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The tenth Sarawak state election was held on Saturday, 16 April 2011 after nomination for candidates on Wednesday, 6 April 2011. The purpose of the election was to elect 71 representatives to the Sarawak State Assembly.[1] The ninth state assembly was dissolved by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng on the advice of Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud on 21 March 2011. [2] The previous state election in Sarawak was held in 2006.
The election resulted in Barisan Nasional (BN) retaining its two-thirds majority, albeit by a reduced margin.[3] BN lost eight seats, mainly through the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP). SUPP leader and deputy chief minister George Chan Hong Nam lost his seat. The opposition Pakatan Rakyat made gains, but fell short of its goal to deny a two-thirds majority for BN. The party with the single biggest gain on the day was the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which doubled its seats to 12.[3]
Taib, who had served as Chief Minister for 30 years, was sworn in for his eighth term on the same night.[4] Wong Ho Leng was reappointed as opposition leader after his party (DAP) won the most seats for the opposition bench.[5] Before this, Baru Bian was being nominated as chief minister-in-waiting by Pakatan Rakyat.[6]
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- ^ Saai, Joseph K (24 March 2011). "Sarawakians go to the polls April 16". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ "Sarawak dissolves state assembly". The Star (Malaysia). 22 March 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ a b Jahabar Sadiq (17 April 2011). "BN retains two-thirds majority but Sarawak's fixed deposit shattered". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Taib sworn in as Chief Minister". New Straits Times. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ Zora Chan (17 April 2011). "DAP's Wong Ho Leng reappointed state Opposition leader". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ Syed Jaymal Zahiid (8 April 2011). "If Pakatan wins, Baru next CM". Free Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.