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.

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Samariang constituency has a total of 8 polling districts.[1]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Samariang (N07)Samariang194/07/01
  • SK Samariang Kpg. Samariang Batu
  • Surau Darul Amin Samariang Jaya, Fasa 2
Lintang194/07/02SK Encik Buyong
Kandis194/07/03Kolej Datuk Patinggi Abang Abdillah
Semerah Padi194/07/04SMK Semerah Padi
Sukma194/07/05
  • SK Madrasah Datuk Hj Abdul Kadir Hasan
  • Dewan Temenggong, Kpg. Semariang Baru Fasa III
Kampong Tunku194/07/06
  • Dewan Masyarakat Sg. Lumut
  • SK Rancangan Perumahan Rakyat PPR
Bedil194/07/07Dewan Masyarakat Baru Kpg. Lintang
Astana Lot194/07/08Dewan SK Encik Buyong

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 Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election . Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.