Kanowit (federal constituency)

Kanowit

Sarawak constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Aaron Ago Dagang
BN

Constituency created

1968

First contested

1969

Last contested

2013

Kanowit is a federal constituency in 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.

History

2008–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kajah, Bat, Sengayan, Mapai, Bawan, Pidai, Lukut, Kanowit, Majau, Peranan, Poi, Bukong, Latong.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kajah, Bat, Sengayan, Mapai, Bawan, Pidai, Lukut, Kanowit, Majau, Peranan, Poi, Bukong, Latong.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kanowit
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved^[2]^[3]
3rd	1971-1974	Joseph Unting Umang	Independent
4th	1974-1976	Leo Moggie Irok	SNAP
4th	1976-1978		BN
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Aaron Ago Dagang
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Aaron Ago Dagang	8,046	59.75
	PKR	Thomas Laja Besi	5,004	37.16
	SWP	Ellison Ludan	417	3.10
Total valid votes			13,467	100.00
Total rejected ballots			276
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			13,759	70.80
Registered electors			19,433
Majority			3,042
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Aaron Ago Dagang won uncontested.
	BN	Aaron Ago Dagang
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Aaron Ago Dagang	6,438	59.51
	Independent	Frederick Bunsu Janton	4,381	40.49
Total valid votes			10,819	100.00
Total rejected ballots			185
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			11,022	60.62
Registered electors
Majority			2,057
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Moggie Irok	7,782	75.22
	KEADILAN	Tadong Tambi	2,564	24.78
Total valid votes			10,346	100.00
Total rejected ballots			274
Unreturned ballots			90
Turnout			10,710	58.94
Registered electors
Majority			5,218
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Leo Moggie Irok won uncontested.
	BN	Leo Moggie Irok
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Moggie Irok	6,964	60.34
	Independent	Nicholas Ngalang	4,578	39.66
Total valid votes			11,542	100.00
Total rejected ballots			182
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,724	72.58
Registered electors
Majority			2,386
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Moggie Irok	6,732	72.98
	Independent	James Undau	2,492	27.02
Total valid votes			9,224	100.00
Total rejected ballots			182
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,406	67.58
Registered electors			13,919
Majority			4,240
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Moggie Irok	5,816	74.43
	DAP	Ling Ping Sing	1,998	25.57
Total valid votes			7,814	100.00
Total rejected ballots			265
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			8,079	63.20
Registered electors			12,784
Majority			3,818
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Moggie Irok
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			11,743
Majority			1,934
	BN gain from SNAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Leo Moggie Irok
	BN	Thomas Kana
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			10,825
Majority
	SNAP gain from Independent		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Joseph Unting Umang
	SUPP	Tay Kim Seng
	SNAP	Belaja Angkin
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			10,224
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

↑ "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]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-05.

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Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang

Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman

Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau

Perak	Gerik Lenggong Larut Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Gantang Taiping Padang Rengas Sungai Siput Tambun Ipoh Timor Ipoh Barat Batu Gajah Kuala Kangsar Beruas Parit Kampar Gopeng Tapah Pasir Salak Lumut Bagan Datok Telok Intan Tanjong Malim

Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin

Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang

F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin

Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Gelang Patah Kulai Pontian Tanjong Piai

F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Silam Semporna Tawau Kalabakan

Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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