THE final result for the 12th Sarawak elections was confirmed today with Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate Gerawat Gala declared winner of the Mulu seat, taking the state coalition’s final haul in the polls to 76. 

Based on the Election Commission (EC) website, Gerawat, the incumbent, defeated his three other challengers with an increased 2,875-vote majority. 

Gerawat garnered 3,731 votes, easily defeating Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) candidate Prof Dr Son Radu who obtained 856 votes, PKR’s Roland Engan (810) and Parti Bumi Kenyalang’s Richard Ibuh (199). 

There are 9,572 registered voters in Mulu. 

Last night, EC chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh announced that the Mulu results had been delayed because bad weather had hampered the airlift of the ballot boxes for counting.

GPS’ landslide 76-seat victory in this state elections is a significant improvement on its 2016 performance when it won 72 under the Barisan Nasional banner. 

PSB, meanwhile emerged as the new opposition force in Sarawak after winning four seats, namely Batu Lintang, Engkilili, Bawang Assan and Ba’kelalan.

DAP, which had dominated the state opposition bloc in the past few terms, was dealt a major blow when it won only two state seats, in Padungan and Pending. – Bernama, December 19, 2021.