Sources and fact-check
Where every fact on the Kalaka 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]
5,375 valid votes · 137 rejected · 26 unreturned · 5,538 ballots issued of 8,062 registered voters
| Shown on this site | Name on ballot | Label on ballot | Party shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamad bin Duri | MOHAMAD BIN DURI | GPS | PBB |
Location
- Part of parliamentary seat P.205 Saratok [1] [3]
- Division: Betong (listed by the division's Resident's Office) [4]
Polling districts (6)
As listed by the Election Commission in its October 2022 polling-hours notice, with the EC's district codes. [5]
- Pelunga 205/38/01
- Perpat 205/38/02
- Kaba 205/38/03
- Saratok 205/38/04
- Tengalat 205/38/05
- Senyawan 205/38/06
The story
Review status: fact-checked and approved.
Kalaka (N.38) 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 Saratok parliamentary seat (P.205), together with Krian and Kabong. 3 The Election Commission's October 2022 polling-hours notice lists six polling districts: Pelunga, Perpat, Kaba, Saratok, Tengalat and Senyawan. 5
At the 2016 state election, Abdul Wahab Aziz of PBB won the seat as a Barisan Nasional candidate. 6
At the election on 18 December 2021, Mohamad bin Duri of PBB, standing under the GPS logo, won with 3,893 votes. 1 2 John Antau anak Linggang of PSB came second with 1,025 votes. 1 Linang anak Chapum of PBK received 457 votes. 1 The majority was 2,868 votes, the 33rd smallest of the 82 seats. 1 Turnout was 68.7%, with 5,538 ballots issued to 8,062 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)