Opar (state constituency)

Opar
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Billy Sujang; GPS
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Constituency created	2005
First contested	2006
Last contested	2021

Opar is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.^[1]

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Opar constituency has a total of 22 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Opar（N01）	Sebiris	192/01/01	SK Sebiris
	Jangkar	192/01/02	SK Jangkar
	Sebandi	192/01/03	SK Sebandi
	Temaga	192/02/04	SK Temaga/Paon
	Stungkor	192/01/05	SK Kpg. Stungkor
	Opar	192/01/06	SK Opar
	Serayan	192/01/07	SK Serayan/Keranji
	Rukam	192/01/08	SK Holy Name Kpg. Rukam
	Senbawang	192/01/09	Balai Raya Perundang
	Kandaie	192/01/10	Balai Raya Kpg. Kandaie
	Pasir Tengah	192/01/11	SK Pasir Tengah
	Sedaing	192/01/12	Balai Raya Kpg. Opek
	Biawak	192/01/13	SK Biawak
	Senibong	192/01/14	SK Senibong
	Sebako	192/01/15	SK Sebako
	Raso	192/01/16	Balai Raya Raso I
	Raso II	192/01/17	Balai Raya Raso II
	Bokah	192/01/18	SK Bokah
	Stom Muda	192/01/19	Balai Raya Kpg. Stom Muda
	Selampit	192/01/20	SK Kpg. Selampit
	Jugan	192/01/21	SK Tembawang
	Setenggeng	192/01/22	SK St. Teresa

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Opar
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tanjong Datu
16th	2006-2011	Ranum Mina	BN (SUPP)
17th	2011-2014		BN (SUPP)
	2014		TERAS
	2014-2016		UPP
18th	2016-2018		BN (Direct)
18th	2018-2021		PSB
19th	2021–present	Billy Sujang	GPS (SUPP)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Billy Sujang	3,659	46.77	46.77
	PSB	Ranum Mina	1,970	25.18	25.18
	PBK	Freedy Misid	1,487	19.01	19.01
	PKR	Meneng Biris	327	4.18	16.98
	Parti Bansa Dayak SarawakB	Saini Kakong	220	2.81	2.81
	Parti Sabah Demokratik Rakyat	Bayang Telon	160	2.05	2.05
Total valid votes			7,823
Total rejected ballots			112
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			7,958	69.59
Registered electors			11,436
Majority			1,689
	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	Ranum Mina	3,665	50.06	7.25
	Independent	Niponi Undek	1,583	21.62	21.62
	PKR	Francis Teron Kadap Noyet	1,549	21.16	1.93
	PBDS Baru	Patrick Uren	524	7.16	7.16
Total valid votes			7,321	100.00
Total rejected ballots			57
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			7,419	76.37
Registered electors			9,714
Majority			2,082
	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "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 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ranum Mina	3,360	57.31	14.58
	PKR	Boniface Willy Tumek	1,354	23.09	23.09
	SNAP	Stephen Sagir	674	11.50	16.61
	Independent	Joseph Jindy Peter Rosen	475	8.10	8.10
Total valid votes			5,863	100.00
Total rejected ballots			68
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			5,950	73.47
Registered electors			8,099
Majority			2,006
	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 2016-04-27.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ranum Mina	3,585	71.89
	SNAP	Patrick Uren	1,402	28.11
Total valid votes			4,987	100.00
Total rejected ballots			91
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			5,084	68.89
Registered electors			7,379
Majority			2,183
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

^ http://www2.arkib.gov.my/hids/print.php?type=A&item_id=8179
^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

[1] ttps://www2.arkib.gov.my/hids/print.php?type=A&item_id=8179

[2] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

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