N.41 Tatau State Election Round 5 (1978–1987)

DUN Sarawak

Total Voters8,064Sarawak average: 13,026

Turnout65.6%Sarawak −8.3 · National −10.5

Valid Votes5,22168 rejected (1.29%)

Majority2454.7% · Sarawak −13.4

Candidates3

Quick read

Seat status: Marginal (<5%) — majority of 4.7% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Jatan anak Lintang (DAP) polled 356 votes, more than the 245 majority.
Seat changed hands: BEBAS → PBDS (compared with State Election Round 4 (1974–1983)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −0.8 pts.
Turnout 65.6% compared with the Sarawak average of 73.8%.

Bolhassan bin Kambar PBDS Won 2,555 (48.94%)

ALONE · Male · Malay · 45

Daniel Sigah anak Limbai SNAP Lost 2,310 (44.24%)

BN · Male · Bumi Sarawak · 32

Jatan anak Lintang DAP Lost (deposit) 356 (6.82%)

ALONE · Male · Bumi Sarawak

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-01	Awang Ismail bin Pengiran Zainuddin	PBRS	29.98%	3.33%	73.21%	6	Won
SE-02	Joseph Mamat Samuel	SNAP	52.55%	5.10%	73.64%	2	Won
SE-03	Joseph Mamat Samuel	SNAP	81.61%	63.23%	59.86%	2	Won
SE-04	Bolhassan bin Kambar	BEBAS	49.78%	7.52%	70.08%	3	Won
SE-05	Bolhassan bin Kambar	PBDS	48.94%	4.69%	65.59%	3	Won