Kota Samarahan (federal constituency) explained

Kota Samarahan (P197)
State:	Sarawak
Fed-Rep:	Rubiah Wang
Fed-Rep-Party:	Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Fed-Status:	active
Fed-Created:	1987
Fed-Election-First:	1990
Fed-Election-Last:	2022
Demo-Census-Date:	2020
Demo-Pop:	158521
Demo-Pop-Ref:	^[1]
Demo-Electors:	82,909
Demo-Electors-Date:	2022
Demo-Electors-Ref:	^[2]
Demo-Area:	745

Kota Samarahan is a federal constituency in Samarahan Division (Asajaya District and Samarahan District), Serian Division (Serian District) and Kuching Division (Kuching District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1990.

The federal constituency was created in the 1987 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 Kota Samarahan constituency has a total of 31 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Asajaya（N15）	Beliong	197/15/01	SK Beliong
	Tanjung Apong	197/15/02	SK Tanjung Apong Dewan Kpg. Sri Tajo
	Tambirat	197/15/03	SMK Asajaya No. 2
	Tambey	197/15/04	SK Tambey
	Sui	197/15/05	(Ruang B) Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Semawang
	Sambir	197/15/06	SK Sambir
	Sebandi Matang	197/15/07	SK Sebandi Matang
	Sebandi Ulu	197/15/08	SK Sebandi Ulu
	Subi	197/15/09	SJK (C) Chung Hua Sambir
	Moyan	197/15/10	SK Moyan Laut
	Reba	197/15/11	SK Rebak
	Moyan Ulu	197/15/12	Dewan Kpg. Moyan Ulu
	Moyan Ledang	197/15/13	Dewan Kpg. Moyan Ledang
	Serpan	197/15/14	SK Serpan
	Serpan Ulu	197/15/15	Dewan Kpg. Serpan Ulu
	Asajaya	197/15/16	SK Asajaya Ulu
	Asajaya Laut	197/15/17	SK Asajaya Laut Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Asajaya Tengah
	Tebun	197/15/18	SK Sampun Tebun
	Sampum	197/15/19	Balai Raya Sampun Gerunggang
Muara Tuang (N16)	Empila	197/16/01	Bilik Gerakan ERT Kpg. Nakong SK Kpg. Mang SK Kpg. Melayu Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Bangka Semong Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Sg. Mata Surau Kpg. Naie Baru Dewan Serbaguna Kpg Sg Mata Dewan Sri Villa Kpg. Empila SK Niup Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Tanjung Parang (Ruang A) Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Semawang SK Kg Tanjung Tuang
	Tanju	197/16/02	SJK (C) Chung Hua Beliong
	Batu Blat	197/16/03	SK Kpg. Baru
	Tuang	197/16/04	SK Dato Traoh Muara Tuang Dewan Kpg. Muara Tuang SK Dato Mohd Musa Dewan Sri Payong Kpg. Endap SK Pinang SK Meranek SK Kampung Rembus
	Semaran	197/16/05	SK Tanah Merah Balai Raya Kpg. Segenam Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Raeh TADIKA KEMAS Kpg. Soh SK Gemang SJK (C) Chung Hua Batu 29 Jln. Kuching / Serian
	Ladang Samarahan	197/16/06	SK Lubok Antu / Reban SK Pati SK Samarahan Estate Dewan Kpg. Seniawan SK Plaman Baki / Menaul Balairaya Kpg. Tian Mawang Balairaya Kpg. Murud Plaman
	Melaban	197/15/07	Dewan Kpg. Sebayor Balai Raya Kpg. Melaban (Ruang A) Balai Raya Kpg. Melaban (Ruang B) SK Plaie D C SK St Michael
Stakan (N17)	Merdang	197/17/01	SK Binyu Dewan Kpg. Merdang Gayam SMK Muara Tuang Balairaya Sg. Empit SK Merdang SJK (C) Chung Hua Sg. Jernang
	Quop	197/17/02	SK St. James Quop
	Sidanu	197/17/03	SMK Penrissen Dewan Sri Lestari Kpg. Sri Arjuna
	Pengkalan Kuap	197/17/04	SK Jalan Muara Tuang
	Stakan	197/17/05	SMK Wira Penrissen Dewan Kpg. Stakan

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kota Samarahan
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Samarahan
	P159	1990-1995	Abdul Taib Mahmud (عبدالطيب محمود‎)
	P171	1995-1999
	P171	1999-2004
	P197	2004-2008
		2008-2013	Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib (سليمان عبدالرحمٰن عبدالطيب)
		2013-2018	Rubiah Wang (ربيعة واڠ)
		2018
		2018-2022
		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentaryconstituency	State constituency
Parliamentaryconstituency	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Kota Samarahan			Asajaya
			Muara Tuang
						Stakan

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member
N15	Asajaya	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
N16	Muara Tuang	Idris Buang
N17	Stakan	Hamzah Brahim

Local governments & postcodes

!No.!State Constituency!Local Government!Postcode
N15	Asajaya	Kota Samarahan Municipal Council	93250, 93350 Kuching 94200 Siburan 94300 Kota Samarahan 94600 Asajaya 94700 Serian
N16	Muara Tuang	Padawan Municipal Council (Kampung Endap area) Kota Samarahan Municipal Council Serian District Council (Kampung Saul and Kampung Menaul areas)
N17	Stakan	Padawan Municipal Council (Kampung Kuap and Semenggoh areas) Kota Samarahan Municipal Council

References

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

Notes and References

Web site: Kawasanku. Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. 2023-09-24. en.
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. 45. ms. 25 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf. dead.
Web site: Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election . Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.