Daro (state constituency)

Daro

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Safiee Ahmad GPS
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2006
Last contested	2021

Daro is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Daro constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Daro (N43）	Semah	207/43/01	RH Magerat Ak Rentap SK Ng. Semah SK Sebena SK Penasu
	Tebaang	207/43/02	SK Campuran Daro SK Kpg. Tebaang
	Daro	207/43/03	SK Kpg. Nangar SK Hijrah Badong Tadika Kie Ming Daro
	Lemang Peh	207/43/04	SK Ulu Daro SK Kpg. Pabgtray Daro
	Lassa	207/43/05	SK Sg. Lengan SK Sg. Singat SK Sawai SK Sg. Pasin SK Batang Lassa
	Lebaan	207/43/06	SK Bukit Papit

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Daro
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, split from Matu-Daro
16th	2006-2011	Murni Suhaili	BN (PBB)
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016–2018	Safiee Ahmad
	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Safiee Ahmad	5,317	93.18	93.18
	Independent	Jamaludin Ibrahim	205	3.59	3.59
	PBK	Ting Ing Hua	184	3.22	3.22
Total valid votes			5,706	100.00
Total rejected ballots			101
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			5,830	63.40
Registered electors			9,195
Majority			5,112
	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	Safiee Ahmad	5,001	89.78	14.56
	Amanah	Ibrahim Bayau	569	10.22	10.22
Total valid votes			5,570	100.00
Total rejected ballots			147
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			5,734	67.53
Registered electors			8,491
Majority			4,432
	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 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Murni Suhaili	3,867	75.22	75.22
	Independent	Mohamad Zamhari Berawi	670	13.03	13.03
	PKR	Jamaludin Ibrahim	475	9.24	9.24
	Independent	Noh @ Mohamad Noh Bakri @ Bakeri	129	2.51	2.51
Total valid votes			5,141	100.00
Total rejected ballots			105
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			5,265	72.07
Registered electors			7,305
Majority			3,197
	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.

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Murni Suhaili won uncontested.
	BN	Murni Suhaili
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			7,411
Majority
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.