# Bandar Kuching

Bandar Kuching is a federal constituency in Kuching Division (Kuching District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.
The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bandar Kuching's electorate as of 2022
Age breakdown of Bandar Kuching's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Bandar Kuching's electorate as of 2022

## History
### Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bandar Kuching constituency has a total of 31 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Padungan (N09) | Market | 195/09/01 | SMK St. Thomas Kuching |
| Padungan (N09) | Bazaar | 195/09/02 | SK St. Mary Kuching |
| Padungan (N09) | Padungan | 195/09/03 | SMK Tinggi Kuching |
| Padungan (N09) | Abell | 195/09/04 | SJK (C) Song Keng Hai (Blok A) |
| Padungan (N09) | Deshon | 195/09/05 | SJK (C) Chung Hua No.3 (Kanan) |
| Padungan (N09) | Sekama | 195/09/06 | SK Lumba Kuda Kuching (Blok A) |
| Padungan (N09) | Bukit Tuan | 195/09/07 | SK Batu Lintang Kuching |
| Padungan (N09) | Kinyang | 195/09/08 | SK Catholic English Kuching |
| Padungan (N09) | Ellis | 195/09/09 | SMK Padungan (Blok A) |
| Padungan (N09) | Ban Hock | 195/05/10 | SJK (C) Song Kueng Hai (Blok B) |
| Padungan (N09) | Lumba Kuda | 195/09/11 | SMK Padungan (Blok B) |
| Padungan (N09) | Central | 195/09/12 | SJK (C) Chung Hua 3 (Kiri) |
| Padungan (N09) | Petanak | 195/09/13 | SK Lumba Kuda Kuching (Block B) |
| Pending (N10) | Pending | 195/10/01 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Pending SMK Pending SJK (C) Bintawa |
| Pending (N10) | Foochow | 195/10/02 | SM Chung Hua No.1 SM Chung Hua No.3 SK Tabuan Ulu |
| Pending (N10) | Kenyalang | 195/10/03 | SK Kenyalang |
| Pending (N10) | Supreme | 195/10/04 | SMK Bandar Kuching No.1 (Blok A) |
| Pending (N10) | Chong Kiun Kong | 195/11/05 | Dewan Masyarakat (KPCA) |
| Pending (N10) | Chawan | 195/10/06 | SJK (C) Chung Hua No.5 |
| Pending (N10) | Simpang Tiga | 195/10/07 | SMK Bandar Kuching No.1 (Blok B) |
| Batu Lintang (N11) | Pisang | 195/11/01 | SJK (C) St. Paul |
| Batu Lintang (N11) | Batu Lintang | 195/11/02 | SMK Batu Lintang SK Jln Ong Tiang Swee St. John Ambulance Headquarters Building Lorong Cheng Ho No.8 |
| Batu Lintang (N11) | Star Garden | 195/11/03 | SMK Green Road |
| Batu Lintang (N11) | Poh Kwong Park | 195/11/04 | SK Combined (Blok A) |
| Batu Lintang (N11) | Sky Green | 195/11/05 | SK Green Road |
| Batu Lintang (N11) | Bukit Kenny | 195/11/06 | Blik Perbincangan, Islamic Information Centre |
| Batu Lintang (N11) | Tabuan Dayak | 195/11/07 | Lobi Blessed Church, Jln Seladah Off Jalan Tun Jugah |
| Batu Lintang (N11) | Tabuan Jaya | 195/11/08 | Lodge International School SMK Lodge |
| Batu Lintang (N11) | Tabuan Laru | 195/11/09 | SMK Tabuan Jaya |
| Batu Lintang (N11) | Maong | 195/11/10 | SK Sg. Maong Hilir |
| Batu Lintang (N11) | Nanas-Pisang | 195/11/11 | SK Combined (Block B) |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bandar Kuching :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |||||
| | | 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended | Parliament was suspended |
| 3rd | P122 | 1971-1973 | Ong Kee Hui (王其辉) | SUPP |
| 3rd | P122 | 1973-1974 | Ong Kee Hui (王其辉) | BN (SUPP) |
| 4th | P132 | 1974-1978 | Ong Kee Hui (王其辉) | BN (SUPP) |
| 5th | P132 | 1978-1982 | Ong Kee Hui (王其辉) | BN (SUPP) |
| 6th | P132 | 1982-1986 | Sim Kuang Yang (沈观仰) | DAP |
| 7th | P155 | 1986-1990 | Sim Kuang Yang (沈观仰) | DAP |
| 8th | P157 | 1990-1995 | Sim Kuang Yang (沈观仰) | GR (DAP) |
| 9th | P169 | 1995-1999 | Song Swee Guan (宋瑞源) | BN (SUPP) |
| 10th | P169 | 1999-2004 | Song Swee Guan (宋瑞源) | BN (SUPP) |
| 11th | P195 | 2004-2008 | Chong Chieng Jen (张健仁) | DAP |
| 12th | P195 | 2008-2013 | Chong Chieng Jen (张健仁) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P195 | 2013-2018 | Chong Chieng Jen (张健仁) | PR (DAP) |
| 14th | P195 | 2018-2022 | Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen (俞利文) | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | P195 | 2022–present | Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen (俞利文) | PH (DAP) |

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1969–1978 | 1978–1990 | 1990–1999 | 1999–2008 | 2008–2016 | 2016−present |
| Bandar Kuching | | | Batu Lintang | | | Batu Lintang |
| Bandar Kuching | Kuching Barat | | | | | |
| Bandar Kuching | Kuching Timor | | | | | |
| Bandar Kuching | | Padungan | Padungan | Padungan | Padungan | Padungan |
| Bandar Kuching | | | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Bandar Kuching | | Stampin | | | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N9 | Padungan | Chong Chieng Jen | PH (DAP) |
| N10 | Pending | Violet Yong Wui Wui | PH (DAP) |
| N11 | Batu Lintang | See Chee How | Independent |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N9 | Padungan | Kuching North City Hall (Bazar and Bukit Tuan areas) Kuching South City Council | 90000, 93100, 93150. 93200, 93300, 93350, 93400, 93450, 93500 Kuching |
| N10 | Pending | Kuching South City Council | 90000, 93100, 93150. 93200, 93300, 93350, 93400, 93450, 93500 Kuching |
| N11 | Batu Lintang | Kuching North City Hall Kuching South City Council (Batu Lintang and Tabuan Jaya areas) | 90000, 93100, 93150. 93200, 93300, 93350, 93400, 93450, 93500 Kuching |