Tellian (state constituency)

Tellian
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Royston Valentine; GPS
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Constituency created	2015
First contested	2016
Last contested	2021

Tellian is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2016.

The state constituency was created in the 2015 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Baoh, Penat, Sebakong, Ulu Baoh, Dijih, Ulu Sikat, Nanga Sikat, Engkerbai, Petanak Mukah, Tellian, Judan, Kuala Lama, Tellian Laut, Mukah, Penakop Permai.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tellian
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Balingian
18th	2016–2018	Yussibnosh Balo	BN (PBB)
18th	2018–2021	Yussibnosh Balo	GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present	Royston Valentine	GPS (PBB)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Royston Valentine	4,282	70.10	70.10
	PSB	Sait Junaidi	1,365	22.35	22.35
	PKR	Mohd Arwin Abdullah	287	4.70	6.88
	PBK	Zainuddin Budug	174	2.85	2.85
Total valid votes			6,108	100.00
Total rejected ballots			79
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			6,205	61.69
Registered electors			10,059
Majority			2,917
	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	Yussibnosh Balo	5,087	88.42
	PKR	Asini @ Hasni Yahya	666	11.58
Total valid votes			5,753	100.00
Total rejected ballots			83
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			5,858	65.72
Registered electors			8,914
Majority			4,421
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 28 April 2016. "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 28 April 2016.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.

^ "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

[1] "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

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