Balingian | |
State: | Sarawak |
State-Rep: | Abdul Yakub Arbi |
State-Rep-Party: | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
State-Status: | active |
State-Created: | 1968 |
State-Election-First: | 1969 |
State-Election-Last: | 2021 |
Balingian is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.
The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Petanak Mukah, Mukah, Tellian, Litong, Penakop, Temesu, Balingian, Judan, Kuala Lama, Penakop Permai, Tellian Laut, Tutus, Jebungan, Kenyana, Sesok, Ulu Bedengan, Bedengan, Penipah, Kuala Balingian, Suyong, Liok.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Litong, Penakop, Temesu, Balingian, Tutus, Jebungan, Kenyana, Sesok, Ulu Bedengan, Bedengan, Penipah, Kuala Balingian, Suyong, Liok.
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Balingian | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1970-1973 | PESAKA | ||
1973-1974 | |||
1974-1977 | |||
1977-1979 | Wan Habib Syed Mahmud | ||
1979-1983 | |||
1983-1987 | |||
1987-1991 | Abdul Ajis Abdul Majeed | ||
1991-1996 | |||
1996-2001 | |||
2001-2006 | Abdul Taib Mahmud | ||
2006-2011 | |||
2011-2014 | |||
2014-2016 | Yussibnosh Balo | ||
2016-2018 | Abdul Yakub Arbi | ||
2018-2021 | |||
19th | 2021–present |