Tupong (state constituency) explained

Tupong
State:Sarawak
State-Rep:Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman
State-Rep-Party:Gabungan Parti Sarawak
State-Status:active
State-Created:1987
State-Election-First:1991
State-Election-Last:2021

Tupong is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

The state constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. It has amongst the highest concentrations of Malay-Muslim middle-class voters in Sarawak, and consists largely of low-density residential areas with emerging commercial zones. It comprises part of a ring of the most affluent Malay-majority areas in Sarawak, which are representative of Malay, middle-class, urban settings.[1]

History

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Tupong, Gita, Segedup, Sungai Tengah, Rahmat, Sinjan, Sejoli, Paroh, Matang.

2016–present:[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tupong, Gita, Sungai Tengah, Rahmat, Sinjan, Sejoli, Paroh, Matang, Sri Wangi.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tupong
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Petra Jaya and Satok
1991-1996 Daud Abdul Rahman
1996-2001
2001-2006
2006-2011
2011-2016
2016-2018 Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman
2018-2021
19th2021–present

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Weiss, Meredith L. Electoral Dynamics in Sarawak. Strategic Information and Research Development Centre and ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. 2017. 978-9814762960.
  2. 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.