Sources and fact-check
Where every fact on the Saribas page comes from, and how it was checked.
Data check
Checked against official results
2021 figures checked against the official statement of the poll published in the Federal Government Gazette. [1]
2021 results
Votes, electorate and ballot counts are from the official statement of the poll in the Federal Government Gazette. The ballot paper showed “GPS” for GPS candidates; the component party (PBB, SUPP, PRS or PDP) is from the Malaysian Election Corpus. [1] [2]
7,842 valid votes · 141 rejected · 45 unreturned · 8,028 ballots issued of 10,984 registered voters
| Shown on this site | Name on ballot | Label on ballot | Party shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky @ Mohammad Razi Sitam | RICKY @ MOHAMMAD RAZI SITAM | GPS | PBB |
| Patek @ Patrick Haji Kamis | CIKGU PATEK @ PATRICK HAJI KAMIS | PKR | PKR |
Location
- Part of parliamentary seat P.204 Betong [1] [3]
- Division: Betong (listed by the division's Resident's Office) [4]
Polling districts (21)
As listed by the Election Commission in its October 2022 polling-hours notice, with the EC's district codes. [5]
- Manggut 204/35/01
- Tui 204/35/02
- Debak 204/35/03
- Bungin 204/35/04
- Likis 204/35/05
- Supa 204/35/06
- Engkaras 204/35/07
- Buda 204/35/08
- Serabang 204/35/09
- Belasau 204/35/10
- Sabar 204/35/11
- Dit 204/35/12
- Dit Hulu 204/35/13
- Bungei 204/35/14
- Jerai 204/35/15
- Debak Laut 204/35/16
- Serembang 204/35/17
- Tanjong Assam 204/35/18
- Sebemban 204/35/19
- Belingan 204/35/20
- Budak 204/35/21
The story
Review status: fact-checked and approved.
Saribas (N.35) is one of the state seats in the Betong Division. 4 Under the 2015 boundaries used at the 2021 election, it was one of three state seats inside the Betong parliamentary seat (P.204), together with Layar and Bukit Saban. 3 The Election Commission's October 2022 polling-hours notice lists 21 polling districts. 5
At the 2016 state election, Ricky @ Mohammad Razi Sitam of PBB won the seat as a Barisan Nasional candidate. 6
At the election on 18 December 2021, Ricky @ Mohammad Razi Sitam of PBB, standing under the GPS logo, won with 5,138 votes. 1 2 Patek @ Patrick Haji Kamis of PKR came second with 1,902 votes. 1 Melainie bin Bolhassan of PSB received 668 votes, Sim Min Leong of PBK received 74 votes and Kurnaen bin Boben of SEDAR received 60 votes. 1 The majority was 3,236 votes, the 41st smallest of the 82 seats. 1 Turnout was 73.1%, with 8,028 ballots issued to 10,984 registered voters. 1
Every statement above was checked against its source on 8 November 2026.
All sources for this seat
- P.U. (B) 687/2021: Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Sarawak, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (Federal Government Gazette; results certified by SPR Returning Officers), 29 December 2021 (accessed 8 November 2026)
- Sarawak DUN Elections (PRN): Ballots, ElectionData.MY / Malaysian Election Corpus (T. Thevananthan), 24 June 2026 (accessed 8 November 2026)
- 2015 Delimitation of Sarawak (DUN), ElectionData.MY / Malaysian Election Corpus (Thevananthan & Chacko), 30 December 2025 (accessed 8 November 2026)
- Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Bahagian Betong, Pentadbiran Bahagian Betong (accessed 8 November 2026)
- P.U. (B) 514/2022: Notice under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (Federal Government Gazette; notice by the Election Commission), 31 October 2022 (accessed 8 November 2026)
- 2016 Sarawak Election – Results, Free Malaysia Today, 7 May 2016 (accessed 8 November 2026)