Kuala Rajang (state constituency) explained

Kuala Rajang
State:Sarawak
State-Rep:Talif @ Len Salleh
State-Rep-Party:Gabungan Parti Sarawak
State-Status:active
State-Created:1968
State-Abolished:1991
State-Created2:2015
State-Election-First:1969
State-Election-Last:2021
Demo-Census-Date:2020
Demo-Pop:18,733
Demo-Electors:11,428
Demo-Electors-Date:2021

Kuala Rajang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1991, from 2016 to present.

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.

History

It was abolished in 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2015.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Selalang, Belawai, Rajang, Sari, Seberang, Nanga Lepa.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Rajang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
8th 1970-1973 bgcolor= BUMIPUTERA
1973-1974
9th 1974-1979
10th 1979-1983 Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar
11th 1983-1987 Saidi Olia
12th 1987-1991 Hamden Ahmad
Constituency abolished, split into Belawai and Serdeng
Constituency re-created, renamed from Belawai
2016-2018 Talif @ Len Salleh
2018-2021
19th2021–present

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]]. 30 December 2015. Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2016-07-12. 2017-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170612225453/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20151230_P.U.%20(B)%20502%20-%20NOTIS%20DPI%20SARAWAK%20-%20Disemak%20(Un).pdf. dead.