Mukah (federal constituency)

Mukah

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah BN
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2013

Mukah is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2008–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Penat, Tanam, Dalat, Kut, Baoh, Sebakong, Oya, Terus, Teh Oya, Senau, Balan, Ud, Baru Dalat, Sungai Dalam, Klid, Kekan, Medong, Kut Muara, Ulu Baoh, Narub, Dijih, Ulu Sikat, Nanga Sikat, Engkerbai, Petanak Mukah, Mukah, Tellian, Litong, Penakop, Temesu, Balingian, Judan, Kuala Lama, Penakop Permai, Tellian Laut, Tutus, Jebungan, Kenyana, Sesok, Ulu Bedengan, Bedengan, Penipah, Kuala Balingian, Suyong, Liok.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Mukah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved
3rd	1971-1973	Latip Idris	BUMIPUTERA
	1973-1974		BN
4th	1974-1978
5th	1978-1980	Salleh Jafaruddin
	1980-1982	Edwin Esnen Unang
6th	1982-1986	Leo Michael Toyad
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah	14,983	77.15
	DAP	Hai Merawin @ Bonaventure	2,219	11.43
	Independent	Sylvester Ajah Subah	2,219	11.43
Total valid votes			19,421	100.00
Total rejected ballots			417
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			19,879	75.08
Registered electors			26,477
Majority			12,764
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah	10,090	72.68
	Independent	Hai Merawin @ Bonaventure	3,792	27.32
Total valid votes			13,882	100.00
Total rejected ballots			521
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			14,435	63.17
Registered electors			22,851
Majority			6,298
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad	11,829	81.69
	Independent	Mohamad @ Latip Rahman	2,651	18.31
Total valid votes			14,480	100.00
Total rejected ballots			341
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			14,849	57.44
Registered electors
Majority			9,178
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad	11,258	75.31
	KEADILAN	Yusuf Abdul Rahman	3,691	24.69
Total valid votes			14,949	100.00
Total rejected ballots			389
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			15,371	60.53
Registered electors
Majority			7,567
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Leo Michael Toyad won uncontested.
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad	11,616	77.82
	PERMAS	Abdul Ghani @ Lai Rani Etli	3,311	22.18
Total valid votes			14,927	100.00
Total rejected ballots			395
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,322	60.91
Registered electors
Majority			8,305
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad	8,615	60.90
	Independent	Salleh Jafaruddin	5,532	39.10
Total valid votes			14,147	100.00
Total rejected ballots			229
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			14,376	71.56
Registered electors			20,089
Majority			3,083
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leo Michael Toyad
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 21 February 1980 Upon the resignation of incumbent, Salleh Jafaruddin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Edwin Esnen Unang
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Salleh Jafaruddin
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Latip Idris
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from BUMIPUTERA		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BUMIPUTERA	Latip Idris
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.