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Rajang (federal constituency)

Malaysian electoral constituency

Rajang

Sarawak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1968
Constituency abolished	1990
First contested	1969
Last contested	1986

Rajang was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1990.

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

It was abolished in 1990 when it was redistributed.

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Nicholas Munong Ipau	6,113	48.11	48.11
	BN	Jawan Empaling	5,960	46.90	11.76
	Independent	Siew Chee Kiong @ Shaw Chee Kiong	634	4.99	4,99
Total valid votes			12,707	100.00
Total rejected ballots			320
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,027	64.05	10.09
Registered electors			20,338
Majority			153	1.21	16.11
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jawan Empaling	5,733	58.66	3.54
	Independent	Tony Poh	4,041	41.34	41.34
Total valid votes			9,774	100.00
Total rejected ballots			460
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,234	53.96	14.19
Registered electors			18,967
Majority			1,692	17.32	0.74
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jawan Empaling	6,584	55.12	1.93
	Independent	Yong Ping Kuai	4,427	37.06	37.06
	Independent	Juga Buan	933	7.81	7.81
Total valid votes			11,944	100.00
Total rejected ballots			302
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			12,246	68.15	3.22
Registered electors			17,968
Majority			2,157	18.06	3.96
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jawan Empaling	5,690	57.05	2.31
	SNAP	Daro Paran	4,284	42.95	2.31
Total valid votes			9,974	100.00
Total rejected ballots			494
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,468	71.37
Registered electors			14,667
Majority			1,406	14.10	4.62
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 7–12 January 1974
Upon the death of incumbent, Tibuoh Rantai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jawan Empaling	3,951	54.74	54.74
	SNAP	Sandah Jarau	3,267	45.26	30.38
Total valid votes			7,218	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority			684	9.48	6.19
	BN gain from SUPP		Swing		?

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-05.