Machan (state constituency)

Machan

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Allan Siden Gramong GPS
Constituency created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2021

Machan is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

History

As of 2020, Machan has a population of 14,541 people.^[1]

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Allan Siden Gramong	4,155	53.66	53.66
	PSB	Madang Dimbab	2,066	26.68	26.68
	PKR	Joseph Nyambong	1,267	16.36	1.98
	PBK	Mary Rita Mathias	203	2.62	2.62
	ASPIRASI	Ngelayang Unau	52	0.67	0.67
Total valid votes			7,743	100.00
Total rejected ballots			124
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			7,893	67.10
Registered electors			11,763
Majority			2,089
	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	Allan Siden Gramong	4,550	60.43	6.04
	Independent	Semawi Paong	1,598	21.22	21.22
	PKR	Chen Nguk Fa	1,381	18.34	12.00
Total valid votes			7,529	100.00
Total rejected ballots			155
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			7,704	70.38
Registered electors			10,947
Majority			2,952
	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 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2016-04-29. "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 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Gramong Juna	3,683	54.39	15.34
	PKR	Chen Nguk Fa	2,054	30.34	30.34
	Love Malaysia Party	Kong Tat Kim	696	10.28	10.28
	SNAP	Augustine Liom @ August Liom	338	4.99	25.28
Total valid votes			6,771	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			6,895	69.34
Registered electors			9,944
Majority			1,629
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}
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 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Gramong Juna	4,045	69.73	4.97
	SNAP	Rimong Jantan	1,756	30.27	30.27
Total valid votes			5,801	100.00
Total rejected ballots			93
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			5,909	59.29
Registered electors			9,966
Majority			2,289
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Gramong Juna	4,231	64.76	0.03
	Independent	Alphonsus Spung Antas	1,798	27.52	27.52
	Independent	Alau Tayan	504	7.71	7.71
Total valid votes			6,533	100.00
Total rejected ballots			91
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			6,630	66.55
Registered electors			9,963
Majority			2,433
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Gramong Juna	4,619	64.79	10.29
	Independent	Angki Kaboy	2,389	33.51	33.51
	Independent	Douglas Limbai Gurun	121	1.70	1.70
Total valid votes			7,129	100.00
Total rejected ballots			116
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			7,250	73.00
Registered electors			9,932
Majority			2,230
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-29.