Simunjan (state constituency)

Simunjan

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Awla Dris GPS
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2021

Simunjan [sɪmʊndʒan] is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

The state constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

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

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Awla Dris	4,276	73.02	73.02
	PSB	Raily Reli Ali	925	15.80	15.80
	PKR	Hapeni Fadil	518	8.85	15.24
	PBK	Saharuddin Abdullah	137	2.34	2.34
Total valid votes			5,856	100.00
Total rejected ballots			104
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			5,983	72.09
Registered electors			8,299
Majority			3,351
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Awla Dris	4,101	71.14	3.74
	PKR	Jamilah Baharuddin	1,389	24.09	4.67
	Independent	Hipni Kanaini	275	4.77	4.77
Total valid votes			5,765	100.00
Total rejected ballots			123
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			5,915	76.09
Registered electors			7,774
Majority			2,712
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 190/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Naroden Majais	5,465	74.88	2.04
	PKR	Mashor Hossen	1,417	19.42	3.66
	Love Malaysia Party	Mac Palima Nyambil	237	3.25	3.25
	Independent	Zaini Le'	179	2.45	2.45
Total valid votes			7,298	100.00
Total rejected ballots			85
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			7,405	73.29
Registered electors			10,104
Majority			4,048
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes Sarawak [P.U. (B) 245/2011]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Naroden Majais	4,786	76.92	15.22
	PKR	Sakawi Nahari	1,436	23.08	13.87
Total valid votes			6,222	100.00
Total rejected ballots			77
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			6,320	64.18
Registered electors			9,846
Majority			3,350
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Naroden Majais	4,088	61.70	28.43
	PKR	Bujang Ulis	2,448	36.95	36.95
	Independent	Muhammad Husain Mustapha	90	1.36	1.36
Total valid votes			6,626	100.00
Total rejected ballots			64
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			6,701	64.19
Registered electors			10,439
Majority			1,640
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Naroden Majais	7,332	90.13	27.08
	Independent	Shamsuddin Abdullah	803	9.87	9.87
Total valid votes			8,135	100.00
Total rejected ballots			282
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,417	67.26
Registered electors			12,514
Majority			6,529
	BN hold		Swing

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-30.