2010-05-09

Sibu P212 by-election voter background

Sibu (P212)contains 54,695 voters, including 2,537 postal voters. The by-election electoral roll is dated 2010 April 10 but not a gazetted copy. Sibu contains many small voting centers with just a single voting stream in each.

The Sibu (P212) parliamentary seat (electoral roll updated to 2010 April 10) is a medium-large seat:

  • it contains 54,695 voters, an increase of 1,016 from 2008 Feb 5 roll (GE12),
  • it contains 3 state assembly seats, 30 voting districts (Daerah Mengundi, DM), 45 voting centers (pusat mengundi), and 110 voting streams (saluran) excluding postal voters.
  • it contains 305 localities, including postal voter localities.
  • SPR speaks of 45 voting centers. But there are actually only 43 physically separated places for Voting Center (Pusat Mengundi), because two of them are shared by 4 DMs (Table B)
Table A: P212 Sibu By-Election Roll Dated 20100409
Numbers of subdivisions and voters
20100409 dataNumber of subdivisions and voters
DUNDMsPMsaluranslocalitiesnon-postal
voters
postal
voters
total
voters
P212/47Bawang Assan132541136 16,116 - 16,116
P212/48Pelawan11114776 25,598 8 25,606
P212/49Nangka692293 10,444 2,529 12,973
Total 30 45 110 305 52,158 2,537 54,695
Excl postalincl postal
20080205 GE1220080205 GE12 51,061 2,618 53,679


Table B: Four DMs sharing two of the Voting Centers
Parl/DUN/DMNama DUNNamaDMPusat Mengundi
212/47/11Bawang AssanLower IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang
212/47/12Bawang AssanUpper IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang
212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah
212/48/06PelawanDisaSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah


Note about DM-Pusat Mengundi - Saluran ratio
  • SPR is confusing the terminology? A voting center, often using a school, is now called a "Pusat Mengundi" or voting center. But in the past, these used to be called a "Tempat Mengundi" and in its database marked as "TM." (So a Pusat Mengundi should probably be shortened as TM, not PM?)
  • Some voting center arrangement is very different from the West Malaysian DM and voting center arrangement.
  • In West Malaysia, one DM is normally associated with 1 or at most 2 voting centers (school, eg), with 1-4 streams/salurans in each voting center.
  • But in East Malaysia, one DM can be associated with say 6 pusat mengundi, with only 1 saluran in each PM. (212/47/01 Sibu / Bawang Assan / Rassau)
  • Apparently, East Malaysia's dispersed geography means one DM uses many, separately, small, pusat mengundis (instead of a single school ground like in West Malaysia).
  • This will mean a multiplication of election monitoring.

Table C: Comparing voter breakdown for by-election (20100409) and GE12 (20080205)
2010040920080205
Registered voters54,69553,679
Normal voters52,15851,061
Postal voters2,5372,618
Military1,9102,050
Police personnel627568

Table D shows that most of the voting centers (pusat mengundi) are schools:

Table D: Voting Center (Pusat Mengundi) Count
Schools39
Kindergartens2
Training centre1
Longhouse1
Public library1
Public recreational centre1
Voting Centers - total45

Table E shows some large and small voting districts (Daerah Mengundi, DM) among Sibu's 45 DMs:
  • It shows DMs as small as having 182 and 256 voters,
  • It shows DMs as large as having 3,333 and 3,448 voters,
  • The largest DMs are nearly 15x to 20x the size of the smaller DMs,
  • This is probably due to Sarawak's uneven spread of population due to large and hilly terrains, even around relatively urbanized and coastal Sibu.
Table E: P212 Sibu By-Election Roll Dated 20100409
Voter count by DM, split into Non-postal vs Postal Voters
Non-Postal Voters% of% of% of
Parl/DUN/DMVoter
Type
NamaDUNNamaDM Count DUNNon-postalAll
212/47/01Bawang AssanRassau 2,335 14.5%4.5%4.3%
212/47/02Bawang AssanPenasu 1,898 11.8%3.6%3.5%
212/47/03Bawang AssanBawang Assan 1,666 10.3%3.2%3.0%
212/47/04Bawang AssanKunyit 370 2.3%0.7%0.7%
212/47/05Bawang AssanMa`Aw 754 4.7%1.4%1.4%
212/47/06Bawang AssanSelalo 256 1.6%0.5%0.5%
212/47/07Bawang AssanDassan 1,097 6.8%2.1%2.0%
212/47/08Bawang AssanEnsurai 182 1.1%0.3%0.3%
212/47/09Bawang AssanLan 594 3.7%1.1%1.1%
212/47/10Bawang AssanEngkilo 1,623 10.1%3.1%3.0%
212/47/11Bawang AssanLower Island 2,326 14.4%4.5%4.3%
212/47/12Bawang AssanUpper Island 1,342 8.3%2.6%2.5%
212/47/13Bawang AssanTanah Mas 1,673 10.4%3.2%3.1%
Bawang Assan DUNCount of DM13 16,116 100.0%30.9%29.5%
212/48/01PelawanRajang Park 3,484 13.6%6.7%6.4%
212/48/02PelawanPelawan 2,892 11.3%5.5%5.3%
212/48/03PelawanSungai Merah 3,000 11.7%5.8%5.5%
212/48/04PelawanBandong 2,844 11.1%5.5%5.2%
212/48/05PelawanBahagia Jaya 2,249 8.8%4.3%4.1%
212/48/06PelawanDisa 724 2.8%1.4%1.3%
212/48/07PelawanSungai Antu 1,267 4.9%2.4%2.3%
212/48/08PelawanGambir 3,333 13.0%6.4%6.1%
212/48/09PelawanCamar 847 3.3%1.6%1.5%
212/48/10PelawanMerdeka 2,625 10.3%5.0%4.8%
212/48/11PelawanOya Lane 2,333 9.1%4.5%4.3%
Pelawan DUNCount of DM11 25,598 100.0%49.1%46.8%
212/49/01NangkaDatu Nyabor 1,654 15.8%3.2%3.0%
212/49/02NangkaIlir Nangka 3,448 33.0%6.6%6.3%
212/49/03NangkaTeku 1,179 11.3%2.3%2.2%
212/49/04NangkaSeduan 2,407 23.0%4.6%4.4%
212/49/05NangkaTanggi 284 2.7%0.5%0.5%
212/49/06NangkaRace Course 1,472 14.1%2.8%2.7%
Nangka DUN Count of DM6 10,444 100.0%20.0%19.1%
Subtotal - Non Postal voters 52,158 100.0%95.4%
P212 Sibu By-Election Roll Dated 20100409
Postal Voters
Parl/DUN/DMVoter
Type
NamaDUNNamaDMPusat
Mengundi
Count
212/48/03700's policePelawanSungai MerahPos 2 0.0%
212/48/07700's policePelawanSungai AntuPos 6 0.0%
212/49/01700's policeNangkaDatu NyaborPos 613 1.1%
212/49/02700's policeNangkaIlir NangkaPos 6 0.0%
212/49/05400's armyNangkaTanggiPos 1,910 3.5%
Subtotal - Postal voters 2,537 4.6%
Total 54,695 100.0%

Table F shows that:
  • most of the police postal voters are registered at the Sibu police headquarters (613 voters),
  • most of the army postal voters are registered at Nangka / Tanggi / 3 RRD locality (779 voters),
  • 1/3 of the postal voters are police, with the remaining 2/3 army,
  • Table E also shows that about 4.6% of all voters are postal (police and army), totally 2,537 postal voters.

Table F: P212 Sibu By-Election Roll Dated 20100409
Postal Voters - 1/3 police and 2/3 army voters
KodlokalitiNamaDUNNamaDMNamaLokalitiVoter
count
212/48/03701PolicePelawanSungai MerahPolis 2
212/48/07708PolicePelawanSungai AntuPolis Marin 6
212/49/01702PoliceNangkaDatu NyaborIPD Sibu 613
212/49/02701PoliceNangkaIlir NangkaPolis 6
SubtotalPolice 627
.
212/49/05401ArmyNangkaTanggiRej 510(Aw)Kem Sri Rejang 168
212/49/05421ArmyNangkaTanggiKem 9 Bgd 248
212/49/05422ArmyNangkaTanggiSasaran Penting Rascom (Sibu) 1
212/49/05427ArmyNangkaTanggiSkn Sem 9 Bgd 192
212/49/05428ArmyNangkaTanggiPasukan 371 Unit Pelabuhan Sibu 1
212/49/05429ArmyNangkaTanggi9 W0Rkshop Bgd 160
212/49/05430ArmyNangkaTanggi9 Kob 86
212/49/05431ArmyNangkaTanggi9 Plt Bekalan 47
212/49/05432ArmyNangkaTanggiKomp Kp 9 Bgd 157
212/49/05434ArmyNangkaTanggi9 Komp Kpt 71
212/49/05458ArmyNangkaTanggi3 Rrd 779
SubtotalArmy 1,910


Table G tells us some DMs are really splintered into multiple and small voting centers, even though they look large in Table E:
  • This table shows every DM, and each of the 110 voting stream for each voting center (pusat mengundi),
  • For example, even though Rassau looks like a large DM in Table E, with 2,335 voters, the fact is this DM is splintered into 6 physically separated voting centers, each with a single voting stream (saluran).
  • Similarly, several other NamaDMs are each associated with multiple Pusat Mengundi, each with only 1 voting stream (saluran), such as DM Penasu, Bawang Assan, Kunyit, etc.
  • (By contrast, in urbanized West Malaysian seats, a DM would normally be accomodated by only a single school as a voting center, not so many).
  • This means election monitors need to split their teams and increase personnel to monitor these differently-located voting centers, within the same DMs.
  • Some other DMs in Sibu is each associated with only a single voting center (pusat mengundi) that contains multiple voting streams (saluran). Eg, 212/48/01, or DUN Pelawan, DM Rajang Park, is using only one voting center, ie, Tadika Taman Rajang, with 6 voting streams in this same place. This pattern is similar to West Malaysian, and urban, pattern.
Table G: P212 Sibu By-Election Roll Dated 20100409
Voter Count by Pusat Mengundi and 110 Voting Streams (Saluran), arranged by Kodlokaliti
SK = Sekolah Kebangsaan; SJK = Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan; SMK = Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan;
Non-Postal Voters
Parl/DUN/DMNamaDUNNamaDMPusat MengundiSaluran #Voter
Count
212/47/01Bawang AssanRassauRumah Limbang Sungai Sebedil1181
212/47/01Bawang AssanRassauSK Kampung Bungan1336
212/47/01Bawang AssanRassauSK Nanga Tutus1318
212/47/01Bawang AssanRassauSK Sungai Pasai1673
212/47/01Bawang AssanRassauSK Sungai Pinang1399
212/47/01Bawang AssanRassauSK Sungai Rassau1428
212/47/02Bawang AssanPenasuSK Rantau Panjang1466
212/47/02Bawang AssanPenasuSK Sungai Aup1672
212/47/02Bawang AssanPenasuSK Tanjung Penasu1350
212/47/02Bawang AssanPenasuSK Tanjung Penasu2410
212/47/03Bawang AssanBawang AssanPerpustakaan Awam Bawang Assan1366
212/47/03Bawang AssanBawang AssanSJK Boi Ing Lebaan1252
212/47/03Bawang AssanBawang AssanSK Tanjung Bekakap1571
212/47/03Bawang AssanBawang AssanSrdc Indoor Badminton Court Bawang Assan1477
212/47/04Bawang AssanKunyitSJK Chau Su1228
212/47/04Bawang AssanKunyitSJK Kai Nang Seberang Ensurai1142
212/47/05Bawang AssanMa`AwSMK Chung Cheng Sungai Ma`Aw1350
212/47/05Bawang AssanMa`AwSMK Chung Cheng Sungai Ma`Aw2404
212/47/06Bawang AssanSelaloSK Kampong Banyok1256
212/47/07Bawang AssanDassanSJK Do Nang1365
212/47/07Bawang AssanDassanSMK Kwong Hua Sadit1350
212/47/07Bawang AssanDassanSMK Kwong Hua Sadit2382
212/47/08Bawang AssanEnsuraiSJK Keng Nang1182
212/47/09Bawang AssanLanSJK (C) Ung Nang Bukit Lan1281
212/47/09Bawang AssanLanSJK (C) Ung Nang Bukit Lan2313
212/47/10Bawang AssanEngkiloSJK Ting Sing1350
212/47/10Bawang AssanEngkiloSJK Ting Sing2387
212/47/10Bawang AssanEngkiloSJK Ting Sing3386
212/47/10Bawang AssanEngkiloSJK Ying Kwong1500
212/47/11Bawang AssanLower IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang1350
212/47/11Bawang AssanLower IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang2500
212/47/11Bawang AssanLower IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang3500
212/47/11Bawang AssanLower IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang4500
212/47/11Bawang AssanLower IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang5476
212/47/12Bawang AssanUpper IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang6350
212/47/12Bawang AssanUpper IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang7500
212/47/12Bawang AssanUpper IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang8492
212/47/13Bawang AssanTanah MasTadika Chung Hua Lorong Padang1350
212/47/13Bawang AssanTanah MasTadika Chung Hua Lorong Padang2440
212/47/13Bawang AssanTanah MasTadika Chung Hua Lorong Padang3440
212/47/13Bawang AssanTanah MasTadika Chung Hua Lorong Padang4443
212/48/01PelawanRajang ParkTadika Taman Rajang1350
212/48/01PelawanRajang ParkTadika Taman Rajang2626
212/48/01PelawanRajang ParkTadika Taman Rajang3626
212/48/01PelawanRajang ParkTadika Taman Rajang4626
212/48/01PelawanRajang ParkTadika Taman Rajang5626
212/48/01PelawanRajang ParkTadika Taman Rajang6630
212/48/02PelawanPelawanSJK (C) Tung Hua Jalan Tun Openg Sibu1350
212/48/02PelawanPelawanSJK (C) Tung Hua Jalan Tun Openg Sibu2635
212/48/02PelawanPelawanSJK (C) Tung Hua Jalan Tun Openg Sibu3635
212/48/02PelawanPelawanSJK (C) Tung Hua Jalan Tun Openg Sibu4635
212/48/02PelawanPelawanSJK (C) Tung Hua Jalan Tun Openg Sibu5637
212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah1350
212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah2662
212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah3662
212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah4662
212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah5664
212/48/04PelawanBandongSMK Kampung Nangka Jalan Tun Openg1350
212/48/04PelawanBandongSMK Kampung Nangka Jalan Tun Openg2623
212/48/04PelawanBandongSMK Kampung Nangka Jalan Tun Openg3623
212/48/04PelawanBandongSMK Kampung Nangka Jalan Tun Openg4623
212/48/04PelawanBandongSMK Kampung Nangka Jalan Tun Openg5625
212/48/05PelawanBahagia JayaSJK (C) Tiong Hin Sungai Merah1350
212/48/05PelawanBahagia JayaSJK (C) Tiong Hin Sungai Merah2633
212/48/05PelawanBahagia JayaSJK (C) Tiong Hin Sungai Merah3633
212/48/05PelawanBahagia JayaSJK (C) Tiong Hin Sungai Merah4633
212/48/06PelawanDisaSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah6350
212/48/06PelawanDisaSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah7374
212/48/07PelawanSungai AntuSMK Rosli Dhobi1350
212/48/07PelawanSungai AntuSMK Rosli Dhobi2458
212/48/07PelawanSungai AntuSMK Rosli Dhobi3459
212/48/08PelawanGambirSJK (C) Guong Ann1350
212/48/08PelawanGambirSJK (C) Guong Ann2596
212/48/08PelawanGambirSJK (C) Guong Ann3596
212/48/08PelawanGambirSJK (C) Guong Ann4596
212/48/08PelawanGambirSJK (C) Guong Ann5596
212/48/08PelawanGambirSJK (C) Guong Ann6599
212/48/09PelawanCamarSJK (C) Sulai1350
212/48/09PelawanCamarSJK (C) Sulai2497
212/48/10PelawanMerdekaSJK Taman Rajang1350
212/48/10PelawanMerdekaSJK Taman Rajang2568
212/48/10PelawanMerdekaSJK Taman Rajang3568
212/48/10PelawanMerdekaSJK Taman Rajang4568
212/48/10PelawanMerdekaSJK Taman Rajang5571
212/48/11PelawanOya LaneSMK Saint Elizabeth Jalan Oya1350
212/48/11PelawanOya LaneSMK Saint Elizabeth Jalan Oya2661
212/48/11PelawanOya LaneSMK Saint Elizabeth Jalan Oya3661
212/48/11PelawanOya LaneSMK Saint Elizabeth Jalan Oya4661
212/49/01NangkaDatu NyaborSJK Methodist Jalan Pulau1350
212/49/01NangkaDatu NyaborSJK Methodist Jalan Pulau2440
212/49/01NangkaDatu NyaborSJK Methodist Jalan Pulau3440
212/49/01NangkaDatu NyaborSJK Methodist Jalan Pulau4424
212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaSK Perbandaran Sibu No. 3 Jalan Bandong1350
212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaSK Perbandaran Sibu No. 3 Jalan Bandong2619
212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaSK Perbandaran Sibu No. 3 Jalan Bandong3619
212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaSK Perbandaran Sibu No. 3 Jalan Bandong4619
212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaSK Perbandaran Sibu No. 3 Jalan Bandong5619
212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaSK Perbandaran Sibu No. 3 Jalan Bandong6622
212/49/03NangkaTekuSJK Guong Ming Sungai Bidut1387
212/49/03NangkaTekuSJK Kiang Hin Teku1350
212/49/03NangkaTekuSJK Kiang Hin Teku2442
212/49/04NangkaSeduanSJK (C) Dung Sang Batu 2 1/2 Jalan Oya1496
212/49/04NangkaSeduanSJK (C) Nang Sang Jalan Ulu Sungai Merah1345
212/49/04NangkaSeduanSK Ulu Sungai Merah Batu 8 1/2 Jalan Oya1350
212/49/04NangkaSeduanSK Ulu Sungai Merah Batu 8 1/2 Jalan Oya2608
212/49/04NangkaSeduanSK Ulu Sungai Merah Batu 8 1/2 Jalan Oya3608
212/49/05NangkaTanggiAgriculture Farmer Training Centre Batu 20 3/4 Jalan Oya1284
212/49/06NangkaRace CourseSK Abang Ali Jalan Kampung Baharu Sibu1350
212/49/06NangkaRace CourseSK Abang Ali Jalan Kampung Baharu Sibu2561
212/49/06NangkaRace CourseSK Abang Ali Jalan Kampung Baharu Sibu3561
Subtotal52158
Postal voters
Parl/DUN/DMNamaDUNNamaDMTMSaluran #Voter
Count
212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahPos02
212/48/07PelawanSungai AntuPos06
212/49/01NangkaDatu NyaborPos0613
212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaPos06
212/49/05NangkaTanggiPos01910
Subtotal2537
54695

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