30 | Belawai | Hamden Ahmad | BN
N31 | Serdeng | Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar | BN
N32 | Matu Daro | Wahab Dolah | BN
N33 | Meradong | Ting Check Sii | BN
N34 | Repok | David Teng Lung Chi | BN
N35 | Pakan | William Mawan Ikom | BN
N36 | Meluan | Wong Judat | IND
N37 | Ngemah | Gabriel Adit Demong | BN
N38 | Machan | Gramong Juna | BN
N39 | Bukit Assek | Daniel Ngieng Kiong Ann | BN
N40 | Dudong | Soon Choon Teck | BN
N41 | Bawang Assan | Wong Soon Koh | BN
N42 | Pelawan | Vincent Goh Chung Siong | BN
N43 | Nangka | Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah | BN
N44 | Dalat | Fatimah Abdullah | BN
N45 | Balingian | Abdul Taib Mahmud | BN
N46 | Tamin | Joseph Entulu Belaun | BN
N47 | Kakus | John Sikei Tayai | BN
N48 | Pelagus | Larry Soon @ Larry Sng Wei Shien | BN
N49 | Katibas | Ambrose Blikau | BN
N50 | Baleh | James Jemut Masing | BN
N51 | Belaga | Stanley Ajang Batok | BN
N52 | Kemena | Stephen Rundi Utom | BN
N53 | Kidurong | Chiew Chiu Sing | DAP
N54 | Jepak | Talib Zulpilip | BN
N55 | Lambir | Aidan Wing | BN
N56 | Piasau | George Chan Hong Nam | BN
N57 | Senadin | Lee Kim Shin | BN
N58 | Marudi | Sylvester Entri Muran | BN
N59 | Telang Usan | Lihan Jok | BN
N60 | Limbang | Richard Wong Shoan Fook | BN
N61 | Lawas | Awang Tengah Ali Hasan | BN
N62 | Ba'kelalan | Judson Tagal | BN

## Aftermath

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Wong Judat, the independent candidate who won the Meluan seat, joined BN through its component party Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), an offshoot of deregistered SNAP, in 2003, 2 years after his victory.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Report of the Eighth Sarawak state elections 2001 (Malay-English bilingual version). Election Commission of Malaysia. URL accessed on 26 August 2009
2. ^ a b c "Sarawak General Election 2001-RESULTS". e-borneo.com. 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
3. ^ "Judat 'blows hot and cold' on quit decision". Borneo Post Online. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

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