Elections in Sarawak have been held in the Malaysian state of Sarawak since 1959 and have chosen Sarawak's elected representatives in the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Undangan Negeri (the Malaysian federal and state assemblies).
History
editAfter Sarawak became a crown colony on 1 July 1946, Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, the then governor of Sarawak issued "Notes on the Development of Local Government in Sarawak". This led to the setting up of local authorities in Sarawak, financed by population-based capitation grants, customary taxes, and license fees. By 1957, local authorities covered all areas in Sarawak. In 1959, the crown colony government decided to standardise the rates-collecting system for all local authorities in Sarawak. The amount of rates collected was based on property values and matched by one or two-dollar government grants for every dollar collected in rates.[1] Sarawak indirect three-tiered district council elections were held in 1959 and 1963 respectively. After that, no more local government elections were held in Sarawak.[1] On 25 June 1964, Council Negri of Sarawak (now Sarawak State Legislative Assembly) passed an amendment to the Sarawak constitution that removed the provision to hold indirect elections to the Council Negri within 60 days in all situations. The local councillor members, where three-year tenure were due to expire on 30 June 1966, were extended until six months after the dissolution of Council Negri.[1]
Since 1970, direct elections were held where members were directly elected into the Council Negri instead of district councils.[1]
Federal level
editFederal constituencies
edit- List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts#Sarawak
- List of Malaysian electoral districts#Sarawak
General elections
edit1969 general election
edit1974 general election
edit1978 general election
edit1982 general election
edit1986 general election
edit1990 general election
edit1995 general election
edit1999 general election
edit2004 general election
edit2008 general election
edit2013 general election
edit2018 general election
edit2022 general election
editState level
editState constituencies
editDistrict council elections
edit1959 district council election
edit1963 district council election
editState elections
edit1969 state election
edit1974 state election
edit1979 state election
edit1983 state election
edit1987 state election
edit1991 state election
edit1996 state election
edit2001 state election
edit2006 state election
edit2011 state election
edit2016 state election
edit2021 state election
editBy-Elections
editState Assembly
edit- 2023
- Jepak
- 2017
- Tanjung Datu
- 2014
- Balingian
- 2009
- Batang Air
- 2004
- Ba'kelalan
- 1997
- Bukit Begunan
- Kemena
- Kidurong
- 1992
- Batu Kawah
- 1986
- Oya
- 1982
- Batang Air
- 1981
- Sebandi
- Matu-Daro
- Satok
- 1980
- Oya
- 1979
- Muara Tuang
- Kuching Timor
- 1978
- Machan
- 1977
- Balingian
- 1976
- Semariang
- 1974
- Engkilili-Skrang
- 1973
- Sebandi
- Kuching Barat
- 1971
- Pelagus
Dewan Rakyat
edit- 2010
- Sibu
- 1987
- Lubok Antu
- 1981
- Paloh
- 1980
- Mukah
- 1973
- Rajang
- 1971
- Bau-Lundu
References
edit- ^ a b c d Porritt, VL (1 January 2009). "Local government in Sarawak, 1963-1988: democratic local government won and then lost?". Borneo Research Bulletin. 40: 186–201. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023.