Sarawak state election, 2006

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The ninth Sarawak state election was held on May 20, 2006 with nomination day fell on May 9. The election functioned to elect 71 new representatives into Sarawak State Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri in Malay). The eighth state assembly was dissolved by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng by the advice of Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud, on April 24, 2006.

On nomination day, Barisan Nasional won two seats without contest.

This election saw 892,537 voters eligible to cast their ballots.^[1]

The previous state election was held in 2001, when the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) won 60 out of 62 seats in the eighth state assembly. The Democratic Action Party won one, while another went to an independent candidate. The eighth state assembly's mandate would expire on November 18, 2006, necessitating the calling of an election beforehand.^[2]

1 Results
- 1.1 Summary
2 Notes and references
3 External links

[edit] Results

Out of 71 seats, only 69 seats saw contests between various candidates. Two seats - namely Daro and Dalat - were won by candidates from Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu, a component party in Barisan Nasional.

[edit] Summary

Party	Seats Contested	Seat won
Barisan Nasional:	71	62
Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu	35	35
Parti Rakyat Sarawak	9	8
Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party	8	8
Sarawak United People's Party	19	11
Barisan Bersatu Sarawak:	54	2
Malaysia Dayak Congress	0	0
Parti Keadilan Rakyat	25	1
Sarawak National Party	28	1
Democratic Action Party	12	6
Parti Islam SeMalaysia	1	0
Independent (20 candidates)	21	1
Total (where applicable)	N/A	71

[edit] Notes and references

^ Polling In Sarawak State Election Completed. (May 20, 2006). BERNAMA.
^ Background of Sarawak politics. BERNAMA. URL accessed on May 20, 2006

[edit] External links

Malaysian Election Commission Official result of the election.
BERNAMA More result.

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