Paloh (federal constituency)

Malaysian electoral constituency

Paloh Sarawak constituency

Defunct federal constituency
Legislature| Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created| 1977
Constituency abolished| 1990
First contested| 1978
Last contested| 1986

Paloh was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1978 to 1990.

The federal constituency was created in the 1977 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## History

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It was abolished in 1990 when it was redistributed.

### Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Paloh

Parliament  | No | Years | Member | Party
Constituency created, renamed from Payang
5th | P142 | 1978-1981 | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
(عبدالرحمن يعقوب‎) | BN (PBB)
1981-1982 | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
(ابڠ ابو بكر ابڠ مصطفى)
6th | 1982-1986
7th | P165 | 1986-1990
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kuala Rajang

### State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

| State constituency

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1969–1978  | 1978–1990  | 1990–1999  | 1999–2008  | 2008–2016  | 2016−present
Paloh  |  | Kuala Rajang  |
Matu-Daro  |

## Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1986 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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On the nomination day, Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha won uncontested.
| BN | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
Total valid votes  |  |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  |
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  |
Registered electors  |
Majority  |
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1982 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha | 9,512 | 77.50 |  77.50
| Independent | Udie Salleh | 2,761 | 22.50 |  22.50
Total valid votes  | 12,273 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 283
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 12,556 | 73.03
Registered electors  | 17,193
Majority  | 6,751 | 55.00
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general by-election, 4 May 1981
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Abdul Rahman Ya'kub  Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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On the nomination day, Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha won uncontested.
| BN | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
Total valid votes  |  |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  |
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  |
Registered electors  |
Majority  |
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1978 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %

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| BN | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 8,581 | 77.85
| Parti Anak Jati Sarawak | Lona Osman | 2,441 | 22.15
Total valid votes  | 11,022 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 324
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 11,346 | 75.11
Registered electors  | 15,105
Majority  | 6,140 | 55.70
This was a new constituency created.

## References

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* "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-05.