Belawai Explained

Belawai
State:Sarawak
State-Status:defunct
State-Created:1987
State-Abolished:2016
State-Election-First:1991
State-Election-Last:2011

Belawai was a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia,[1] that was represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2016.

The state constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 2016 after it was redistributed.

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Belawai, Rajang, Selalang, Sari, Seberang.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Belawai
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1991-1996 BN (PBB)
1996-1997
2001-2006
2006-2011
2011-2016 Talif @ Len Salleh
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kuala Rajang

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarawak now has 56 State constituencies . en . klik.com.my. . 15 March 2014 . 1 February 1991 . subscription.