Tamin (state constituency)

Tamin
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Christopher Gira @ Gira Sambang; GPS
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Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2021

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

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, Tamin has a population of 16,815 people.^[1]

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tamin constituency has a total of 5 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tamin（N59）	Siong	214/59/01	SK Ulu Siong SMK Luar Bandar No. 1 SK Siong Tengah SK Sg. Siong
	Tamin	214/59/02	RH Jangit Anak Lantieng SK Bt. 36 SK St Mark SK Ng. Tajam
	Sekuau	214/59/03	SK Penghulu Imban RH Sarikei RH Lanting Anak Buda Dewan Masyarakat Sekuau SK Sg. Pakoh Ng. Selabi RH Tujoh Bejait Ulu Oya
	Selangau	214/59/04	SK Sg. Arau Ulu Mukah RH Tegong Ulu Selangau SK Ng. Kua RH Pengarah Ng. Selabi SJK (C) Tong Ah RH Jarau Sg. Kua Batu 43 Jln. Sibu / Bintulu
	Lemai	214/59/05	SK Sg. Buloh SK Sg. Sepiring Batu 62 Jln. Sibu /Tatau SK Kuala Lemai SMK Ulu Balingian SK Sg. Kemena SK Kuala Pelugau

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tamin
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Balingian and Dudong
13th	1991-1996	Joseph Entulu Belaun	PBDS
14th	1996-2001		BN (PBDS)
15th	2001-2004		BN (PBDS)
15th	2004-2006		BN (PRS)
16th	2006-2011	Joseph Mauh Ikeh
17th	2011-2016	Joseph Mauh Ikeh
18th	2016-2018	Christopher Gira @ Gira Sambang
18th	2018-2021		GPS (PRS)
19th	2021–present		GPS (PRS)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Christopher Gira @ Gira Sambang	7,778	64.99	64.99
	PSB	Joseph Entulu Belaun	4,190	35.01	35.01
Total valid votes			11,968	100.00
Total rejected ballots			158
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			12,144	72.80
Registered electors			16,681
Majority			3,588
	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	Christopher Gira @ Gira Sambang	6,230	54.99	2.43
	Independent	Ali Puji	4,145	36.59	36.59
	PKR	Simon Joseph	954	8.42	34.16
Total valid votes			11,329	100.00
Total rejected ballots			169
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			11,508	76.99
Registered electors			14,948
Majority			2,085
	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 2016-04-30. "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 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Mauh Ikeh	4,998	57.42	9.80
	PKR	Mengga Mikui	3,706	42.58	42.58
Total valid votes			8,704	100.00
Total rejected ballots			181
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			8,895	72.65
Registered electors			12,244
Majority			1,292
	BN hold		Swing
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 2016-04-30.^{[permanent dead link]}

Sarawak state election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Mauh Ikeh	4,639	67.22	20.71
	SNAP	Augustine Liom @ August Liom	2,262	32.78	32.78
Total valid votes			6,901	100.00
Total rejected ballots			120
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			7,023	64.43
Registered electors			10,900
Majority			2,377
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Entulu Belaun	6,310	87.93	14.55
	Independent	Ricky Bernard Betti	866	12.07	12.07
Total valid votes			7,176	100.00
Total rejected ballots			129
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			7,307	67.89
Registered electors			10,763
Majority			5,444
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Entulu Belaun	4,612	73.38	20.41
	Independent	Munan John Andrew	1,589	25.28	25.28
	Independent	Munan Jeti	84	1.34	1.34
Total valid votes			6,285	100.00
Total rejected ballots			121
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			6,410	63.64
Registered electors			10,072
Majority			3,023
	BN gain from PBDS		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PBDS	Joseph Entulu Belaun	3,455	52.97
	BN	Jawan Empaling	2,943	45.12
	Independent	Emat Lidy Elaun	124	1.90
Total valid votes			6,522	100.00
Total rejected ballots			66
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			6,589	72.79
Registered electors			9,052
Majority			512
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 2016-04-30.

↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.59 Tamin Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

[1] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.59 Tamin Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-18.

[2] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

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