Sources and fact-check
Where every fact on the Krian 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]
8,897 valid votes · 106 rejected · 29 unreturned · 9,032 ballots issued of 13,074 registered voters
| Shown on this site | Name on ballot | Label on ballot | Party shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday anak Belik | FRIDAY ANAK BELIK | GPS | PDP |
Location
- Part of parliamentary seat P.205 Saratok [1] [3]
- Division: Betong (listed by the division's Resident's Office) [4]
Polling districts (10)
As listed by the Election Commission in its October 2022 polling-hours notice, with the EC's district codes. [5]
- Mudong 205/39/01
- Brayang 205/39/02
- Batu Anam 205/39/03
- Diso 205/39/04
- Awik 205/39/05
- Melupa 205/39/06
- Kabo 205/39/07
- Gerenjang 205/39/08
- Bajau 205/39/09
- Krangan 205/39/10
The story
Review status: fact-checked and approved.
Krian (N.39) 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 Kalaka and Kabong. 3 The Election Commission's October 2022 polling-hours notice lists 10 polling districts: Mudong, Brayang, Batu Anam, Diso, Awik, Melupa, Kabo, Gerenjang, Bajau and Krangan. 5
At the 2016 state election, Ali Biju won the seat for PKR. 6 7 He had also won the seat in 2011. 7
At the election on 18 December 2021, Friday anak Belik of PDP, standing under the GPS logo, won with 3,885 votes. 1 2 Musa anak Dinggat of PSB came second with 2,953 votes. 1 Ali Biju, an independent, received 1,777 votes and Danny Kuan of PBK received 282 votes. 1 The majority was 932 votes, the 14th smallest of the 82 seats. 1 Turnout was 69.1%, with 9,032 ballots issued to 13,074 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)
- Sarawak polls: PKR retains Krian seat with reduced majority, The Star, 7 May 2016 (accessed 8 November 2026)
- Sarawak polls: Ali Biju says will let Muhyiddin, CM to decide if he should defend Krian seat, Malay Mail, 3 December 2021 (accessed 8 November 2026)