Padungan (state constituency) explained

Padungan
State:Sarawak
State-Rep:Chong Chieng Jen
State-Rep-Party:Pakatan Harapan
State-Status:active
State-Created:1977
State-Election-First:1979
State-Election-Last:2021

Padungan is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1979.

The state constituency was created in the 1977 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Padungan constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.[1]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Padungan (N09)Market195/09/01SMK St. Thomas Kuching
Bazaar195/09/02SK St. Mary Kuching
Padungan195/09/03SMK Tinggi Kuching
Abell195/09/04SJK (C) Song Keng Hai (Blok A)
Deshon195/09/05SJK (C) Chung Hua No.3 (Kanan)
Sekama195/09/06SK Lumba Kuda Kuching (Blok A)
Bukit Tuan195/09/07SK Batu Lintang Kuching
Kinyang195/09/08SK Catholic English Kuching
Ellis195/09/09SMK Padungan (Blok A)
Ban Hock195/05/10SJK (C) Song Kueng Hai (Blok B)
Lumba Kuda195/09/11SMK Padungan (Blok B)
Central195/09/12SJK (C) Chung Hua 3 (Kiri)
Petanak195/09/13SK Lumba Kuda Kuching (Block B)

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Padungan
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kuching Barat
1979-1983 Independent
1983-1987
1987-1991
1991-1996
1996-2001
2001-2006 Lily Yong Lee Lee
2006-2011
2011-2016
2016-2020
2020-2021Independent
19th2021–presentChong Chieng Jen

Election results

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References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Polling Districts . 19 Dec 2022 . Malay Government.