Pending (state constituency)

Pending is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

Pending

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Violet Yong Wui Wui PH
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)	28,913

The state constituency was created in the 1987 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, Pending has a population of 37,057 people.

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pending constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Pending (N10)	Pending	195/10/01	SJK (C) Chung Hua Pending SMK Pending SJK (C) Bintawa
	Foochow	195/10/02	SM Chung Hua No.1 SM Chung Hua No.3 SK Tabuan Ulu
	Kenyalang	195/10/03	SK Kenyalang
	Supreme	195/10/04	SMK Bandar Kuching No.1 (Blok A)
	Chong Kiun Kong	195/11/05	Dewan Masyarakat (KPCA)
	Chawan	195/10/06	SJK (C) Chung Hua No.5
	Simpang Tiga	195/10/07	SMK Bandar Kuching No.1 (Blok B)

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pending
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Padungan and Stampin
13th	1991-1996	Sim Kheng Hui (沈慶煇)	BN (SUPP)
14th	1996–2001
15th	2001–2006
16th	2006-2011	Violet Yong Wui Wui (杨薇讳)	PR (DAP)
17th	2011–2016
18th	2016–2021		PH (DAP)
19th	2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Violet Yong Wui Wui	5,188	40.29	22.31
	GPS	Milton Foo Tiang Wee	4,648	36.10	36.10
	PSB	Tan Kay Hok	1,858	14.43	14.43
	[[PBK|PBK]]	Patrick Teo Kuang Kim	978	7.60	7.60
	[[ASPIRASI|ASPIRASI]]	Chang Chee Hiong	204	1.58	1.58
Total valid votes			12,876	100.00
Total rejected ballots			105
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			13,018	43.76
Registered electors			28,913
Majority			540
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Violet Yong Wui Wui	12,454	62.60	5.35
	BN	Milton Foo Tiang Wee	7,442	37.40	5.35
Total valid votes			19,896	100.00
Total rejected ballots			125
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			20,038	65.72
Registered electors			30,488
Majority			5,012
	DAP 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 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "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 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Violet Yong Wui Wui	14,375	67.95	6.38
	BN	Sim Kui Hian	6,780	32.05	6.38
Total valid votes			21,155	100.00
Total rejected ballots			119
Unreturned ballots			36
Turnout			21,310	72.27
Registered electors			29,488
Majority			7,595
	DAP 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 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Violet Yong Wui Wui	11,632	61.57	40.85
	BN	Sim Kheng Hui	7,260	38.43	24.28
Total valid votes			18,892	100.00
Total rejected ballots			94
Unreturned ballots			217
Turnout			19,203	65.08
Registered electors			29,503
Majority			4,372
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sim Kheng Hui	11,918	62.71	7.58
	DAP	Voon Lee Shan	3,937	20.72	20.72
	PKR	Ng Kim Ho	3,150	16.57	16.57
Total valid votes			19,005	100.00
Total rejected ballots			141
Unreturned ballots			149
Turnout			19,295	66.31
Registered electors			29,097
Majority			7,981
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sim Kheng Hui	11,494	70.29	3.81
	Independent	Ting Kee Kai	4,858	29.71	29.71
Total valid votes			16,352	100.00
Total rejected ballots			136
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			16,541	61.23
Registered electors			27,016
Majority			6,636
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sim Kheng Hui	11,170	66.48
	DAP	Cheng Hui Hong	5,633	33.52
Total valid votes			16,803	100.00
Total rejected ballots			90
Unreturned ballots			46
Turnout			16,939	70.95
Registered electors			23,873
Majority			5,537
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.