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1996 Sarawak state election

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1996 Sarawak state election
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7–8 September 1996
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All 62 seats in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
32 seats needed for a majority
Registered580,543
Turnout372,602 (64.18%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Abdul Taib Mahmud Wong Sing Nang
Party BN DAP
Leader since 26 March 1981 (1981-03-26) Unknown
Leader's seat Asajaya Pelawan
Last election 49 seats, 62.8% 0 seat, 9.7%
Seats before 56 0
Seats won 57 3
Seat change Increase1 Increase3
Popular vote 242,839 32,421
Percentage 67.7% 9.0%
Swing Increase4.9% Decrease0.6%
Chief Minister before election

Abdul Taib Mahmud
BN

 Subsequent chief minister

Abdul Taib Mahmud
BN

The seventh Sarawak state election was held between Saturday, 7 September and Sunday, 8 September 1996 with nomination date on Tuesday, 27 August 1996. The Sarawak State Assembly was dissolved on 15 August 1996 before its expiration on 28 November 1996. There were 62 seats available but only 43 were contested on the election day. This election saw 580,543 registered voters of contested constituencies with 64.18% voters turned up to cast their votes.[1]

Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) which was consisting of Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), Sarawak National Party (SNAP), Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), and Sarawak Dayak People's Party (PBDS) fielded candidates for all 62 seats, followed by Democratic Action Party (DAP) fielding 6 candidates, while there were 60 independents jostling for 38 state seats in Sarawak. A total of 128 candidates was successfully nominated on the nomination day. PBDS which was an opposition party back in 1991 election, was re-accepted into Sarawak BN in 1994.[1]

Results

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Summary

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu93,79525.7329+2
Sarawak United Peoples' Party109,78530.1113–3
Sarawak National Party17,2854.747+1
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak21,9746.038+1
Total242,83966.6157+1
Democratic Action Party32,4218.893+3
Independents89,29424.492+2
Total364,554100.0062+6
Valid votes364,55497.84
Invalid/blank votes8,0482.16
Total votes372,602100.00
Registered voters/turnout580,54364.18
Source: [2] [3]

The above registered voter count represents total electorate of contested constituencies. Total electorate for Sarawak 1996 is 814347 where this includes 19 uncontested seats.[4]

Results by constituency

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There were 19 seats won uncontested by Sarawak BN on the nomination day. On the polling day, Sarawak BN won 38 out of 43 seats contested, thus made up to a total of 57 seats. DAP had made the first breakthrough by winning 3 seats as compared to previous state elections where the party returned empty handed. The remaining two seats were won by independents.[1] Wong Soon Kai, the then deputy chief minister of Sarawak was defeated by Wong Ho Leng from DAP in the state constituency of Bukit Assek.[5][6]

A total of 5 election petitions was filed to the Sarawak high court after the election:

Petition for N08 Padungan was filed by an independent candidate
Petition for N22 Bukit Begunan was filed by an independent candidate
Petition for N45 Balingian was filed by an independent candidate
Petition for N52 Kemena was filed by DAP
Petition for N53 Kidurong was filed by BN

The list of elected representatives is listed below:[7][8]

No.State ConstituencyElected state assembly membersElected party
BN 57 | DAP 3 | IND 2
N01Tanjung DatuDatuk Ramsay Noel JitamBN (SUPP)
N02Tasik BiruPeter Nansian Anak NgusieBN (SNAP)
N03Pantai DamaiDatin Paduka Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi [a]BN (PBB)
N04Demak LautDr Abang Draup Zamahari Pengirang ZenBN (PBB)
N05TupongDaud Abdul RahmanBN (PBB)
N06SatokDatuk Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Abang Haji OpengBN (PBB)
N07SamariangDona BabelBN (PBB)
N08PadunganDatuk Song Swee GuanBN (SUPP)
N09PendingSim Kheng HuiBN (SUPP)
N10Batu LintangChan Seng KhaiBN (SUPP)
N11Batu KawahAlfred Yap Chin LoiBN (SUPP)
N12AsajayaTan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud[a]BN (PBB)
N13Muara TuangDatuk Adenan Satem[a]BN (PBB)
N14BengohWilliam TanyuhBN (SUPP)
N15TaratRoland Sagah Wee Inn[a]BN (PBB)
N16TebeduMichael Manyin Anak JawongBN (PBB)
N17KedupFederick Bayoi ManggieBN (PBB)
N18Sadong JayaWan Abdul Wahab Wan SanusiBN (PBB)
N19SimunjanMohamad Naroden MajaisBN (PBB)
N20SebuyauJulaihi Narawi[a]BN (PBB)
N21Betting MaroBolhassan DiBN (PBB)
N22Bukit BegunanMong Ak DagangBN (PBDS)
N23SimanggangFrancis Harden Anak HollisBN (SUPP)
N24EngkililiToh Heng SanBN (SUPP)
N25Batang AiDublin Unting IngkotBN (PBDS)
N26SaribasDr Haji Wahbi Bin Haji JunaidiBN (PBB)
N27LayarTan Sri Alfred Jabu Anak Numpang[a]BN (PBB)
N28KalakaAbdul Wahab Aziz[a]BN (PBB)
N29KrianPeter Nyarok EntireBN (SNAP)
N30BelawaiHaji Hamden Ahmad[a]BN (PBB)
N31SerdengDatuk Mohamad Asfia Awang NassarBN (PBB)
N32Matu DaroDatuk Abdul Wahab DolahBN (PBB)
N33MeradongYii Chu LikIND
N34RepokDatuk David Teng Lung Chi[a]BN (SUPP)
N35PakanDatuk William Mawan Anak IkomBN (SNAP)
N36MeluanGeman Anak ItamBN (SNAP)
N37NgemahGabriel Adit DemongBN (PBDS)
N38MachanDatuk Gramong JunaBN (PBB)
N39Bukit AssekWong Ho LengDAP
N40DudongDr Soon Choon Teck[a]BN (SUPP)
N41Bawang AssanDatuk Wong Soon KohBN (SUPP)
N42PelawanWong Sing NangDAP
N43NangkaAwang Bemee Awang Ali Basah[a]BN (PBB)
N44DalatDatuk Effendi NorwawiBN (PBB)
N45BalingianAbdul Ajis Abdul MajeedBN (PBB)
N46TaminJoseph Entulu BelaunBN (PBDS)
N47KakusJohn Sikie Tayai[a]BN (PBDS)
N48PelagusDatuk Sng Chee Hua[a]BN (PBDS)
N49KatibasAmbrose Blikau Enturan[a]BN (PBB)
N50BalehDatuk Dr James Jemut MasingBN (PBDS)
N51BelagaStanley Ajang BatokBN (SNAP)
N52KemenaCelestine Ujang Anak Jilan[a]BN (PBB)
N53KidurongWong Sing AiDAP
N54JepakTalib Bin ZulpilipBN (PBB)
N55LambirT E Aidan WingBN (PBB)
N56PiasauDatuk Dr George Chan Hong NamBN (SUPP)
N57SenadinLee Kim ShinBN (SUPP)
N58MarudiSylvester Entri Anak Muran[a]BN (SNAP)
N59Telang UsanKebing WanIND
N60LimbangDatuk Amar James Wong Kim Min[a]BN (SNAP)
N61LawasDatuk Awang Tengah Ali Hasan[a]BN (PBB)
N62Ba'kelalanDr Judson Sakai Tagal[a]BN (SNAP)

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Won uncontested

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Report on the state legislative assembly general elections for Sarawak, 1996 (Malay-English bilingual version). Election Commission of Malaysia. URL accessed on 19 November 2009
  2. ↑ Hazis, Faisal S. (2012). Domination and Contestation: Muslim Bumiputera Politics in Sarawak. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 297. ISBN 978-981-4311-58-8.
  3. ↑ {https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/1996-SARAWAK-STATE-ELECTIONS/SARAWAK_1996_DUN_RESULTS.csv}
  4. ↑ TindakMalaysia. "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1996-SARAWAK-STATE-ELECTIONS/SARAWAK_1996_DUN_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Chin, James (February 1997). "Malaysia in 1996: Mahathir-Anwar Bouts, UMNO Election, and Sarawak Surprise". Asian Survey. 37 (2): 181–187. doi:10.2307/2645486. JSTOR 2645486. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Ting, Alan (14 April 2010). "Sibu By-Election To See "Battle of the Mighty Rejang"". Bernama. Bernama. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  7. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri (in Malay)". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  8. ↑ TindakMalaysia. "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1996-SARAWAK-STATE-ELECTIONS/SARAWAK_1996_DUN_WINNING_CANDIDATES.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
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