Murum (state constituency)

Murum (N66)
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Kennedy Chukpai Ugon; GPS
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Constituency created	2015
First contested	2016
Last contested	2021

Murum is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2016.

The state constituency was created in the 2015 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Murum's electorate as of 2022

Sarawak bumiputera (95.9%)
Chinese (1.80%)
Malay-Muslim bumiputera (1.00%)
Other ethnicities (1.30%)

History

As of 2020, Murum has a population of 20,934 people.^[1]

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Murum constituency has a total of 3 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Murum (N66)	Long Murum	216/66/01	SK Metalun RH Penan Long Peran Dewan Serbaguna Long Wat RH Penan Long Lidem SK Lusong Laku RH Penan Long Tanyit
	Asap	216/66/02	SK Lg. Urun RH Seping Long Bala Uma Sping Lg. Koyan Uma Kulit Daerah Kecil Asap Uma Belor Daerah Kecil Asap Uma Daro Daerah Kecil Asap Uma Kelap Daerah Kecil Asap Uma Lahanan Daerah Kecil Asap Uma Nyaving Daerah Kecil Asap Uma Bawang Daerah Kecil Asap Uma Bakah Daerah Kecil Asap Uma Balui Ukap Daerah Kecil Asap Uma Lesong Daerah Kecil Asap Uma Ukit Daerah Kecil Asap Uma Juman Daerah Kecil Asap Uma Penan Talun Daerah Kecil Asap Uma Badang Daerah Kecil Asap
	Tubau	216/66/03	SK Bukit Balai Tubau RH Joshua Btg Tubau RH Alip, Long Unan Tubau RH Lasah Tuba Sg. Dusan Jelalong RH Patrick Kebing Po RH Augustine Lateng Saging Tubau Tadika KEMAS RH Ballrully RH lichong Sg. Sebutin RH Jeranding Ulu Jelalong RH Julaihi Ng. Sau SK Kuala Kebulu RH Malek Sg. Kebulu Jelalong

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Murum
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Belaga and Kemena
18th	N66	2016-2018	Kennedy Chukpai Ugon	BN (PRS)
18th		2018-2021		GPS (PRS)
19th		2021–present		GPS (PRS)

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Kennedy Chukpai Ugon	4,584	66.23	66.23
	PSB	Stanley Ajang Batok	1,665	24.06	24.06
	PKR	Ani Amat	513	7.41	7.41
	PBDS Baru	Kenneth Adan Silek	159	2.30	2.30
Total valid votes			6,921	100.00
Total rejected ballots			67
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			7,006	71.94	3.51
Registered electors			9,738
Majority			2,919	42.18	5.79
	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	Kennedy Chukpai Ugon	3,265	54.00
	PKR	Abun Sui Anyit	1,065	17.61
	Independent	Stanley Ajang Batok	1,029	17.02
	DAP	Mathew Silek	687	11.36
Total valid votes			6,046	100.00
Total rejected ballots			153
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			6,219	75.45
Registered electors			8,242
Majority			2,200	36.39
This was a new constituency created.
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 2016-04-28. "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 2016-04-28.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.66 Murum Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2022-11-04.

[1] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.66 Murum Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-19.

[2] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2022-11-04.

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