Samariang (state constituency) explained

Samariang
State:Sarawak
State-Rep:Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali
State-Rep-Party:Gabungan Parti Sarawak
State-Status:active
State-Created:1968
State-Election-First:1969
State-Election-Last:2021

Samariang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1979, from 1996 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 1979 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1996.

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Samariang, Lintang, Kandis, Semerah Padi, Sukma, Sri Wangi, Kampong Tunku, Bedil, Astana Lot.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Samariang, Lintang, Kandis, Semerah Padi, Sukma, Kampong Tunku, Bedil, Astana Lot.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Samariang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
Semariang
1970-1973 BUMIPUTERA
1973-1974
1974-1976
1976-1979 Hafsah Harun
Constituency abolished, renamed to Satok
Constituency re-created from Satok and Tupong
Samariang
1996-2001
2001-2006 Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi
2006-2011 Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali
2011-2016
2016-2018
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.