Samarahan (federal constituency)

Malaysian electoral constituency

Samarahan Sarawak constituency

Defunct federal constituency
Legislature| Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created| 1968
Constituency abolished| 1990
First contested| 1969
Last contested| 1986

Samarahan was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1990.

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 1990 when it was redistributed.

### Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Samarahan

Parliament  | No | Years | Member | Party
Constituency created
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd | P124 | 1971-1973 | Abdul Taib Mahmud
(عبدالطيب محمود‎) | BUMIPUTERA
1973-1974 | BN (PBB)
4th | P134 | 1974-1978
5th | 1978-1982
6th | 1982-1986
7th | P157 | 1986-1990
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kota Samarahan

### 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
Samarahan  | Muara Tuang  |
Sebandi  |

## Election results

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

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| BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 9,814 | 77.88 |  77.88
| Independent | Wan Mohd Zain Mohdzar @ W Zain Mahmud | 2,788 | 22.12 |  22.12
Total valid votes  | 12,602 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 176
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 12,778 | 76.88
Registered electors  | 16,620
Majority  | 7,026 | 55.76
| BN hold | Swing |

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

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|

On the nomination day, Abdul Taib Mahmud won uncontested.
| BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud
Total valid votes  |  |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  |
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  |
Registered electors  | 13,847
Majority  |
| BN hold | Swing |

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

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| BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 6,522 | 74.08 |  1.56
| Parti Anak Jati Sarawak | Razali Sapang | 2,282 | 25.92 |  25.92
Total valid votes  | 8,804 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 143
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 9,493 | 76.10 |  2.76
Registered electors  | 12,475
Majority  | 4,240 | 48.16 |  3.12
| BN hold | Swing |

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

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| BN | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 7,517 | 72.52 |  72.52
| SNAP | Wazir Mohamed Khan | 2,849 | 27.48 |  10.04
Total valid votes  | 10,366 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 349
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 10,715 | 78.86
Registered electors  | 13,588
Majority  | 4,668 | 45.04 |  16.55
| BN gain from PBB | Swing | ?

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

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| PBB | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 5,842 | 55.47
| SUPP | Wazir Mohamed Khan | 2,852 | 27.08
| SNAP | Abang Anwar Abang Junaidi | 1,837 | 17.44
Total valid votes  | 10,531 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 525
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 11,056 | 86.24
Registered electors  | 12,820
Majority  | 2,990 | 28.39
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.

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