Sarikei (federal constituency) explained

Sarikei (P208)
State:	Sarawak
Fed-Rep:	Huang Tiong Sii
Fed-Rep-Party:	Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Fed-Status:	active
Fed-Created:	1968
Fed-Election-First:	1969
Fed-Election-Last:	2022
Demo-Census-Date:	2020
Demo-Pop:	43119
Demo-Pop-Ref:	^[1]
Demo-Electors:	55,018
Demo-Electors-Date:	2022
Demo-Electors-Ref:	^[2]
Demo-Area:	712

Sarikei is a federal constituency in Sarikei Division (Sarikei District & Meradong District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sarawak/p

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sarikei constituency has a total of 20 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Repok (N45)	Bulat	208/45/01	SK Selangan SJK (C) Siung Hua Sg. Sebanyak SJK (C) Bulat
	Pantak	208/45/02	SMK Tinggi Sarikei
	Repok	208/45/03	SMK Bandar Sarikei
	Sarikei	208/45/04	SMK St. Anthony Sarikei
	Merudu	208/45/05	SJK (C) Su Lok Merudu SJK (C) Su Lee Sg Baji
	Peninjau	208/45/06	SJK (C) Sze Lu SJK (C) Tiong Ho
	Paoh	208/45/07	SMK Sg. Paoh SK St. Martin Sarikei
	Nyelong Park	208/45/08	SK St. Anne Sarikei
Meradong (N46)	Narasit	208/46/01	SJK (C) Nang Hua Narasit
	Tulai	208/46/02	SK Tulai SJK (C) Tong Hua Tulai
	Kertong	208/46/03	SK Sg. Kawi SJK (C) Kung Cheng Mador SJK (C) Yong Kwong Jln. Paradom Meradong
	Kelupu	208/46/04	SK Sg. Gemuan Jln Kelupu SJK (C) Nan Chiew SJK (C) Ming Tee
	Bandar	208/46/05	SJK (C) Kai Chung Bintangor SMJK Kai Chung Bintangor SK Bandar Bintangor
	Meradong	208/46/06	SJK (C) Ming Chiang Sg. Meradong
	Kemantan	208/46/07	SJK (C) Ming Lu SJK (C) Tung Kwong Sg. Padi
	Mador	208/46/08	SJK (C) Sg. Mador Tadika KEMAS Sg. Rayah SJK (C) Kai Sing Sg. Labas
	Lemayong	208/46/09	SK Ulu Bintang SK Ulu Strass SK Ng. Strass SJK (C) Min Daik
	Selemas	208/46/10	Balai Raya Kpg. Selemas Tadika Methodist Bintangor Town
	Selidap	208/46/11	RH Regina Sg. Selidap SK Tanah Puteh SJK (C) Su Tak Selidap SJK (C) Su Ming
	Nyelong	208/46/12	SK Sg. Petai SK Rentap Baron SJK (C) Hua Kee Kesa SJK (C) Nam Kiew Sg. Kedup SK Bukit Nibong

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sarikei
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
		1969-1971	Parliament was suspended^[4] ^[5]
	P132	1971-1973	Chen Ko Ming (陈高明)
		1973-1974
	P142	1974-1978	Chieng Tiong Kai (詹长开)
		1978-1982
		1982-1986	Law Hieng Ding (刘贤镇)
	P166	1986-1990
	P168	1990-1995
	P180	1995-1999
	P181	1999-2004
	P207	2004-2008
	P208	2008-2013	Ding Kuong Hiing (陈冠勋)
		2013-2018	Wong Ling Biu (黄灵彪)
		2018-2022
		2022–present	Huang Tiong Sii (范长锡)

State constituency

Parliamentaryconstituency	State constituency
	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Sarikei	Kuala Rajang
		Meradong
	Repok

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Party (coalition)
N45	Repok	Huang Tiong Sii
N46	Meradong	Diing Kuong Hiing

Local governments & postcodes

!No.!State Constituency!Local Government!Postcode

N45	Repok	Sarikei District Council	96100 Sarikei 96500 Bintangor
N46	Meradong	Sarikei District Council (Selidap and Nyelong areas) Maradong & Julau District Council

References

• Web site: Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya . . 2018-08-12.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kawasanku. Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. 2023-09-24. en.
2. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. 2020-01-29. 47. ms.
3. Web site: Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election . Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
4. News: Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang . Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa . Utusan Online . 2012-03-12 . 2016-05-05.
5. Web site: www.parlimen.gov.my . 2016-05-05.