Elections in Sarawak

Elections in Sarawak have been held in the Malaysian state of Sarawak since 1959 and have chosen Sarawak's elected representatives in the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Undangan Negeri (the Malaysian federal and state assemblies).

History edit

After Sarawak became a crown colony on 1 July 1947, Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, the then governor of Sarawak issued "Notes on the Development of Local Government in Sarawak". This led to the setting up of local authorities in Sarawak, financed by population-based capitation grants, customary taxes, and license fees. By 1957, local authorities covered all areas in Sarawak. In 1959, the crown colony government decided to standardise the rates-collecting system for all local authorities in Sarawak. The amount of rates collected was based on property values and matched by one or two-dollar government grants for every dollar collected in rates.^[1] Sarawak indirect three-tiered district council elections were held in 1959 and 1963 respectively. After that, no more local government elections were held in Sarawak.^[1] On 25 June 1964, Council Negri of Sarawak (now Sarawak State Legislative Assembly) passed an amendment to the Sarawak constitution that removed the provision to hold indirect elections to the Council Negri within 60 days in all situations. The local councillor members, where three-year tenure were due to expire on 30 June 1966, were extended until six months after the dissolution of Council Negri.^[1]

Since 1970, direct elections were held where members were directly elected into the Council Negri instead of district councils.^[1]

Federal level edit

Federal constituencies edit

General elections edit

1969 general election edit

1974 general election edit

1978 general election edit

1982 general election edit

1986 general election edit

1990 general election edit

1995 general election edit

1999 general election edit

2004 general election edit

2008 general election edit

2013 general election edit

2018 general election edit

2022 general election edit

State level edit

State constituencies edit

List of former Malaysian state electoral districts#Sarawak

District council elections edit

1959 district council election edit

1963 district council election edit

State elections edit

1969 state election edit

1974 state election edit

1979 state election edit

1983 state election edit

1987 state election edit

1991 state election edit

1996 state election edit

2001 state election edit

2006 state election edit

2011 state election edit

2016 state election edit

2021 state election edit

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Porritt, VL (1 January 2009). "Local government in Sarawak, 1963-1988: democratic local government won and then lost?". Borneo Research Bulletin. 40: 186–201. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023.

[Porritt_1999-1] Porritt, VL (1 January 2009). "Local government in Sarawak, 1963-1988: democratic local government won and then lost?". Borneo Research Bulletin. 40: 186–201. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023.

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