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2001 Sarawak state election

Malaysian state legislative election

Malaysian state legislative election

FieldValue
election_name2001 Sarawak state election
countrySarawak
typelegislative
ongoingno
previous_election1996 Sarawak state election
previous_year1996
outgoing_membersMembers of the 14th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
next_election2006 Sarawak state election
next_year2006
elected_mpsMembers of the 15th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
seats_for_electionAll 62 seats in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
majority_seats32
election_date27 September 2001
registered868,487
turnout542,285 (62.44%)
image1[[File:Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud.jpg130px]]
leader1Abdul Taib Mahmud
leader_since1
party1Barisan Nasional
leaders_seat1Balingian
popular_vote1**382,137**
percentage1**71.2%**
swing13.5%
last_election157 seats, 67.7%
seats_before157
seats1**60**
seat_change13
image2**DAP**
leader2Wong Ho Leng
leader_since212 February 2001
party2Democratic Action Party
leaders_seat2Bukit Assek *(lost)*
popular_vote245,327
percentage28.4%
swing20.6%
last_election23 seats, 9.0%
seats_before22
seats21
seat_change21
titleChief Minister
posttitleSubsequent chief minister
before_electionAbdul Taib Mahmud
before_partyBarisan Nasional
after_electionAbdul Taib Mahmud
after_partyBarisan Nasional

The eighth Sarawak state election was held on Thursday, 27 September 2001 with nomination date on Tuesday, 18 September 2001. The state assembly was supposed to be expired on 18 November 2001 but it was dissolved by the governor of Sarawak 2 months earlier on 3 September 2001.

The election saw 815,932 citizens eligible to vote but only 67.01% of the total voters or 546,285 voters had turned up to vote in this election.

There were 171 candidates pursuing for 62 state seats in Sarawak. Sarawak Barisan Nasional (National Front) won 60 out of 62 seats while the remaining two seats were won by Democratic Action Party (DAP) and independent respectively.

Results

Summary

Results by constituency

4 state seats were won unopposed by Sarawak National Front on the nomination day. They were:

N11. Batu Kawah – Alfred Yap Chin Loi by Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP)

N25. Batang Ai – Dublin Unting anak Ingkot by Sarawak Dayak People's Party (PBDS)

N49. Katibas – Ambrose Blikau by United Traditional Bumiputera Party (PBB)

N62. Ba'kelalan – Dr Judson Tagal by Sarawak National Party (SNAP)

There were two election petitions filed to the Sarawak high court for N48 Pelagus and N60 Limbang constituency respectively after the election.

The full list of representatives is shown below:

No.State ConstituencyElected state assembly membersElected party
BN **60**DAP **1**KeADILan **0**PAS **0**STAR **0**IND **1**
N01Tanjung DatuRanum Mina
N02Tasik BiruPeter Nansian Ngusie
N03Pantai DamaiAbdul Rahman Junaidi
N04Demak LautAbang Draup Zamahari @ Abang Abdul Rauf Abang Zen
N05TupongDaud Abdul Rahman
N06SatokAbang Johari Abang Openg
N07SamariangSharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi
N08PadunganLily Yong Lee Lee
N09PendingSim Kheng Hui
N10Batu LintangChan Seng Khai
N11Batu KawahAlfred Yap Chin Loi
N12AsajayaAbdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
N13Muara TuangAdenan Satem
N14BengohJerip Susil
N15TaratRoland Sagah
N16TebeduMichael Manyin
N17KedupFederick Bayoi Manggie
N18Sadong JayaWan Abdul Wahab Wan Sanusi
N19SimunjanNaroden Majais
N20SebuyauJulaihi Narawi
N21Beting MaroBolhassan Di
N22Bukit BegunanMong Dagang
N23SimanggangFrancis Harden Hollis
N24EngkililiToh Heng San
N25Batang AiDublin Unting Ingkot
N26SaribasWahbi Junaidi
N27LayarAlfred Jabu Numpang
N28KalakaAbdul Wahab Aziz
N29KrianPeter Nyarok Entrie
N30BelawaiHamden Ahmad
N31SerdengMohamad Asfia Awang Nasar
N32Matu DaroWahab Dolah
N33MeradongTing Check Sii
N34RepokDavid Teng Lung Chi
N35PakanWilliam Mawan Ikom
N36MeluanWong Judat
N37NgemahGabriel Adit Demong
N38MachanGramong Juna
N39Bukit AssekDaniel Ngieng Kiong Ann
N40DudongSoon Choon Teck
N41Bawang AssanWong Soon Koh
N42PelawanVincent Goh Chung Siong
N43NangkaAwang Bemee Awang Ali Basah
N44DalatFatimah Abdullah
N45BalingianAbdul Taib Mahmud
N46TaminJoseph Entulu Belaun
N47KakusJohn Sikei Tayai
N48PelagusLarry Soon @ Larry Sng Wei Shien
N49KatibasAmbrose Blikau
N50BalehJames Jemut Masing
N51BelagaStanley Ajang Batok
N52KemenaStephen Rundi Utom
N53KidurongChiew Chiu Sing
N54JepakTalib Zulpilip
N55LambirAidan Wing
N56PiasauGeorge Chan Hong Nam
N57SenadinLee Kim Shin
N58MarudiSylvester Entri Muran
N59Telang UsanLihan Jok
N60LimbangRichard Wong Shoan Fook
N61LawasAwang Tengah Ali Hasan
N62Ba'kelalanJudson Tagal

Aftermath

Wong Judat, the independent candidate who won the Meluan seat, joined BN through its component party Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), an offshoot of deregistered SNAP, in 2003, 2 years after his victory.

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120904053440/http://www.digitalibrary.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=243:laporan-pilihanraya-umum-dewan-undangan-negeri-sarawak-ke-8-2001&catid=8:election-reports Report of the Eighth Sarawak state elections 2001 (Malay-English bilingual version)]. [[Election Commission of Malaysia]]. URL accessed on 26 August 2009
  2. (19 September 2001). "BN wins four uncontested". New Straits Times Press.
  3. (2001). "Sarawak General Election 2001-RESULTS". e-borneo.com.
  4. (31 July 2012). "Judat ‘blows hot and cold’ on quit decision".
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