Malaysian electoral constituency
Paloh was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1978 to 1990.
The federal constituency was created in the 1977 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1990 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency
|
State constituency
|
| 1969–1978
|
1978–1990
|
1990–1999
|
1999–2008
|
2008–2016
|
2016−present
|
| Paloh
|
|
Kuala Rajang
|
|
| Matu-Daro
|
|
Election results
Malaysian general election, 1986
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
| On the nomination day, Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha won uncontested.
|
|
|
BN |
Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
|
| Total valid votes
|
|
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
|
| Turnout
|
|
| Registered electors
|
|
| Majority
|
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
Malaysian general election, 1982
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
BN |
Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha |
9,512 |
77.50 |
 77.50
|
|
|
Independent |
Udie Salleh |
2,761 |
22.50 |
22.50
|
| Total valid votes
|
12,273 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
283
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
0
|
| Turnout
|
12,556 |
73.03
|
| Registered electors
|
17,193
|
| Majority
|
6,751 |
55.00
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
Malaysian general by-election, 4 May 1981
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
| On the nomination day, Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha won uncontested.
|
|
|
BN |
Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
|
| Total valid votes
|
|
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
|
| Turnout
|
|
| Registered electors
|
|
| Majority
|
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
References
