Payang

Malaysian electoral constituency

Payang Sarawak constituency

Defunct federal constituency
Legislature| Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created| 1968
Constituency abolished| 1978
First contested| 1969
Last contested| 1974

Payang was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1978.

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 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 1978 when it was redistributed.

### Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Payang

Parliament  | No | Years | Member | Party
Constituency created
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd | P133 | 1971-1973 | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
(عبدالرحمن يعقوب‎) | BUMIPUTERA
1973-1974 | BN (PBB)
4th | P143 | 1974-1978
Constituency abolished, renamed to Paloh

### 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
Payang  | Binatang  |
Matu-Daro  |

## Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1974: Payang Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 9,246 | 74.44 |  74.44
| SNAP | Joseph Salang Gandum | 3,175 | 25.56 |  18.28
Total valid votes  | 12,421 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 480
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 12,901 | 76.62 |  6.85
Registered electors  | 16,837
Majority  | 6,071 | 48.88 |  33.94
| BN gain from PBB | Swing | ?

Malaysian general election, 1969: Payang Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %

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| PBB | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 5,839 | 48.09
| SUPP | Nyandang Linang | 4,025 | 33.15
| PESAKA | Abu Seman Merais | 1,394 | 11.48
| SNAP | Charlie Yu Chee Cheong | 884 | 7.28
Total valid votes  | 12,142 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 598
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 12,740 | 83.47
Registered electors  | 15,263
Majority  | 1,814 | 14.94
This was a new constituency created.

## References

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1. ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.