Balingian (state constituency) explained

Balingian
State:Sarawak
State-Rep:Abdul Yakub Arbi
State-Rep-Party:Gabungan Parti Sarawak
State-Status:active
State-Created:1968
State-Election-First:1969
State-Election-Last:2021

Balingian is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

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

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Balingian constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.[1]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Balingian (N58)Litong213/58/01SK Kpg. Seberang Mukah
Penakop213/58/02SK Kpg. Penakap Ulu Mukah
Temesu213/58/03RH Entering Anak Geruna
Balingan213/58/04SJK (C) Chung Hua Balingian
Tutus213/58/05Pusat Sarawak Skills Mukah (PPKS) Mukah
Jebungan213/58/06SK Kpg. Jebungan Mukah
Kenyana213/58/07SK Kuala Kenyana Mukah
Sesok213/58/08
  • SK Kpg. Teh Mukah
  • SK Kpg. Sau Mukah
  • Dewan Serbaguna Kpg Sesok Baru
Ulu Bedengan213/58/09Tadika Kemas Bayau Jln. Selangau / Mukah
Bedengan213/58/10SK Sg. Bedengan Mukah
Penipah213/58/11SK Sg. Penipah Mukah
Kuala Balingian213/58/12SK Kuala Balingian
Suyong213/58/13SK Parish
Liok213/58/14SK Sg. Liok

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Balingian
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1970-1973 PESAKA
1973-1974
1974-1977
1977-1979 Wan Habib Syed Mahmud
1979-1983
1983-1987
1987-1991 Abdul Ajis Abdul Majeed
1991-1996
1996-2001
2001-2006 Abdul Taib Mahmud
2006-2011
2011-2014
2014-2016 Yussibnosh Balo
2016-2018 Abdul Yakub Arbi
2018-2021
19th2021–present

References

Sources
Citations

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.