Pelagus (state constituency)

Pelagus

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Wilson Nyabong Ijang BN
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2016

Pelagus 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

2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pelagus, Sungai Amang, Nanga Peraran, Sut.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pelagus
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1969-1971	Bennet Jarrow	PESAKA
	1971-1973	Leonard Linggi Jugah
	1973-1974		BN
9th	1974-1976	Jonathan Sebai Ajing	SNAP
	1976-1979		BN
10th	1979-1983
11th	1983-1987	Nueng Kudi	SNAP
12th	1987-1991	Phi Limon Nuing	PBDS
13th	1991-1996	Sng Chee Hua
14th	1996-2001		BN
15th	2001-2006	Larry Sng Wei Shien
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2012	George Lagong	Independent
	2012-2014		SWP
	2014		TERAS
	2015		SWP
	2016		Independent
18th	2016-present	Wilson Nyabong Ijang	BN

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wilson Nyabong Ijang	3,778	82.26
	DAP	Frankie Bendindang Manjah	494	10.76
	Independent	Yong Sibat	321	6.99
Total valid votes			4,593	100.00
Total rejected ballots			60
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			4,665	64.92
Registered electors			7,186
Majority			3,284
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?
Source(s)

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	George Lagong	5,740	58.49
	BN	Stanley Nyitar @ Unja Malang	2,903	29.58
	PKR	Edward Sumbang Asun	1,171	11.93
Total valid votes			9,814	100.00
Total rejected ballots			172
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			10,014	65.36
Registered electors			15,322
Majority			2,837
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s)

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Larry Soon @ Larry Sng Wei Shien	5,965	64.61
	Independent	Jeffery Nuing Ebom	2,726	29.53
	SNAP	Simon Sibat	541	5.86
Total valid votes			9,232	100.00
Total rejected ballots			125
Unreturned ballots			44
Turnout			9,401	67.64
Registered electors			13,898
Majority			3,239
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Larry Soon @ Larry Sng Wei Shien	7,418	76.77
	Independent	Ling Kok Hong	1,155	11.95
	Independent	Jeffery Nuing Ebom	1,011	10.46
	Independent	Chua Bee Hun	40	0.41
	Independent	Lee Hun Tak	39	0.40
Total valid votes			9,663	100.00
Total rejected ballots			105
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			9,786	73.00
Registered electors			13,406
Majority			6,263
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Sng Chee Hua won uncontested.
	BN	Sng Chee Hua
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			12,397
Majority
	BN gain from PBDS		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBDS	Sng Chee Hua	4,342	53.99
	BN	Alexander Nanta Linggi	3,700	46.01
Total valid votes			8,042	100.00
Total rejected ballots			116
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			8,165	80.54
Registered electors			10,138
Majority			642
	PBDS hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBDS	Phi Limon Nuing
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PBDS gain from SNAP		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Nueng Kudi
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
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Sarawak state election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
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Sarawak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Jonathan Sebai Ajing
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	SNAP gain from PESAKA		Swing		?

Sarawak state by-election, 8-17 July 1971 Upon the death of incumbent, Bennet Jarrow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PESAKA	Leonard Linggi Jugah
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PESAKA hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Sarawak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PESAKA	Bennet Jarrow
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.