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2001 Sarawak state election

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2001 Sarawak state election

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All 62 seats in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
32 seats needed for a majority
Registered868,487
Turnout542,285 (62.44%)
  Majority party Minority party
  DAP
Leader Abdul Taib Mahmud Wong Ho Leng
Party BN DAP
Leader since 26 March 1981 (1981-03-26) 12 February 2001
Leader's seat Balingian Bukit Assek (lost)
Last election 57 seats, 67.7% 3 seats, 9.0%
Seats before 57 2
Seats won 60 1
Seat change Increase3 Decrease1
Popular vote 382,137 45,327
Percentage 71.2% 8.4%
Swing Increase3.5% Decrease0.6%

Chief Minister before election

Abdul Taib Mahmud
BN

Subsequent chief minister

Abdul Taib Mahmud
BN

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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1][2]

Results

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Summary

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu382,13771.1630+1=
Sarawak United Peoples' Party16+3
Sarawak National Party6–1
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak80
Total60+3
Democratic Action Party45,3278.441–2
National Justice Party37,2446.940New
State Reform Party12,2112.270New
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party2,8540.5300
Independents57,22010.661–1
Total536,993100.00620
Valid votes536,99398.70
Invalid/blank votes7,0741.30
Total votes544,067100.00
Registered voters/turnout868,48762.65

Results by constituency

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4 state seats were won unopposed by Sarawak National Front on the nomination day.[2] 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.[1]

The full list of representatives is shown below:[1][2]

No. State Constituency Elected state assembly members Elected party
BN 60 | DAP 1 | KeADILan 0 | PAS 0 | STAR 0 | IND 1
N01 Tanjung Datu Ranum Mina BN
N02 Tasik Biru Peter Nansian Ngusie BN
N03 Pantai Damai Abdul Rahman Junaidi BN
N04 Demak Laut Abang Draup Zamahari @ Abang Abdul Rauf Abang Zen BN
N05 Tupong Daud Abdul Rahman BN
N06 Satok Abang Johari Abang Openg BN
N07 Samariang Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi BN
N08 Padungan Lily Yong Lee Lee BN
N09 Pending Sim Kheng Hui BN
N10 Batu Lintang Chan Seng Khai BN
N11 Batu Kawah Alfred Yap Chin Loi BN
N12 Asajaya Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah BN
N13 Muara Tuang Adenan Satem BN
N14 Bengoh Jerip Susil BN
N15 Tarat Roland Sagah BN
N16 Tebedu Michael Manyin BN
N17 Kedup Federick Bayoi Manggie BN
N18 Sadong Jaya Wan Abdul Wahab Wan Sanusi BN
N19 Simunjan Naroden Majais BN
N20 Sebuyau Julaihi Narawi BN
N21 Beting Maro Bolhassan Di BN
N22 Bukit Begunan Mong Dagang BN
N23 Simanggang Francis Harden Hollis BN
N24 Engkilili Toh Heng San BN
N25 Batang Ai Dublin Unting Ingkot BN
N26 Saribas Wahbi Junaidi BN
N27 Layar Alfred Jabu Numpang BN
N28 Kalaka Abdul Wahab Aziz BN
N29 Krian Peter Nyarok Entrie BN
N30 Belawai Hamden Ahmad BN
N31 Serdeng Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar BN
N32 Matu Daro Wahab Dolah BN
N33 Meradong Ting Check Sii BN
N34 Repok David Teng Lung Chi BN
N35 Pakan William Mawan Ikom BN
N36 Meluan Wong Judat IND
N37 Ngemah Gabriel Adit Demong BN
N38 Machan Gramong Juna BN
N39 Bukit Assek Daniel Ngieng Kiong Ann BN
N40 Dudong Soon Choon Teck BN
N41 Bawang Assan Wong Soon Koh BN
N42 Pelawan Vincent Goh Chung Siong BN
N43 Nangka Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah BN
N44 Dalat Fatimah Abdullah BN
N45 Balingian Abdul Taib Mahmud BN
N46 Tamin Joseph Entulu Belaun BN
N47 Kakus John Sikei Tayai BN
N48 Pelagus Larry Soon @ Larry Sng Wei Shien BN
N49 Katibas Ambrose Blikau BN
N50 Baleh James Jemut Masing BN
N51 Belaga Stanley Ajang Batok BN
N52 Kemena Stephen Rundi Utom BN
N53 Kidurong Chiew Chiu Sing DAP
N54 Jepak Talib Zulpilip BN
N55 Lambir Aidan Wing BN
N56 Piasau George Chan Hong Nam BN
N57 Senadin Lee Kim Shin BN
N58 Marudi Sylvester Entri Muran BN
N59 Telang Usan Lihan Jok BN
N60 Limbang Richard Wong Shoan Fook BN
N61 Lawas Awang Tengah Ali Hasan BN
N62 Ba'kelalan Judson Tagal BN

Aftermath

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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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Report of the Eighth Sarawak state elections 2001 (Malay-English bilingual version). Election Commission of Malaysia. URL accessed on 26 August 2009
  2. ^ a b c "Sarawak General Election 2001-RESULTS". e-borneo.com. 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Judat 'blows hot and cold' on quit decision". Borneo Post Online. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2024.