Bandar Kuching is a federal constituency in Kuching Division (Kuching District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.
The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics As of 2020, Bandar Kuching has a population of 116,280 people.
History Polling districts According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bandar Kuching constituency has a total of 31 polling districts. State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocationPadungan (N09)Market195/09/01SMK St. Thomas KuchingBazaar195/09/02SK St. Mary KuchingPadungan195/09/03SMK Tinggi KuchingAbell195/09/04SJK (C) Song Keng Hai (Blok A)Deshon195/09/05SJK (C) Chung Hua No.3 (Kanan)Sekama195/09/06SK Lumba Kuda Kuching (Blok A)Bukit Tuan195/09/07SK Batu Lintang KuchingKinyang195/09/08SK Catholic English KuchingEllis195/09/09SMK Padungan (Blok A)Ban Hock195/05/10SJK (C) Song Kueng Hai (Blok B)Lumba Kuda195/09/11SMK Padungan (Blok B)Central195/09/12SJK (C) Chung Hua 3 (Kiri)Petanak195/09/13SK Lumba Kuda Kuching (Block B)Pending (N10)Pending195/10/01SJK (C) Chung Hua Pending SMK Pending SJK (C) BintawaFoochow195/10/02SM Chung Hua No.1 SM Chung Hua No.3 SK Tabuan UluKenyalang195/10/03SK KenyalangSupreme195/10/04SMK Bandar Kuching No.1 (Blok A)Chong Kiun Kong195/11/05Dewan Masyarakat (KPCA)Chawan195/10/06SJK (C) Chung Hua No.5Simpang Tiga195/10/07SMK Bandar Kuching No.1 (Blok B)Batu Lintang (N11)Pisang195/11/01SJK (C) St. Paul Batu Lintang195/11/02SMK Batu Lintang SK Jln Ong Tiang Swee St. John Ambulance Headquarters Building Lorong Cheng Ho No.8Star Garden195/11/03SMK Green RoadPoh Kwong Park195/11/04SK Combined (Blok A)Sky Green195/11/05SK Green RoadBukit Kenny195/11/06Blik Perbincangan, Islamic Information CentreTabuan Dayak195/11/07Lobi Blessed Church, Jln Seladah Off Jalan Tun JugahTabuan Jaya195/11/08 Lodge International School SMK LodgeTabuan Laru195/11/09SMK Tabuan JayaMaong195/11/10SK Sg. Maong HilirNanas-Pisang195/11/11SK Combined (Block B)
Representation history Members of Parliament for Bandar Kuching Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created 1969-1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P122 1971-1973 Ong Kee Hui (王其辉) SUPP13,410 85.60% 1973-1974 4th P132 1974-197811,534 55.34% 5th 1978-198219,902 79.64% 6th 1982-1986 Sim Kuang Yang (沈观仰) DAP19,200 55.14% 7th P155 1986-1990 26,468 58.87% 8th P157 1990-1995 25,573 56.85% 9th P169 1995-1999 Song Swee Guan (宋瑞源) 27,514 53.07% 10th 1999-2004 18,239 53.64% 11th P195 2004-2008 Chong Chieng Jen (张健仁) DAP17,914 53.02% 12th 2008-2013 22,901 63.88% 13th 2013-2018 30,133 74.18%14th 2018-2022 Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen (俞利文) 48,548 79.43% 15th 2022–present 45,353 71.34%
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1969–19781978–19901990–19991999–20082008–20162016−presentBandar KuchingBatu LintangBatu LintangKuching BaratKuching TimorPadunganPendingStampin
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea196819771987199620052015Batu Lintang Batu Lintang Jalan Batu Kawa Sama Jaya Stapok Stutong Batu Lintang Jalan Song Tabuan Jaya Taman Poh Kong StapokKuching Barat Satok Tupong Kampung Bandarshah Kampung Kudei Kampung MasjidKuching Timor Batu Lintang Bintawa Kenyalang Padungan PendingPadungan Batu Lintang Bintawa Kenyalang Padungan Pending Jalan Abell Jalan Ban Hock Jalan Central Timur Jalan Ellis Padungan Kampung Boyan Padungan Petanak Sekama Taman Budaya Bukit Tuan Kuching Padungan Petanak SekamaPending Bintawa Jalan Wan Alwi Kenyalang Pending Simpang TigaStampin Stapok Stutong Sungai Maong Tabuan Jaya Taman Hui Sing
Current state assembly members No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)N09PadunganChong Chieng Jen N10PendingViolet Yong Wui WuiN11Batu LintangSee Chee HowIND
Local governments & postcodes No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcodeN09Padungan Kuching North City Hall (Bazar and Bukit Tuan areas) Kuching South City Council 90000, 93100, 93150. 93200, 93300, 93350, 93400, 93450, 93500 KuchingN10PendingKuching South City Council N11Batu Lintang Kuching North City Hall Kuching South City Council (Batu Lintang and Tabuan Jaya areas)
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